European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, addresses the Civil Society Boost Initiative 3 (CSBI 3) signing and launch ceremony on Thursday (March 21) at the Summit hotel in Kingston. CSBI is RISE Life Management Services’ flagship product for building capacity and engagement with members of civil society in Jamaica and is undertaken through funding from...

The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) is actively working with the Department of Corrections (DCS) to provide reintegration opportunities for young persons, through the European Union (EU)-funded BRIDGE project. These young persons are individuals who are within the correctional system or have had trouble with the law. Executive Director of the MYF, Alicia Glasgow Gentles, told JIS News that the DCS...

The United Nations (UN) has never been more important than it is today, to promote economic progression and stem the “growing levels” of conflict, instability and uncertainty globally. This was emphasised by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, as she addressed a recent Diplomatic Day event, held at her downtown Kingston office. She...

Two Jamaicans in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA were honoured at the fourth staging of the Jamaican Pioneers 2024 celebrations. The 2024 honorees, Attorneys Allan Alberga and Anthony Lee Hing, were recognised on Saturday (March 23) at the virtual event for their contribution to community development at home and abroad. The event, dubbed ‘Our Stories, Jamaican Pioneers in Georgia’, was...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, places a floral tribute at the bust of Jamaica's First National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, in the Hall of Heroines and Heroes at the OAS in Washington DC on March 18. Occasion was a ceremony to mark...

The Jamaican delegation to the recent regional forum on ecosystem restoration benefitted from exchanges on preserving biodiversity and strengthening climate change resilience. Held in Trinidad and Tobago from March 13 to 17, the seminar was facilitated by the United States Forest Service (USFS) through its Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience (NICaR) programme. The Jamaican delegation included representatives from the Forestry...

A call has been made for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) States to maximise economic opportunities being provided through the African Union (AU), under its Agenda 2063. South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, who made the call, said the AU plans have everything that the Continent wants to achieve with their “development ambitions set out...

Jamaicans and Indian nationals will celebrate Holi Festival at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Old Hope Road, Kingston 7, on Sunday, March 24. Holi is an annual Hindu Festival of Colours, celebrated in India and across the world to welcome the Spring season. This year, the festival falls on Monday, March 25; however, it will be celebrated in Jamaica on Sunday,...

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, Her Excellency Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, has commended the Government’s support for teenage mothers through the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). “The centre and the Government of Jamaica must be congratulated for having such an initiative in place,” she said, noting that similar facilities in South...