A provision of $150 million has been made in the 2009/2010 budget, for flood damage, under the Local Government Disaster Management Programme. Of the amount, $100 million will go toward...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange, on Wednesday(April 8) thanked members of the press who have covered Cabinet issues over the past 18 months. "I ask you to...

In its quest to rid the streets of Trelawny of derelict vehicles, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has already removed 50 such vehicles. Public Relations Officer of the...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is rolling out a number of initiatives, as part of the restructuring of the agency aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and increasing its...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has declared that the Government will not be going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance as the country does not have a balance...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says that the Government does not have the funds to increase the public sector wage bill beyond the current level. "This is simple arithmetic we are...

A sum of $100 million has been provided for the Port Antonio Water Sewerage and Draining Project, in Portland in the 2009/10 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of...

Work will continue this fiscal year to rehabilitate and restore major roadways, which have been extensively damaged by hurricanes and flood rains. This will be done under the Emergency Assistance...

The Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has announced the following changes to the Cabinet: Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson Minister of National Security Hon. James Robertson, M.P. Minister of...

High-level representatives of governments, employers' and workers' organizations of the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean have come up with an action plan to address the social and labour consequences of the...

The weather was uncharacteristically sunny for early spring in Brussels, but it was the perfect backdrop for an amazing triumph by Jamaica especially, and fashion from Africa, the Caribbean and...