Administrative Assistant at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Public Relations and Marketing Department, Joan Gayle, reads to grade-five students at Alpha Primary School in Kingston, during Read Across Jamaica Day on May 5.

The National Chest Hospital Blood Collection Centre in Kingston is to undergo major upgrading, following the signing of a $15-million contract between the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Skymar Building Construction and Maintenance Limited. The contract was signed at the facility on May 8. The project forms part of efforts by the Ministry to strengthen Jamaica’s blood-collection network and...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, says that the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters (ROOFS) programme is creating an economic stimulus in communities. He noted that hardware stores are reporting an increase in business, prompting them to take on additional staff, community members are being engaged as labourers, while there is a transfer of...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agro-Investment Corporation (Agro-Invest), Vivion Scully, is encouraging Jamaicans in the diaspora to tap into investment opportunities within the nation’s agricultural sector. Citing Jamaica’s annual food import bill of approximately US $1.6 billion, Mr. Scully said that the earning potential exceeds that amount, given the 3 million consumers locally, the 3 million visitors to the...

The findings of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Feasibility Study will be presented to stakeholders on Tuesday (April 14), marking a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to support aviation decarbonisation and strengthen energy security. The study, funded by the United Kingdom (UK) Department for Transport and delivered under a programme of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), was conducted...

Hundreds of students in St. Elizabeth, who lost classroom time due to Hurricane Melissa, are benefitting from an  extra classes programme aimed at getting them back on track ahead of upcoming examinations. The initiative, spearheaded by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) in collaboration with the Education, Skills, Youth and Information Ministry and other partners, is targeted at students who...

SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) is imploring persons seeking land for housing or other purposes to pursue legitimate channels and engage formally with the entity. The appeal comes as the company intensifies efforts to address the growing issue of illegal occupation and unauthorised sale of Government-owned former sugar lands across several parishes. Speaking with JIS News, Managing Director, Nigel Myrie, said...