The usual Monday morning meeting of Cabinet will take place today (Wednesday, April 22). The meeting was rescheduled in light of the visit of Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt....

Prime Minister of Canada the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, will address a joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament on Monday (April 20) at 2:10 p.m. The Prime Minister arrived...

A total of $2.4 billion has been allocated to the Customs Department this fiscal year, as Government moves to implement strategies to meet revenue targets, collect overdue amounts, and foster...

Cabinet has given approval for a Bill entitled, the Child Pornography (Prevention) Act 2009, to be tabled in Parliament. This was disclosed recently by Minister of Justice and Attorney General,...

Some $4.617million has been set aside in the 20109/2010 budget to assist with the implementation of biodiversity conservation programmes in select Cockpit Country forest reserve sites, that are being affected...

Government's support for Special Education has been boosted with the provision of over $800 million in the 2009/2010 Estimates of Expenditure. The total figure of $846.6 million will be apportioned...

The Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James has received $1.2 billion in the 2009/10 Estimates of Expenditure to continue its construction. The project is expected to provide direct and...

Repairs to some 1,500 houses severely damaged by Tropical Storm Gustav in August, 2008, will be completed prior to the start of the 2009 Hurricane Season. The Office of the...

The Government is to implement an Urban Renewal Project(URC) this year, funded by the Inter American Development Bank(IDB), which is aimed at improving the quality of life in inner city...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce(MIIC) has received $31.4 million, to assist micro, small and medium sized enterprises(MSMEs) increase their competitiveness in the agro-processing and craft sub-sectors. Under the...