Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, recently toured the world-renowned Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience, located in Nassau Valley, St. Elizabeth. The tour, which gave an insight into Jamaica’s rich history and culture, included Joy Spence, the first female Master Blender in the world and Appleton Estate's Master Blender; Managing Director of J. Wray & Nephew Limited, Jean-Philippe...

Jamaica will be adding a Youth Forum as a special feature of the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean, to be held from July 7 to 10. “We are introducing, for the first time, a youth forum of the disaster risk conference. We have placed that on the agenda to be one of...

The Fairfield to Tucker roadway in St. James is being rehabilitated, says Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Western Region, Janel Ricketts. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Ricketts said the project, which is being done at a cost of $74.1 million, represents the first phase of a comprehensive plan for the area that involves upgrading...

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is seeking to build national consensus on the Government’s strategy to significantly reduce crime. Crime is one of the priority areas of focus outlined in the PSOJ’s 2020-2022 Strategy, which was presented at a recent press briefing at the organisation’s offices in Kingston. PSOJ President, Keith Duncan, noted that a special private-sector working...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling on Jamaicans to take care of themselves this flu season. Speaking with JIS News during a tour of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, January 10, Dr. Tufton said persons should be on high alert for the symptoms. “Jamaicans need to be on...

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, is urging Justices of the Peace (JPs) to play an active role in the coordinated fight against dengue in the parish. He said that JPs can help by educating citizens about prevention and mitigation measures. “I would like to encourage the JPs from across the parish to speak to the citizens...

St. James has seen a further decline in its Aedes index, moving from nine per cent in late December to seven per cent as of January 2020. This has resulted from extensive measures by the St. James Health Department to eliminate the Aedes aegypti mosquito as it continues to fight the dengue fever. The lowering of the Aedes index means...