Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations' Development Programme (UNDP), Akiko Fujii, has stressed that the lives of women and children, globally, are being negatively affected by climate change. Ms....

Top cooks in Portland, St. Mary and St. Ann showed off their culinary skills while engaging in keen competition at the Regional Festival of Food held on Friday (April 24)...

A total of 300 young people are to benefit from six-months of work experience in health-related fields under the National Youth Services (NYS) health corps programme. A 28-day residential camp...

Executive Director of the National Library of Jamaica, Winsome Hudson, is appealing to film producers to comply with the regulations and deposit their works with the Library for archiving. Speaking...

British Child Protection Consultant, Dr. Tony Butler, who recently conducted a training course on how to effectively conduct video interviews with children who have been victims of abuse, is to...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday (April 27) approved the model of the statue that will be erected in honour of Olympic great, Herb McKinley. Sculpted by noted Jamaican artist Basil...

Imagine a seven-year old child, being raped, traumatised and robbed of his or her innocence. The physical wounds may heal overtime but, undoubtedly, the confusion, the loss of self esteem...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Senator Warren Newby, has said that it is time for Jamaicans to seek to be reasonable with each other, again....

Students from 24 corporate area high schools yesterday (April 23) participated in a special youth forum, aimed at increasing awareness of their rights and responsibilities as Jamaican citizens. The event,...

Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Lieutenant Colonel Desmond Clarke, is imploring Jamaicans to get involved in physical activities, to ensure good mental and physical health. In...

The prevalence of vectors in Jamaica has made mapping the entire island for these organisms a challenging goal for the Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health (MOH). However,...