The Government of Jamaica is deeply concerned about the massive earthquake that struck the eastern section of Japan earlier this morning. Measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, it is the...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has announced that a parliamentary by-election and four Local Government by-elections will be held in April. He said that Nomination Day will be next...

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has reported that at least two foreign nationals have been convicted within the past six years for attempting to sell a Jamaican child...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says a Sexual Harassment Policy is being developed and a National Gender Policy is to be launched shortly to further strengthen the protection of women. “Despite...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, addressing Guardian Life’s 11th Annual Awards Ceremony yesterday (March 3) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel expressed the hope that enough fiscal space will be allowed to...

The deadline for the submission of entries for the Natural History Museum of Jamaica’s (NHMJ) Earth Day competition has been extended to Friday, March 11. Students are being asked to...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has retrofitted 1,103 houses in five parishes and trained 235 persons in safer building techniques, following the passage of Tropical Storm...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding says the Wigton windfarm in Manchester will be providing hard currency savings for the country, while earning from the sale  of carbon credits overseas. “It...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) has been mandated by regional leaders to review the elements and timetable of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME),...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), on February 28 received a cheque valued at $680,000.00 from Jamalco, to assist with the reconstruction and restoration efforts in Haiti,...

Over 30 representatives from North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean, including Jamaica, are in the island for a three-day meeting to discuss and explore solutions for the drug...