The first year in office was hectic for the new Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, whose portfolio also includes Entertainment, Community Development, and Women's and Gender...

The CARICOM Competition Commission, which was established in January this year, could become functional by early next year. This was noted by Attorney-at-law, Ambassador Stewart Stephenson, one of the seven...

The achievements of the Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ) were recognized at the recently concluded 4th Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) Caribbean Conference held in the Cayman...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr Christopher Tufton, has informed that the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav on August 28, has resulted in 79 per cent damage to Jamaica's banana and plantain...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has noted that higher inflation and interest rates will have an effect both on the country's revenue and expenditure. "The higher...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has emphasised that stakeholders in the education system need to be accountable for the outcomes within the sector. "A challenge is to get our leaders...

The Hyacinth Williams Foundation for Children (HWFC) today (Sept. 24), launched a project valued at $16 million, at the Rousseau Primary School in Kingston. The project includes the construction of...

The House of Representatives yesterday (Sept. 23), approved a Ministry Paper for the Heads of Agreement, between the Government of Jamaica and Infinity Bio-Energy of Brazil. Minister of Agriculture, Dr....

Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Karl Samuda, has cited an urgent need for what he describes as an "integrated approach", to attracting the quality of investments to Jamaica, that...

Hundreds of persons from Montego Bay and its environs converged at Sam Sharpe Square on September 23, to participate in a cultural concert dubbed, 'Miss Lou Ring Ding', put on...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, says there is a clear need for the restructuring and re-engineering the international financial system. He is of the view that the world has been moving...