As of (February 1), the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) began personalising Smart Cards, free of cost, for those commuters who wish to pay using the cashless system. Speaking with...
Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Dr. Omar Davies, has expressed the view that a collaborative approach to governance is the way forward, as this will guarantee the process of growth and...
As part of efforts to enhance the justice system in Jamaica, it is anticipated that by mid-year, judges will be able to accelerate and make more efficient, court procedures and...
Industry, Commerce and Investment Minister Karl Samuda, is to set up and lead a trade mission of public and private sector partners to Europe, to seek out business opportunities under...
Cabinet has approved the award of three contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of a high school and two early childhood institutions. A contract valued at $186, 982, 431 was...
Information, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister, Olivia Grange, said that Cabinet has approved a proposal from the Ministry of Education to reduce the cost for the registration of early childhood...
Cabinet has given approval for the Government to enter into a loan agreement with the World Bank for US$40 million, to effect far-reaching reform of the social safety net system,...
Regional Branch Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority's (RADA) Manchester branch, Neville Burrell, has blamed the glut of tomatoes on the market on over planting by some farmers. According...
Former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, has said that the time is right for a revision of the aims and objectives of CARICOM and for new approaches to be sought in...
Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has instructed Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Don Wehby, to have discussions with the company that has control...
On Wednesday night (January 30), Prime Minister Bruce Golding opened the telephone lines to Jamaica House and fielded close to 20 calls from across the island. The first in a...
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