The Government is to spend US$4 million on the digitisation of vital records at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), the repository for all records of births, marriages, deaths and deed...

The US$49-million biodiversity conservation project slated to be undertaken in the Cockpit Country has been approved for implementation by Cabinet. Entitled “Conserving Biodiversity and Reducing Land Degradation Using an Integrated...

The Housing Agency of Jamaica Limited (HAJ) will be spending $1.9 billion on the construction of additional houses and to provide serviced lots at the Luana Gardens 4, Phase 3...

Cabinet has given its approval for the award of several multimillion-dollar contracts related to the agriculture sector. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime...

The Government is to begin issuing National Identification cards this year, following the passage of the associated regulations for the National Identification and Registration Act. This was announced by Governor-General,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, said the Government continues to invest heavily in protecting citizens against the...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is appealing to persons who are in possession of illegal weapons to give them up and to use the information channels available to provide information on...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says that the idea for the upcoming National Identificaton System is not entirely new. Since the 1970s,...