The Government has received $3.79 billion (US$30 million) from the World Bank to further boost disaster and climate risk management in Jamaica. The loan will support the administration’s ongoing programme...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has extended a charge for precision and effectiveness to a Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Thematic Working Group. Addressing...

Jamaica improved in three key areas of well-being under the Vision 2030 National Development Plan, during the January to March 2016 quarter. Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Deputy Director General,...

A National Values and Attitudes Committee is to be established, with a focus on promoting and encouraging acceptable social behaviour. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information,...

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) has established several advocacy committees across the island aimed at creating greater awareness of the value of public libraries. The committees are comprised of key...

The Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) IV, directed at the attainment of Goals One and Two of Jamaica’s National Development Plan, Vision 2030, has received a further allotment of $400 million...

Head of Cooperation of the European Union (EU) delegation to Jamaica, Jesus Baguena, says the EU Development Fund Programme and the Government of Jamaica have identified climate change and the...

Jamaica, today (March 22) marked another milestone on its continued path towards a green economy, with the official handing over of the country’s Green Economy Scoping Study. The study, entitled...