The Ministry of Health and Environment and its relevant agencies will be vigorously enforcing planning and environmental laws and regulations in the interest of the present and future generations. This...

Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, has said that come next year, the council will be prioritizing programmes to target alcohol, beady and ecstasy...

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), in collaboration with the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has launched a one year programme entitled, 'Education and Economic Empowerment...

Like most adolescents, 14-year old Nicholas is very active and sociable. He enjoys playing tennis, singing in his school choir and hanging out with his best friend. On the surface,...

State Minister for Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Andrew Gallimore, has said that the government will not tolerate acts of discrimination against persons with HIV/AIDS in the workplace. "We...

Forty-six National Youth Service (NYS) volunteers in St. Mary are currently participating in a one month training programme in primary education, to enable them to assist with the delivery of...

There is a growing gambling problem among young persons between 10 and 19 years of age. The findings have surfaced in the Jamaica Child and Adolescent Gambling Survey 2007, which...

The Statistics Act is to be amended, to facilitate the establishment of a Statistics Commission to coordinate a national statistics programme for Jamaica. Director General of the Statistical Institute of...

A condolence book for the late sports icon, Herb McKenley, was opened today (December 4), at the Jamaican Consulate General in New York. Mr. McKenley, who was awarded the Order...

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) recently handed over building materials totaling $1.5 million to residents of Portland Cottage affected by Hurricane Dean. The purchase was made possible through...

Prime Minister, Hon Bruce Golding, leaves the island tomorrow afternoon to attend the 31st annual Miami conference on the Caribbean Basin which will run from December 3-5. Mr Golding has...