Information Manager of the Barbados-based Caribbean Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), Terry Ally, has said that the Caribbean was moving from a "response and relief" mode towards strengthening partnerships within the...

Twenty families from Rose Hall Lane in Kingston, whose homes were ravaged by fire in January of last year, recently received personal care packages and cash valued at $200,000 from...

The St. Thomas Fire Division will be embarking on a project to assist needy persons, especially the aged, whose homes have been destroyed by fire and other disasters. Superintendent of...

There has been a constant outpouring of goodwill and support from Jamaicans towards the Haitian refugees who have fled their country in the last two weeks. Several companies, community groups...

The Trelawny Lay Magistrates Association will be hosting its annual prayer breakfast, at Roy's Villas, in Deeside, Falmouth, in the parish, on Thursday, March 11, under the theme, 'Love Thy...

With the pending introduction of the Access to Information Act, the Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport has already established its own Access to Information (ATI) Unit. The...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie recently met with authorities of the Guadalajara Town Council in Mexico, where he held talks on the development of the Kingston market district. "If...

The St. James Parish Council has been allocated 1,000 new street lights for the entire parish. This was announced yesterday (September 4) by the Director of Planning at the St....

Mayor of Morant Bay, Joan Spencer, is seeking a meeting with taxi drivers and executive members of the National Association of Taxi Operators (NATO), to iron out the differences that...

Opal Beharrie, Secretary Manager of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council, has said that the Council would be lobbying for a new market for Black River. In an interview with JIS...

The streets of St. Elizabeth and Manchester will soon be rid of stray animals as the St. Elizabeth Parish Council is now in the process of constructing a new pound....