Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern, has saluted the work of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), while noting that the entity has a critical role...

Head of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon, is appealing to members of the teaching profession to see the JTC as a supportive organisation rather than a punitive...

The Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) will soon be licensing teachers in an effort to achieve greater accountability within the teaching profession. Head of the JTC, Dr. Winsome Gordon, making the...

A gymnasium has been established at the Ministry of Agriculture's Old Hope Road headquarters, as part of an overall health and wellness programme for staff. Portfolio Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton,...

The first draft of a National Housing Policy should be ready by the end of December. This was announced by Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, while giving...

The Correctional Services Department has implemented a tracking system, to monitor inmates in the Conditional Release Programme. The device, worn on the ankle and waist, is used to monitor low...

The Retrieve All-age School in Westmoreland, has been extensively rehabilitated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), at a cost of approximately $6 million. The scope of work included the...

Cabinet has approved an amendment to the Trade Act, which will allow for fines up to $2 million and a maximum of two years in prison, for persons found in...

The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has offered to assist the Ministry of Transport and Works and the Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) efforts to prevent any future breaches...

Hundreds of children were treated by the Clarendon Crime Prevention Committee, on December 14, at the May Pen Police Station, as part of its effort to reach out to members...

The Ministry of Education's Region 5, yesterday (Dec. 17), honoured 10 retired educators, who served in various areas of the education system, including at the Ministry. At the award function,...