Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, got a first hand view of the damage done to houses in a number of communities in Eastern Portland, by Tropical Storm...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson, has appealed to that country's Congress and other agencies, for additional assistance towards the nation's Tropical Storm Gustav recovery effort. Ambassador Johnson,...

Director General of the Coffee Industry Board (CIB), Christopher Gentles, says that, despite the industry sustaining estimated losses of $108 million during the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav, the greatest...

Education Minister, Andrew Holness has re-emphasised that the Government is determined that no child should leave the primary school system illiterate and is continuously putting measures in place to ensure...

The Science Department, at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), in Manchester, received a major boost recently with a donation of US$40,000 from Versacare Incorporated, which was used to purchase equipment....

Education Minister, Andrew Holness, wasted no time in fulfilling his promise to abolish tuition fees for high school students, when he assumed office in September last year. Based on school...

Several products made in the United States, Costa Rica and Guatemala, are turning up on supermarket shelves here, with brand Jamaica prominently displayed on their labels. The discovery was made...

Government has given instructions for repair works to begin on roads in the Buff Bay Valley area of Portland, which have been extensively damaged by recent flooding. Minister of State...

The Government of Jamaica through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will be providing emergency relief supplies and food items to the people of Cuba, following the...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will leave the island on Sunday, September 21, for engagements in New York and Washington, including an address to the General Debate of the 63rd United...

I am happy to be associated with the observation of Pesticide Awareness Week 2008. Pesticide Awareness Week provides an unrivalled opportunity to inform Jamaicans about the benefits and risks associated...