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Head of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Lambert Ennis, is appealing to Jamaicans to donate blood for 24 children, ages three months to 12 years, who are in desperate need of the fluid to undergo critical heart surgery. The surgeries, which are scheduled to take place between February 23 and March...

Over 17 women participated in a three-day workshop organised by the Women's Resource Centre (WROC)from February 11- 13 , which saw them going through several empowerment sessions preparing them to participate in decision making at the highest level. The participants heard presentations and engaged in discussions on a range of topics including strategic communications and financial statements for business decision...

More help has come for the people of Haiti via two youth groups in Mandeville Manchester, which have raised $465,000 in cash and kind for the relief effort. Yesterday (February15), representatives from A Brighter Day Foundation and Young Women of Purpose (Y-WoP), handed over 15 boxes of clothing, shoes and school bags to the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), valued at...

A ban on cigarette smoking will shortly be introduced within the entire designated area of Emancipation Square in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. The Square will be the first Smokefree Square in the Caribbean, when a declaration is officially unveiled in March. The initiative is a joint project of the Smoke Free Action Coalition in Spanish Town and the St. Catherine...

The first parish symposium under the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan, which aims to make Jamaica a place of choice to live, work and raise families and do business in 20 years' time, was hosted by St. Thomas, today (February 15). Hundreds flocked the Baptist Church Hall in Knightsville, Yallahs, St. Thomas to participate in the multi-faceted forum, which...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Honourable Olivia Grange, had a breakfast meeting today (Feb 15) with members of the Special Olympics Jamaica aquatics team that will participate in the 2nd Special Olympics Latin America from February 19-27, 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Minister Grange wished the team the very best. "These youngsters are just wonderful and to see...

Persons, who damage national monuments and heritage sites, could soon be slapped with stiffer penalties. The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) is in the process of revising the Jamaica National Heritage Act, which governs the protection of the island's heritage, to, among other things, adjust the outdated fines prescribed for breaches. Legal Officer of the JNHT, Ms. Lisa Grant said...

The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) is encouraging members of the public to share their views on the proposed amendments to the JNHT Act at consultation meetings. The appeal was made by Legal Officer of the JNHT, Lisa Grant, while addressing a JIS Think Tank session at the Agency's head office, Tuesday (February 9). Public consultations have already been held...

In keeping with this year's theme for Safer Sex Week, "Smart Women always Buy, Carry and use Condoms", Director of the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), Roberta Brown-Ellis, wants young people, especially women, to behave more sexually responsible. Approximately 456, 303 young people, aged 15-24 years, live in Jamaica, of which 228, 345 are females. In spite of extensive...

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture will be hosting a traditional nine night at the Ranny Williams Centre tomorrow (February 11), in honour of the late Vice Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Rex Nettleford. Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry, Sydney Bartley, told JIS News that the event, which is free of...

Hampton and Christiana High Schools were winners in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Central Region's Bob Marley Secondary Schools Debate and Song Arrangement competitions, respectively, which were held on February 5, at St. Mathew's Anglican Church, in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth. Debating the moot: 'Bob Marley's Messages Are More Than Social Commentaries, But Revolutionary', Hampton School which had opposed,...

Black history campaigner in the United Kingdom (UK) Councillor Patrick Vernon is advocating for a Windrush Day to commemorate and celebrate the contributions of Black, Asian and other minority communities to British society. June 22, 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the arrival in Britain of the ship, the Empire Windrush, which signalled the start of mass migration from the...