Members of the local craft sector are anxiously anticipating the implementation of a Craft Authority, which will manage, maintain and market the sector in Jamaica. Plans for the Craft Authority...

Approximately 120 young people from several Spanish Town communities will this year benefit from a programme designed to provide training in software and applications (apps) development and entrepreneurial skills. The...

MONTEGO BAY - Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Ministry has begun to reduce the number of teachers and the associated cost approved for study leave, on...

As the 2013 hurricane season intensifies, Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says that the National Disaster Committee (NDC) is in...

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) has put its full support behind the Government's ban on smoking in public places, which will take effect on Monday, July 15. Executive...

An Act to Repeal the Defamation Act and Libel and Slander Act', also known as the Defamation Bill, was passed today (July 12) in the Senate. The Bill addresses inadequacies...

Eight athletes are set to compete in the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athletic World Championships, slated for July 19 to 28 in Lyon, France. They are multiple gold medallist Alphanso...

The operational capacity of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has been boosted with the acquisition of some 40 portable tablet computers, valued just over $400,000. The tablets have...