Construction of the new $402 million Yallahs bridge in St. Thomas, which is expected to be finished by year-end, is about 30 per cent complete. This was disclosed to JIS...

Funding for the next phase of the Rural Electrification Programme (REP) is currently being sought, to procure 160 kilometres (km) of line material to construct 65 km of distribution lines...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has asked Senator Don Wheby, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance, to meet this week with the purchasers of the Government of Jamaica's FINSAC...

Five new education regions are to be established as part of the education modernization process. Executive Director of the Education Transformation Team, Frank Weeple made the disclosure at a recent...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA), through the Competitiveness Company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for US$300,000 on February 12, at...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern, has called for greater collaboration among stakeholders in the productive sector, to give Jamaican-made products a competitive edge...

The Rural Electrification Programme (REP) will be seeking to diversify the way in which it delivers electricity, to houses in deep rural Jamaica, through the use of alternative sources of...

The Maryland All-age School in western Hanover, has received a donation of some $250,000 in computer equipment and supplies. They include two lap top computers, one printer, a projector, computer...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia "Babsy" Grange has hailed Stephen Marley on his success at the 50th Grammy Awards, presented on Sunday night in Los Angeles, California....

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang has said that a programme is currently underway, which should result in "significant improvement" to a number of water supply schemes in...

The level of condom use in Jamaica has remained constant over the last six to 10 years, with 70 per cent of men and women reported using condoms when last...