The Ministry of Water and Housing has entered into a contract with the University of Technology (UTech), for the preparation of a National Housing Policy. "This revolutionary arrangement sees the...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding says that he is seeking the assistance of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in preparing Jamaica to make its contribution to a special high level...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda told his audience at the Jamaica Business Expo, last Friday (May 30), that the Government is starting programmes to offer low...

The Rent Restriction Act is being amended to ensure that the rights of landlords and tenants are equally protected, and to provide the mechanism to enable speedy resolution of disputes....

Cabinet has approved a recommendation for the maximum number of Judges of the Court of Appeal to be increased to 10. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing, yesterday (June 4),...

The Technical Services Unit of the Ministry of Water and Housing is currently looking at new models, to resolve the chronic inner city decay. "The unit has demonstrated its capacity...

Steps are now being taken to re-brand and reposition the National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC). In this regard, its name is to be changed and it will be re-organized in...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang has emphasised that the Government, would be adopting a zero tolerance approach to squatting. "This means that from here on in, once...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer has outlined interventions in relation to tobacco that are to be undertaken to safe-guard the health and well-being of Jamaicans. Speaking at the...

Cabinet has approved the implementation of a Special Youth Employment and Training Project (SYEAT) to be spearheaded by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in collaboration with several other...

The Ministry of Agriculture's National Quarantine Station at Plumb Point, Palisadoes, will be closed to facilitate major repairs on Monday, June 9th, 2008. The renovation is expected to be completed...