The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), will host their annual general meeting, workshop and reception on Friday, November 28 at the Hilton Kingston. Convenor of...

The House of Representatives has affirmed the Civil Service General Order of 2008, which indicates changes that have been made in the civil service establishment since 2006. Minister of Finance...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has given an undertaking that expansion of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), would continue, and that the Government would seek to, under the Facilities...

Acting Principal of the Christina Leased Primary School in Manchester, Thelma Hendricks, has welcomed the new block of classrooms at the institution, noting that the addition has not only addressed...

The level of poverty in Jamaica for 2007 was 9.9 per cent, a reduction of 4.4 percentage points over 2006. This was disclosed by Senior Policy Analyst at the Planning...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, said that measures are being devised to increase the number of beneficiaries under the National Health Fund (NHF) and the Jamaica Drug for...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has commended the efforts and commitment of the Jamaican Government, to address the issue of violence against women. "UNFPA acknowledges the Government of Jamaica...

More positive voices are needed in the society, to highlight the country's achievements and to uplift communities. This was emphasised by Reverend Dr. Orville Neil, of the Church Without Walls,...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight Nelson, has said that the annual Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC), published jointly by the...

President of the Association of Women's Organisation (AWOJA), Hermionie McKenzie, has said that if Jamaica is to adequately address the issue of violence against women, then there must be a...

Twenty Parliamentarians, representing 10 Caribbean countries and territories, have formed a network to promote population and reproductive health and rights, as well as gender issues. The network was formed on...