Under Jamaican law any person 25 years and older can adopt a child/children. However, the law allows persons who are 18 years old to adopt younger relatives. You must first complete a Pre-Adoption ...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (seated, second right) is joined by Regional Director and Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), interacts with students at the mixer for the first cohort of student ambassadors to be inducted ...

International Reggae artiste, Junior Gong, gave an electrifying and unforgettable performance at the 51st Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium in Kingston, on August 6. Some of the ...

Jamaica’s second smallest parish, Hanover was established in 1725 and was named for the reigning monarch on the British throne, George I, who was from the House of Hanover in Germany. The capital town ...

The honour of the Order of Jamaica (OJ) may be conferred upon any Jamaican citizen of outstanding distinction or upon any distinguished citizen of a country other than Jamaica (honorary member). A ...

Photo Of The Day Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Krystal Lee (third right), converses with students at a mixer for the first cohort of student ambassadors to be inducted ...

John Kenneth Holt (born 11 July 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica; died 19 October 2014 in London, England) was a reggae singer and songwriter who first found fame as a member of the Paragons before ...

The Toll Authority, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works was created under the Toll Roads Act. It is mandated under the provision of the Toll Roads Act to regulate the operations and ...

St. Elizabeth is one of the oldest parishes in Jamaica. Originally including much of the western section on the island it was split to form parts of Westmoreland and Manchester in 1703 and 1814 ...

St. Mary is well known for being one of the first sections of the island to be occupied by the Spaniards. In 1655, after the English captured Jamaica from the Spanish, the area around the town of ...

The Beach Control Authority was established under the Beach Control Act “to control the use of the foreshore so as to advance on a fair basis the interests of developing commercial enterprises and in ...