Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, James Robertson, last night (Nov. 2) launched the two-day National Planning Summit, which is aimed at arriving at a consensus...

The prime minister of Jamaica called for dignity for people of African descent worldwide and on U.S. citizens to respect the international community while fighting the war on terror. P.J....

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson on Monday (September 29) signaled Jamaica's formal ratification of a major United Nations Convention and three Protocols pertaining to international organised crime, human trafficking and the...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie recently met with authorities of the Guadalajara Town Council in Mexico, where he held talks on the development of the Kingston market district. "If...

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The Government of Jamaica totally rejects the so-called "conclusions and recommendations" contained in the document emanating from Amnesty International. This document purports to be a critique of the report of...

Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, has suggested that development and social transformation could not fully take place, without an understanding of the dynamics of gender in the Jamaican society,...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is assisting to transform community radio stations into multimedia centres, thereby facilitating the development of a knowledge-based society. This was noted...

Laureate of the 2003 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, Amira Hass, has said that the award showed international recognition and respect for her work, but accepted it with mixed...

Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ko