Residents of Lititz, Comma Pen and Sea Air, in St. Elizabeth, are invited to a family fun day on December 21, hosted by the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Programme (EVADP), in association with the Essex Valley Farmers’ Benevolent Society (EVFBS). “The family fun day is geared towards fostering community integration, and promises to be an exciting day for the family....

President of the Vendors, Higglers and Markets Association, Dunstan Whittingham, says that members are cooperating with the measures put in place by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) to facilitate the expected increase in shopping downtown for the festive season. He told JIS News that a number of areas have been designated as no-vending zones, while restrictions have...

Employee at the Houses of Parliament, Sonia Smith (left), serves dessert to senior citizens from the community of Mark Lane, at a treat held at the Houses of Parliament parking lot, 81 Duke Street, Kingston, on December 18.

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Lester Michael Henry, lays a wreath at the shrine of the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Michael Manley, in National Heroes Park on December 10, to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the birth of the late former Prime Minister. Mr. Manley was the fourth Prime Minister of...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) have partnered on a multidimensional mural project titled, ‘Paint Up Yu Creative Space’. The project, which will be undertaken in three phases, aims to promote the international designations Kingston has received and highlight opportunities for Kingston to showcase, in creative ways, the essence...

Marketing and Planning Manager, Registrar General's Department (RGD), Nicole White (right), presents Donovan Brown (wheelchair), fire victim of the Good Shepherd Home, with his birth certificate, at a ceremony held at the Lord's Place Children's Home, downtown Kingston, on December 5. Sharing the moment (from left) are Ransford Duhaney, fire victim of the Good Shepherd Home; Public Relations and Marketing...

Twenty-two persons and community groups have been recognised by the Social Development Commission (SDC) for their sterling contributions to community development in St. James. The awardees were honoured at the Fifth staging of the Community Incentive and Grants Programme awards ceremony, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on November 24. The awards were presented under seven...