An Act to Amend the Irrigation Act, 2003, was approved on Tuesday (Nov. 4) by the House of Representatives. The legislation, piloted by Minister of Water and Housing, Donald Buchanan,...
Eight students of the Faculty of Engineering and Computing at the University of Technology (UTech), received five scholarships and three bursaries valued at over $1.7 million from Continental Baking Company...
Attorney General and Minister of Justice, A. J. Nicholson, has commended Justices of the Peace (JPs) for the role they were playing in the country's justice system, and exhorted them...
The Canadian government has provided funding for a group from that country to continue its work of poverty relief and development assistance in Jamaica. The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),...
In a bid to fulfill its commitment of providing access to safe drinking water for all Jamaicans, the Government has launched the Water Resources Master Plan Project, valued at US$171,000,...
A number of activities have been planned by the St. Mary Parish Council to celebrate Local Government Month from November 1 to 30. Sheldon Peart, Secretary/Manager for the St. Mary...
Flanked by fellow entertainers, Marcia Griffiths and Maxi Priest, Jamaican balladeer, Beresford 'Beres' Hammond, received a proclamation from Brooklyn Councilwoman, Yvette Clarke, on October 31 at the Consulate General of...
It was some 18 months in the making, involved more than 75 hours of interviews and scores of workshops involving first, second and third generation Jamaicans but finally, 'A Journey...
Several public sector entities, which previously enjoyed exemption from stamp duty and income tax, among others, will now be required to pay these taxes. This, as the House of Representatives...
Just under $700,000 has been donated by Jamaican community organizations in the United Kingdom (UK), to assist with cardiac surgeries for children at the Bustamante Hospital.The donations were presented to...
Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has challenged Jamaican youth to take full advantage of their education in order to better their career opportunities later in life. Addressing students...