Ralston Smith has risen through the ranks from a Route Inspector in 1992, to become Managing Director (MD) of the Transport Authority (TA), just over 30 years later, fulfilling a pronouncement that was made over his life early in his career. The Managing Director tells JIS News that he has spent his entire career at the TA and is proud...

Every year, each of the extraordinary young women crowned in the annual Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition is tasked with developing and executing a parish project based on an area of their interest. Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2023, Jhanielle Powell, recently launched her film project titled ‘Flip The Script’, a three-day film-making workshop targeting Corporate Area students,...

The Indian High Commission is looking to expand activities to celebrate the Indian culture in Jamaica and engage more locals in these events. High Commissioner, His Excellency Masakui Rungsung, tells JIS News that additional sponsors are being sought to mainstream the events and to make them “bigger”. “We would like to open up the Indian festival celebrations to the people,...

Jamaica's growing reputation as a top destination for sports tourism took a significant leap over the weekend, following the successful staging of the third Jamaica Cycling Classic 2024 in Montego Bay, St. James. Attracting top Jamaican cyclists as well as competitors from other countries, the event, which ran from April 5 to 8 in the Rose Hall area and culminated...

Hosts from 17 United States-based radio stations converged at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, as part of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Radio Remote Broadcast from April 6 to 9. These broadcasts also included trip giveaways to Sandals properties, a rigorous interview schedule, digital marketing on the stations’ websites and social media pages, and a...

Stakeholders have endorsed the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) National Poverty Reduction Leaving No One Behind (LNOB) Toolkit, which was launched on March 21. The toolkit is intended to build the capacity of poverty reduction stakeholders, strengthen service delivery to the poor and vulnerable, and increase partnership, collaboration and information sharing. Director of the Programme of Advancement through Health and...

The new gamma irradiation machine to be installed at the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) is expected to strengthen agricultural output, particularly for coconuts. Director General of the Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA), Dr. Cliff Riley, said the mutation breeding programme for coconuts will increase significantly. “The irradiator should be at ICENS in a couple of months....

Through the Amber UTech Launchpad, the operators of 100 technology-driven startups will be provided with the financial support, resources and mentorship necessary to facilitate the establishment and growth of their businesses within a span of 1,000 days. The Launchpad, which was officially unveiled last month, is a collaborative effort between the Amber Group and the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica....