Canada's Secretary for State for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Honourable Helena Guergis, has said that she expects positive outcomes as Jamaica and Canada deepen their co-operation on matters...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising the public that high winds and corresponding high tides continue to deposit sea water and debris onto the Palisadoes...

Hundreds of physicians and health care professionals from North America and the Caribbean are expected to converge at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel in Ocho Rios next month for the...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange has said that the music industry must be strengthened so that the country can fully tap into its potential. The Minister...

As a result of the Narcotics Division's success in decreasing the cocaine trade last year, there was an increase in local marijuana (ganja) cultivation. This was reported to JIS News...

Operations Manager at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Neville Lynche has informed that as of (January 21), tickets will no longer be sold on buses that are inside the...

Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry on (Jan. 21) signed contracts totalling $11.9 million for the construction of a Bailey bridge at Doc's Pass in Clarendon. Work on the new...

Manager of the Manchester Parish Development Committee (MPDC), Sam Miller, has said that the organization has completed the development plan for the parish, which seeks to manage the local infrastructure....

A delegation from Canada, led by Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Minister of Sport, Helena Guergis, is currently on a three-day working visit to the island...

The Prime Minister, the Honourable Bruce Golding, has directed the Attorney General to undertake an immediate review of the Evidence Act and advise on measures that may be necessary to...

The Area One Police has stepped up its patrol of the roadways, as part of measures to reduce road accidents.Speaking at a defensive driving seminar hosted by the Road Safety...