Scores of young people, who, because of poverty, lack of adequate education, or inability to find employment, were at risk of being lured into unsavoury activities, including prostitution, have benefited...

A Bill to amend the Income Tax Act was passed on (Jan.15) in the House of Representatives. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, who piloted the Bill,...

Contracts valued at a total of $251 Million for the construction of an Urban Transportation Centre in Downtown Kingston and the redevelopment of St. William Grant Park, were signed at...

During the 2006/07 financial period, a number of key laws were passed, in order to bring technological developments that are in use by or are impacting the financial services, under...

The annual survey of insurable deposits in the banking system, conducted by the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), has revealed that depositors are continuing to enjoy a high level of...

Russia in Westmoreland is the latest community to benefit from the social intervention services offered under the Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). The initiative was launched in the community...

The importance of the status of owners, operators and managers of insurance companies, consistent with the fit and proper stipulations in the Insurance Act (2001) of Jamaica, has been underscored...

The British authorities on (January 14), announced a new border control action plan that includes the finger printing of all visa applicants, and plans for compulsory ID cards for foreign...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has disclosed that the Government will be seeking to boost the country's agricultural production levels by getting agriculturalists who have been trained at the tertiary level,...

The St. Mary Disaster Committee has planned a number of events to mark January as Earthquake Awareness Month. St. Mary Disaster Coordinator, Yolande Williams, told JIS News that the month...

The Hanover Health Department has embarked on an extensive rodent eradication programme in Lucea, Hanover, to combat the increase in rodents in that town. "The problem of rodents in the...