Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has said that a concerted approach should be made to ensure that programmes are developed, which are geared towards instilling...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has said that while the Government would show zero tolerance to squatting, there would be a policy to increase shelter solutions across...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has commended the 67-year old All-Island Jamaica Sugarcane Farmers Association, for its contribution to the agricultural sector. Speaking at the 62nd Annual Conference of...

Jamaica's history and culture, once again took centre stage at the recent 22nd annual Empowerment Gala of the Urban League, Broward County. The event, held at the Broward Convention Centre,...

The draft National Fisheries Policy, developed by the Ministry of Agriculture, was extensively discussed at a public consultation held at the Casa Maria Hotel in Port Maria St. Mary on...

A feasibility study is currently being conducted on the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium, to determine how best to further develop and maximise on its existing facilities, Information, Culture, Youth, and Sports...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, is urging the nation to seize on the opportunity to build on the achievements of the nation's Olympians at the Beijing...

It has been almost non-stop celebration by this nation since the first race was won - the 100 meters in record breaking time by Usain (Bolt). Every other triumph by...

The Government's Olympic Homecoming Celebration Fund has been boosted by a $4 million contribution from the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation. A cheque in this amount was, on Wednesday (Oct. 1), presented to...

The Social Development Commission (SDC) centre in Springfield, St. Thomas, has been refurbished at a cost of some $5 million. Parish Manager of the SDC, Luther Cummings, told JIS News,...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD), has operated at above 80 per cent efficiency, since it became an Executive Agency in 1999, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Keeper of...