Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, will be providing additional assistance to the families of the 14 persons who were killed in the road tragedy in the...

Chairman of the Cinematograph Authority (The Authority), Joyce Archibald, has pointed out that legislative reform and capacity building would be the main focus of the organisation in 2009, as it...

The deadline for the addition of approximately 115,000 persons to the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), has been extended to March 2009. Speaking in an interview with...

The stock of money in circulation on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2008, the last shopping day before Christmas, stood at just over $52 billion, representing an increase of approximately 4.4...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) has implemented several strategies, and is in the process of initiating others, aimed at assisting farmers to produce, market and sell their produce. In an...

Cabinet this week approved the appointment of new members to the Board of the Natural History Division, for three years, effective December 15. They are: Professor Ronald Young, Chairman; Marigold...

Cabinet has approved several contracts, including an insurance contract for the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), and for the Montego Bay Free Zone Land Use Infrastructure Construction, among others. For...

The GraceKennedy Jamaica Birthright Programme, which gives college level Jamaican students living overseas a chance to revisit their cultural roots during the summer recess, is being renewed by the company...

The Government is calling on the nation to offer prayers for the families, communities and especially the children who have been affected by the motor vehicle tragedy in Portland on...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, has said that in addition to the Prime Minister's 'stimulus package', the Government is contemplating a social safety net programme, to assist...

Cabinet on December 22, gave approval for amendments to the relevant legislation, to give effect to measures designed to stimulate the economy, and to buffer the impact of the global...