Prime Minister Bruce Golding has instructed Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, to seek a declaration from the courts on her obligations before signing extradition orders. He was...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) has achieved a high success rate in its key performance indicators (KPI) for 2009/2010, according to Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Patricia Holness, speaking at a...

St. Mary's 4-H Clubs participated in the annual Achievement Day activities at the Oracabessa High School, Tuesday (March 30). The event, held under the theme "Youth involvement in local food...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), Dr. Patricia Holness, is encouraging Jamaicans whose documents need correction to come in and have them corrected. She said that...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that the current drought is a major concern to the Government. "Cabinet continues to monitor the matter...

An initiative between the Organisation of American States (OAS) and Jamaica's Registrar General's Department (RGD), which should improve the vital records capability of six Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)...

A public education programme aimed at increasing land titling and registration is to get underway next month. A sum of $6.3 million has been set aside in the 2010/11 Estimates...

The sum of $31 million has been earmarked for the Piloting Natural Resource Valuation within Environmental Impact Assessment project in the 2010/11 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been allocated an additional $35.6 million in the 2010/11 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before Parliament, to continue its Natural Hazard...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management's (ODPEM) efforts at building disaster resilient communities will be supported with a $31.3 million provision in the 2010/11 Estimates of Expenditure currently...

The 25 residents of the Manchester-based Mount Olivet Boys' Home have been inspired to pursue a more meaningful future. More than 23 staff members at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS),...