Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says the ‘I Believe’ Youth Initiative, now in its second year, has received positive comments from participants, and  tremendous support from...

The Government of Jamaica has disbursed some $21 million in economic empowerment grants to 62 persons with disabilities between November 2008 and October 2012. Additionally, more than $12 million in...

Minister of State for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, says that the government is committed to providing Jamaicans with access to computer technology and for them...

Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, has underscored the entity’s vision of becoming Jamaica’s leading community development agency and, in the process, helping to facilitate...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), through its Vision 2030 Unit, will be hosting a viewing of the Vision 2030 information video, in its training room, at 16 Oxford Road,...

Residents of five communities in downtown Kingston now have access to proper bathroom facilities, following the official handing over of 100 sanitation units on September 27. The communities include: Central...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Global Logistics Hub could add 17 per cent growth to Jamaica’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over six to eight years....

Acting Undersecretary of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Janice Miller, says the development of an informed policy on migration will improve the government’s capacity to measure,...

The Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, has undertaken 20 water catchment projects in the parish of St. Elizabeth, since January...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has announced the completion of a science and technology innovations road map for Jamaica, by the Ministry. Mr. Paulwell emphasised that...

The Government of Jamaica now has a migration profile of the country, which can be used to inform policy development and planning. The profile titled ‘Migration in Jamaica: A country...