Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, said the government is of the view that political affiliation should not bar anyone from public service or from serving on a...

Government Senator, Floyd Morris, is proposing that a levy of approximately five per cent is placed on all remittances entering the island as an additional source of funding for the...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has lauded the Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) to Climate Change Project in Jamaica for the positive impact it has had...

The Government has agreed to the establishment of a pension programme for District Constables as a component of the 2010/2012 Heads of Agreement with the island's police groups. Another notable...

As part of its Jamaica 50 celebrations, the Houses of Parliament will honour former Prime Minister the Most Hon. Edward Seaga for the role he played in crafting the post-Independence...

Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Phyllis Mitchell, says that the Government is taking steps to protect older Jamaicans, who make up 11 per cent of...

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has completed work on a draft Swine Sector Review for Jamaica's pig industry. This review forms part of an undertaking by the FAO in...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has commended owners of Vistaprint Jamaica Limited, micro business products and services provider, for investing US$23 million in their new...

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Representative to Jamaica, Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Jerome Thomas, says strategic systematic and sustained responses are needed to address the challenges threatening the food and...

Teams from the National Works Agency (NWA) have been deployed across the island to carry out technical assessments and have major corridors re-opened, following two days of torrential rain. Speaking...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has cleared 91 roadways across the island that were affected by heavy rainfall over the weekend. The agency's CEO, E.G. Hunter, told JIS News on...