Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke has said that Jamaica has made significant strides in relation to the implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures for the protection of...

The importance of a good relationship between the Police and citizens to reduce crime was emphasised at a Neighbourhood Watch meeting held in Bonny Gate, St. Mary on July 25....

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has received commendation from the Citizens Action for Free and Fair Election (CAFFE), for its role in ensuring a fair election on August 27....

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority is beginning to gain traction, as it seeks to carry out its mandate of monitoring the operations of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and its...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is encouraging farmers to join the Excel Farmers Insurance Plus plan. Thomas Mayne, Regional Manager of the JAS, told JIS News that the requirement of...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Jamaica, Mike Conway is confident that the national carrier's 38-year loss cycle will be broken by 2009. This, he says, is achievable under the...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands is reporting that some 1,234 hectares of the projected 1,700 hectares of fruit trees have been planted since the implementation of the Fruit Tree...

Jamaica's agricultural sector is reporting remarkable recovery following the devastation caused by four hurricanes in a two-year period and severe drought prior to that. The sector grew by 19 per...

More than 50,000 diabetics who are registered with the National Health Fund (NHF) are to receive an additional benefit with the introduction of the Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test kits, which...

The Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show is traditionally known for its display of the very best in local livestock, agricultural and horticultural exhibits from all 14 parishes. However, come August...

Plans are well advanced for the staging of the National Emancipation Vigil and Jubilee Celebrations 2007, to be held at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on July 31....