A recently published study on the environment has found that over the last three years, there has been an increased focus on improving environmental management in Jamaica. The report suggests...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, has commended the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for its assistance in addressing the impact of the “brain...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has underscored the importance of leveraging the skills, technical expertise and knowledge resident among members of the Jamaican Diaspora,...

The St. Ann Inter-Agency Network for Transforming Social Services (SAINTSS) is continuing its push to support, encourage, and cooperate with the relevant agencies of Government in the effective delivery of...

Delegates from over 40 western hemispheric nations, and international partner organisations, are currently in Kingston attending the 5th Pan American Regional Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention...

University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor, Anthony Clayton, says that Jamaica must increase investment in technology and highly skilled areas to ensure the employability of future generations. He noted...

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) is encouraging all Jamaicans to support the goals of the Public Sector Transformation process. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Business...

'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' captures the essence of what the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) strives for, in their effort to reduce the...

Residents from Westmoreland were on Thursday (Nov. 10) informed about Government's plans for the development of the minerals industry, as the Ministry of Energy and Mining continued its island-wide consultations...

The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), in collaboration with the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ),will host a one day youth development workshop to strengthen the youth mainstreaming process,...

The Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) has responded positively to a charge given in 2007 by portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, to ensure that rural communities are given priority...