Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Luther Buchanan, is to coordinate the Government's hurricane recovery and relief programme. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the...

A member of the Jamaica Institute of Planners, Doreen Prendergast, has supported the move by Government to establish a regulatory body to deal with environmental monitoring, compliance and enforcement. Ms....

Seven schools and a number of small farmers that were hard hit by Hurricane Sandy will get assistance from Scotiabank to aid in their repair and recovery. Like Us Facebook...

The Government of Jamaica has responded to the call of residents and tourism stakeholders in Negril for increased measures to protect the area’s world famous beaches. Approximately 2,500 metres of...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says there may be a need to consider how weather information is packaged and presented so that it has more relevance and...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, says that substantial new resources, new ideas and new ways of doing business are needed to address the challenges of climate change. The...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has assured that the damage to the Yallahs pipeline will not affect the supply of water to communities served by the Mona reservoir. The pipeline,...

Efforts will be made to truck water to areas in East St. Thomas that are still without their regular supplies. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert...

Jamaica will join the international community on Thursday, November 8, in observing World Town Planning Day 2012, by hosting a one-day symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Kingston, under...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, says the disaster preparedness and emergency relief efforts undertaken prior and subsequent to the passage of Hurricane Sandy were demonstrative of...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the Cocoa Industry Board (CIB) has been instructed to divert a $15 million advance, previously received from the Ministry, for use in...