Jamaica has improved its ranking in the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) by 20 places, according to the latest Human Development Report (HDR). Jamaica placed 80th out of a...

After three months of planning, the past students of Ferncourt High School finally saw their goal become reality with the launch of the South Florida chapter last Saturday (November 6)...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that Jamaica has been doing "very well" at World Travel Market (WTM) 2010, with heightened interest from the travel partners, who are out in...

Consul General in Toronto, George Ramocan, has praised Jamaican ex-soldiers living in Canada for their unwavering support for their homeland. Speaking at the 18th Annual Banquet and Awards function of...

Jamaica's tourist sector was a big winner at the 2010 World Travel Awards in London Monday night, winning some 14 awards, including Leading Caribbean Destination, Leading Cruise Destination and Leading...

Ambassador of the United States of America, Pamela Bridgewater, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Bruce Golding at Jamaica House on November 9. Ms Bridgewater said that the United...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, while lauding the Diaspora's philanthropic efforts and remittances to the island, says nationals abroad have a key role to play...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks, said that all efforts would be made to increase exports from Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from just under US $100 million to...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks has said that while the island is faced with the challenges posed by the global economic crisis, the prospects for...

Jamaica has won international praise for making it easier in the past year, to register property, through fast-track procedures it introduced, saving local entrepreneurs time and money. According to the...

Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Boston, Massachusetts, Dr. Kenneth Guscott, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine, Dr. Harold Mignott, have been both honoured for...