The Government is making headway in restoring the Essential National Health Research Committee, to help guide health research in priority areas. Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, made the disclosure...

Jamaica launched its National Aid for Trade Strategy on October 27, which is designed to enhancing the country’s export capacity and improve competitiveness. The strategy, developed by the Government in...

Upgrading the island's infrastructure, in particular the seaports, has been one of the major objectives of the Ministry of Transport and Works, led by Minister, Hon. Mike Henry. This is...

Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the rich history of the nation will be showcased come 2012, as Jamaica marks 50 years as an independent nation....

A new way of thinking and a shared set of core values are needed to transform the public sector, which will foster the creation of a world class public service...

Some 50 senior education officers from the Ministry of Education’s Regions Three, Four, and Five participated in a Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) sensitisation workshop on Friday, October 7, where...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says for the first time in recent history, the country experienced a 40 per cent decline in murder over the last 15 months. “The...

World Bank representative, Giorgio Valentini, has praised the Government for making "great strides" in streamlining and improving Jamaica’s social safety net and social protection programmes. Speaking at a dissemination forum...

The popular and powerful medium of sport is proving to be very valuable to the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), as the agency continues to promote Vision 2030 Jamaica, the...

A month-long series of public consultations is being planned by the Ministry of Mining and Energy (MEM), to introduce the re-engineered Draft National Minerals Policy for public approval. The document...

The Government is moving apace to have the island's National Building Act approved, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton. "The first draft of this Act...