Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), accompanies South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Her Excellency Dr. Naledi Pandor, as she looks at busts of Jamaica’s National Heroes, at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, shortly after her arrival in the island on Wednesday night (March 20). The official...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is crediting its relationship with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for swift investigations of viral child-abuse videos. There have been several videos circulating on social media in recent times showing children being abused. Director of Children and Family Programmes at the CPFSA, Dr. Warren Thompson, told JIS News that they share the...

Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton encouraged students at the Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston to see the newly installed Wellness Bench as a symbol of mental wellness and a safe space. Dr. Tufton was speaking at a Wellness Check In at the school on Monday (March 18) as part of the Ministry’s #DoYourShare mental wellness campaign, in accordance...

Citizens residing in western Jamaica are being invited to participate in a plant sale being staged by the Forestry Department in recognition of International Day of Forests, on Thursday (March 21). The one-day event will be held at the entity’s northwest regional office located at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Complex in Catherine Hall, St. James, from 10:00 a.m....

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the opening of Sagicor Bank’s New Brunswick Branch in St. Catherine on Tuesday (March 19).

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has reiterated his continued support for the implementation of the Blue Transformation approach in the Region. Blue Transformation proposes sustainable aquaculture production, effective fisheries management, and improved value chains. Minister Green, who was speaking on March 19 at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) four-day regional conference,...

Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation (TMC) and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, has lauded members of the local Chinese community for their contribution to the commercial and social development of the town of Falmouth. He said that much of the commercial and charitable activities of Chinese entrepreneurs in Falmouth over the past century have had significant and lasting...