The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) continues to employ a community centric model that strengthens local capacity through its interventions, enabling residents to take an active role in both decision making and implementation. Managing Director, Omar Sweeney, shared during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ that communities impacted by the Fund’s initiatives are actively encouraged to make meaningful...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Government is advancing a range of infrastructure and destination development projects to support sustained growth and investment in Jamaica’s tourism sector. His remarks follow calls from industry stakeholders for sustained investment in destination infrastructure to support the sector’s expansion, made during the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Tourism Forum at Sandals Dunn’s...

Supervisor of Insolvency, Fayola Evans Roberts, is encouraging small businessowners struggling to meet their financial obligations to take advantage of the options available under the Government’s insolvency regime, which is designed to provide support and relief. Speaking during a hybrid micro, small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) webinar on Monday (June 29) at the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) in...

Residents are being urged to take proactive steps to prevent dehydration and other heat-related illnesses, as Jamaica continues to experience unusually high temperatures. Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller, said the current heat conditions increase the risk of heat stress and heat exhaustion, particularly among vulnerable groups such as children, older adults and persons who spend extended...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Crawford, says graduating from high school is a defining milestone that propels students towards a lifetime of excellence. Delivering the keynote address at the Hampton School Valedictory Service Class of 2026 in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on June 21, Ms. Crawford told the graduates that not...

Contributors to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) are being encouraged to consistently check on their contribution records to ensure that employers are remitting the contributions. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Director of the NIS, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Portia Magnus, explained that there are some employers who are not compliant with the National Insurance Act. She...

She has been teaching for more than 20 years but was thrust into the spotlight recently with the release of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results. Dian Dennis is the teacher of the top primary-school PEP performer, Jasonnia Beadle, from Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth. Mrs. Dennis has been teaching Jasonnia since last September when...