The lives of students from six schools for the deaf have been made easier by the provision of computers and audio-visual equipment, through funding from the Government's Universal Access Fund...

Consultant to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Dr. Barbara Carby, is of the opinion that Jamaicans must be constantly bombarded with the message of disaster mitigation...

Portland was one of the parishes worst affected by the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav in August 2008, with the residents of Black Rock, Comfort Castle, Fairy Hill, Forte, Grange...

The Government will be placing more focus on growing the economy through production and export, said Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. This measure is in...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has again affirmed his Government's commitment to divest the State of its shares in commercial ventures, but noted that the approach will be strategic....

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says the effects of the economic downturn have only made Jamaica's persistent fiscal problems worse. "Our fiscal problems, made worse by the current crisis,...

The Forestry Department will be observing National Tree Planting Day on Friday (Oct. 2) under the theme: 'Invest in Forest, Invest in Life'. Forestry Education Officer, Maxine Hinds-Dixon is encouraging...

Protecting Jamaica's coastline from a possible one metre rise in the sea level, could cost some US$426 million, or approximately 9% of Jamaica's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This was disclosed...

The Government is in the process of amending the Post Office Act of 1941, to enable the Post and Telecommunications Department to meet the demands and changes of the globalised...

The Office of the Contractor General (OCG), in its annual report, has argued that regulations are needed to address the growing trend of off-shore incorporated private companies receiving Government of...

The Post and Telecommunications Department and the George Headley Centenarian Planning Committee launched a set of commemorative stamps marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of West Indian cricket icon,...