The link between population and development is the focus of the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) 2008 Population Awards, formerly the Caribbean Media Awards. This year, the Awards will seek...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has informed that Cabinet has given its approval, for a 25 per cent increase in the stipend payable to Jamaican students on scholarships in Cuba. This...

Emergency relief organisations in Portland have been placed on full alert, in anticipation of the expected effects of Tropical Storm Gustav, on that parish. Representatives of these organisations, gave the...

Two students from Montego Bay, St. James, Yashika Walker of Montego Bay High and Orville Lawes of Cornwall College, were awarded the 2008 to 2013 Bayley- Hay Scholarship, valued at...

Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Beverley Hall Taylor, is appealing for additional financial and human resources for the Council, to improve its efficiency in fostering a better...

With Tropical Storm Gustav, set to affect the island in a few hours, Disaster Preparedness committees throughout Western Jamaica have been activated. The committees have been meeting over the past...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding in an address to Parliament yesterday (August 27), made the announcement that Jamaican students who are currently studying in Cuba will benefit from an increase in...

Despite the downgrading of Gustav from a Category One Hurricane to a Tropical Storm, the Ministry of Agriculture is urging all farmers to take the necessary precautions to protect life...

The Met Service has advised the ODPEM that a Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch remain in effect for Jamaica, as Tropical Storm Gustav resumes a track closer to...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has called on all Jamaicans to be prepared for the possible damage that could be inflicted by Hurricane Gustav, despite the fact that the hurricane at...

The Government has increased by eight, the number of special needs students in private facilities offering special education at the secondary level, as the Ministry of Education continues to focus...