Ahead of a Uniform Land Use Review Procedure anticipated for the spring, Councilwoman Nantasha Williams (D-St. Albans) is ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, Professor Kwame Dawes, plans to celebrate and promote the art of poetry throughout the island during his tenure. Custos Rotulorum for ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Even as the local economy went ... in noting the positions of macro-fiscal institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) which regard the use ...

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says he will request that the United Nations assumes funding for the structural and ...

Violent crime occurs throughout Jamaica. Tourist areas generally see ... major sporting and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and other public areas.

Transparency International did not offer reasons for Jamaica's CPI remaining unchanged. A CPI score below 50 means a country has a serious corruption problem. A poor CPI signals prevalent bribery, ...

The best all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica make it easy to enjoy the country’s turquoise waters and verdant hills. Here are ...

Maxine Saunchez, a social worker with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) in Jamaica interacts with a client. A new partnership between the Government of Jamaica and the World Bank will ...

The other $9 billion went to the institutions’ overhead, or “indirect costs,” which can include laboratory upkeep, utility bills, administrative staff and access to hazardous materials ...

For the ASER 2024 report, a total of 649, 491 children in 17, 997 villages across 605 rural villages in India were surveyed. The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 by NGO Pratham ...

What they lack are well-functioning institutions, capital and technology. According to World Bank estimates, the capital per worker in low-income countries — predominantly in Africa — is just ...