KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - GOVERNMENT has agreed to a number of preconditions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of a requirement for an extended fund facility with the multinational. Some of the preconditions were announced last night buy the finance minister, Dr Peter Phillips, ...

(Jamaica Gleaner) The man entrusted by the United States (US) to monitor the gamut of its military-related affairs in approximately 31 countries and 15 areas of special sovereignty in the Western Hemisphere is urging the Portia Simpson Miller administration to be unyielding in its efforts to rid Jam...

LOS ANGELES, CMC - The 55th Grammy Awards here Sunday night paid tribute to legendary Jamaican reggae superstar Robert Nesta Marley, renowned worldwide as Bob Marley. But, for a moment, it appeared as though there would hardly be any tribute to the late great reggae artist when about two-thirds of a...

LONDON, CMC – More than 800 Jamaicans are in jails in the United Kingdom, according to figures released during a debate in Parliament. The website bernews.com Monday reported that there were approximately, 1007 nationals from the West Indies incarcerated in jails across England and Wales at th...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government is urging nationals to accept the stringent measures that will accompany a multi-million dollar Stand By Agreement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that would include increases taxes and the launch of a national debt exchange offe...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips says the government will introduce a number of measures aimed at improving the local economy as Jamaica moves into an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it says is necessary to shore up the island’s balan...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - WHATEVER the prime minister and her finance minister tell the nation later today, we can be very certain that it will require even more sacrifice and hardship. We already know that an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme — deemed by economic experts as abso...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - THE WHITE Paper for the national workplace policy on HIV/AIDS has been tabled in Parliament, further paving the way for the establishment of enforcement mechanisms to protect the rights of persons infected or affected by the illness. The paper, which was laid on the tabl...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - AS the Government prepares to update the nation tonight on the pending International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan agreement, Opposition Leader Andrew Holness has warned the Portia Simpson Miller-led Administration that it must prepare to sacrifice as much as it intends to a...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - THE University of the West Indies (UWI) on Friday awarded its researchers for making last week's 14th staging of the UWI Research Days a success. At least six researchers were awarded for their work that continues to promote the University as the research nucleus of...