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Farmers in Lilliput, St. James, engage in backyard farming by utilising hydroponic technology to produce vegetables that are sold to the hotels.

Minister Bartlett Says Farm Tourism Has Great Potential

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says farm tourism has become an important value-added component of the industry, and has a lot of potential for Jamaica. In an interview with JIS News, the Minister said the move has been gaining traction...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addressing a recent awards dinner for overseas farm and hospitality workers at the Melia Braco Resort in Trelawny.

Jamaican Workers Earn Over US$300M From US Seasonal Employment Programmes

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28)

House Approves Extension Of SOEs

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang

Institute Of Forensic Science Fully Equipped To Deal With Ballistics And DNA Analyses

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), speaking during Tuesday’s (January 28) media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Jamaica Country Representative, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi; Chief of Medical Staff, University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Carl Bruce; and Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr.

Travel Advisory For China Right Thing At This Time – Dr. Tufton

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, displays his custom-made bag from local small business, Bresheh, which is now a part of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation

6 years ago CommerceIndustry

Gov’t To Expand Business Incubator Services This Year

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government will be expanding incubator spaces for the small business sector this year. “We have to bring these [services] closer to the people. I have already tasked the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) team to work with the Factories Corporation of Jamaica. We...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

6 years ago Education

Efforts Being Made To Improve Equality In Education

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says efforts are being made to improve equality, through the pairing of institutions. Addressing Board Chairmen and Principals at a regional consultation session, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on January 29, the Minister said this is being done through the Twinning of Schools initiative, in which...

Developers, Matthew Donaldson (second left) and his wife, Danielle (third left), at the construction site of their $600-million housing project in Ironshore, St. James. Others (from left) are Financiers, Sygnus Group Co-founder, Ike Johnson, and head of Sygnus Group Real Estate, David Cummings.

6 years ago Housing

$600-Million Housing Project Under Way In Ironshore

With the Fairview and Freeport areas of St. James heavily commercialised, developers have been turning their attention to Ironshore, near upscale Rose Hall, where a $600-million housing project is currently under way. Headed by the husband and wife team of 33-year-old Matthew Donaldson and 30-year-old Danielle, the project has been praised by Montego Bay leaders, including Mayor Homer Davis, who...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

6 years ago National Security and Peace

JPs Urged To Be Vigilant When Certifying Passport Documents

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, is imploring Justices of the Peace (JPs) to be vigilant when certifying passport documents. “Justices of the Peace play an important role with PICA in maintaining the integrity of the Jamaican passport system. We rely heavily on their uprightness, so I want to encourage each JP to...

Executive Director of National Integrity Action, Professor Trevor Munroe.

6 years ago National Security and Peace

National Integrity Action Head Welcomes Increased Use Of ‘Crime Stop’

Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Professor Trevor Munroe, has welcomed increased utilisation of the Crime Stop programme by civic-minded Jamaicans as part of overall efforts to reduce illegal activities and bring the perpetrators to justice. He said total calls to Crime Stop for the first nine months of 2016/17 averaged 100 per month, noting that this doubled for...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left, foreground), and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, display a wheelchair on the ramp of one of two newly acquired retrofitted mobile justice units, which were handed over during a ceremony in the Ministry’s car park on Constant Spring Road in Kingston on Wednesday (January 29). The units, valued at Can$420,000, were provided by the Government of Canada through the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme.

6 years ago Justice

Gov’t Receives Additional Two Vehicles For Mobile Justice Programme

The Ministry of Justice will be expanding mobile justice services to members of the disabled community and the elderly with the addition of two specially retrofitted units. This is in keeping with the Ministry’s thrust to facilitate access for all citizens through enhanced service delivery. The units, valued Can$420,000, each seat 14 persons and comprise two enclosed office compartments furnished...

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (January 29), where she highlights the impact of hypertension on the kidneys. The HFJ is observing Heart Month in February under the theme

6 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Hypertension Leading Cause Of End-Stage Renal Failure

High blood pressure is the leading cause of end-stage renal failure in Jamaica. This was disclosed by Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen, at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (January 29) as the entity prepares to observe Heart Month in February under the theme ‘High Blood Pressure, the Untold Damage to Kidneys’. “This year,...