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State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis, places flowers in honour of National Hero, The Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, during a ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday, May 23.

Tribute to Sam Sharpe

Civic and parish leaders in St. James paid homage to National Hero, The Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, with a floral tribute at Sam Sharpe Square, in Montego Bay, today (May 23). The event commemorated the 189th anniversary of the death...

Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), and Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Councillor Representative for the Springfield Division, Reajean Bennett, lay a wreath at the Secret Gardens Monument in downtown Kingston, during a ceremony on Sunday (May 2) in memory of the nation’s children who have died under violent/tragic circumstances. The ceremony formed part of the Corporation’s activities commemorating Child Month during May under the theme: ‘I Strive to Overcome Adversities with Resilience’ (I.S.O.A.R.).

KSAMC Child Month Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Secret Gardens Monument (Photos)

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, launches the Community Renewal Index (CRI 2020), during the virtual European Union and Government of Jamaica Conference on results-based and people-centred development on March 30.

PIOJ Launches Community Renewal Index

Reporter, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ainsworth Morris (second left), hands over books produced by the JIS to Medical Social Worker, Bellevue Hospital, Patricia Wilson, on March 30. The books and other items have been donated to the hospital for their new Book Corner Project. Also displaying items donated by the JIS (from left) are Director of Patient Services, Stacy-Ann Lawman; Chief Executive Officer, Bellevue Hospital, Marcia Mullings-Thompson; and Medical Social Worker, Annette Francis.

Patients At Bellevue To Benefit From Reading Project

Reporter, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ainsworth Morris (left), observes as Medical Social Worker, Patricia Wilson (second left); Chief Executive Officer, Bellevue Hospital, Marcia Mullings-Thompson (third left), and Medical Social Worker, Annette Francis, display the cultural items that are produced by the JIS, and donated to the hospital for their new Book Corner Project. The items were handed over at the hospital, on Tuesday (March 30).

PHOTOS: JIS Donates Cultural Items To Bellevue Book Corner Project

5 years ago CommunityYouth

CISOCA Urges Increased Monitoring of Children’s Online Use

Head of the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Charmaine Shand, is calling on parents and guardians to be more vigilant in monitoring their children’s use of the online space in order to prevent them from falling victim to predators. SSP Shand, who was addressing the virtual launch of the...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

5 years ago Community

Community Groups Praised For Contributing To Zones Of Special Operation Successes

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, has praised community groups for playing an integral role in generating the achievements recorded under the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO) islandwide. Mr. Sweeney, who also serves as deputy chairman of the ZOSO social intervention committee, told JIS News that dormant community groups that were reactivated and those that...

Head of Cooperation, European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ricard Bardia Divins.

5 years ago CommunityForeign Affairs

Blind and Visually Impaired Artisans Get Improved Workspace

The 12 blind and visually impaired artisans of the Superior Craft and More Co-operative Society, are now offerings their skills in caning, webbing, wickerwork and cording from a more comfortable and well-equipped workspace. With grant funding of $1.8 million under the European Union (EU)-funded Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), a small building was constructed to accommodate them at the Jamaica Society...

Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead.

5 years ago CommunityCoronavirusEnvironment

March 15 Is World Consumer Rights Day

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be observing World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2021 on Monday, March 15 under the theme ‘The COVID-Conscious Consumer: Food Security, Waste Disposal and Money Management.’ It is part of activities to mark World Consumer Rights Week from March 14 to 20. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Communications at the CAC, Latoya Halstead, said...

Workers put the finishing touches on the restroom building at the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James. Occasion was a press tour of the facility on Friday (February 26). The park officially opens on Tuesday (March 2).

5 years ago Community

St. James Residents Looking Forward To Tuesday’s Opening Of Harmony Beach Park

St. James residents are expressing excitement about Tuesday’s (March 2) scheduled opening of the Harmony Beach Park by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The $1.3-billion project, undertaken by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) through primary funding from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), will provide 16 acres of active public park, including restroom facilities, an activity centre, a jogging...

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022CommunityDevelopment

$200 Million Allocated To Integrated Community Development Project

The Government has allotted $200 million to complete activities under the Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project, during the upcoming fiscal year. The project seeks to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services, and support increased community safety in selected economically vulnerable and socially volatile inner-city communities of Jamaica. The money has been provided in the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure,...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), and Opposition Leader and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South, Mark Golding (left), tour the newly refurbished Trench Town Entertainment Park in St. Andrew South, following its official reopening on Friday (February 12).

5 years ago CommunityEntertainment

Renovated Trench Town Entertainment Park To Benefit Community

The historical Trench Town Entertainment Park in St. Andrew South has been renovated by the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) as part of its Spruce Up ‘Pon De Corner’ programme. The project, which was executed in two phases, was completed at a cost of $39.7 million. Speaking at the official opening of the Park on Friday (February 12), Minister...