Minister of National Security, Senator Trevor MacMillan, has said that with 80 per cent of all crimes in Jamaica related to gang activity, the idea of criminalizing gang membership should...

The Portland Fire Brigade, recently carried out inspections of several homes in the parish, to ensure compliance with fire safety measures and procedures. The inspections, which were conducted at households...

Six Crane trucks were recently commissioned by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), for use in its clean-up activities. The vehicles are specialised units and will be dispatched to...

Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which is expected to boost the country's capacity to rehabilitate and reintegrate local offenders and deported persons...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has issued a policy directive to the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), that it should seek to divest assets that it has already developed, and which are...

The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) is observing November as Youth Month, under the theme: 'I Can, We Can ,Youth Can, Achieve Greatness'. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank...

Pastor of the Fellowship Tabernacle Church in Mandeville, Manchester, Morton Waugh, has called on parents to be responsible in the upbringing of their children. Delivering the sermon at the Ministry...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Local Government, Robert Montague, has announced a new Government initiative to establish food gardens at state-run homes....

Cabinet has approved the appointment of a new Board for the Urban Development Corporation (UDC). This was announced by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, in the House of Representatives, yesterday (November...

Some 31 sanitation workers were honoured recently, by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), for exemplary service to the organisation and its customers. The winners and runners up were...

The Urban Development Corporation UDC), is to purchase the property at Ferry, in St. Catherine, on which the Hydell Group of schools is housed, and will enter into a lease...