Education and Outreach Officer for the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Sharlinda Forrester, is calling on residents to protect the ecosystem along the Montego Bay shoreline by not littering. Miss Forrester, who was speaking to JIS News following a clean-up exercise at the Old Hospital Beach on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard on Saturday (June 5),   lamented that users of the facility...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on private developers to provide more solutions for the affordable and low-income segment of the housing market. “We want to invite the private sector to pay more attention to this element of the housing market that is either low-income, affordable income, or young professionals. They are going to need housing solutions...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that every Jamaican has a personal duty and responsibility to follow the health and safety measures so that the country can return to normalcy. He said that the Government is supporting the return to regular operations for all sectors but pointed out that “this must be done with the maintenance of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that the Government is committed to engaging the youth population in programmes that will provide them with clear pathways for success and steer them away from criminal behaviour. “We must productively and positively engage our youth so that they do not become targets for recruitment by gangs or fall prone to other...

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, has joined the call for parents to be more vigilant in monitoring their children’s online activity in order to protect them from cyber predators. “It is important that you understand that there are predators out there… and it doesn’t matter whether you are a boy or girl. So we advise parents...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is seeking to expand the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) to reach more of the nation’s unattached youth. “We recognise that we need to place far more resources into programmes like these (JNSC).  As soon as we return to normal, we will have to increase the intake and eventually, the policy position...

The Government is moving to strengthen the legislative framework governing food safety in Jamaica through rationalisation of existing laws and promulgating modern legislation in keeping with international standards. This was disclosed by Director of Veterinary Public Health in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Linette Peters, at a JIS Think Tank on Thursday (June 3). She said that currently,...