Athletes have given their full endorsement of the Jamaica Athletes’ Insurance Plan (JAIP), which was launched by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on January 28. “I salute the Government for implementing this plan,” said Reggae Girl and 2015 Rhodes Scholar, Sherona Forrester, at the launch held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Kingston. She...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Ministry will be undertaking a comprehensive review of all  242 Community Access Points (CAPs) across the island. He made the announcement at the official opening of the Flanker Resource Centre in St. James on January 29. Minister Paulwell said that those facilities that have not been performing “up...

More Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) beneficiaries are to receive support under the $90.8 million grant facility set up by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ, to enable them to obtain their titles. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that changes have been made to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which governs the...

Officials from the United States (US) Embassy in Jamaica have assured the Jamaican Government that the new visa regime for farm workers, set for implementation on February 19, will not result in any delays for workers entering the North American country. They gave the commitment during a meeting with Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, at...

Twelve teachers of Rousseau Primary School in St. Andrew have been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), asthma management and paediatric first aid under the Health Promoting Schools Programme. The training programme, sponsored by the National Health Fund (NHF), was conducted at the school over a five-day period. Course Facilitator and Master Trainer from St. John Ambulance, Linford Edwards, said the...

Community cookshop operators are benefiting from training being provided by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), to help them meet quality standards and improve food preparation methods. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, told JIS News that the training involves collaboration with agencies such as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and Members of Parliament. “We look at some...

The Ministry of Health has confirmed one case of the Zika virus in Jamaica. The patient who has now recovered is a four year old child from Portmore, St. Catherine. The child began showing symptoms on January 17, 2016 after earlier returning to Jamaica from travel to Texas in the United States. The child was investigated at the Bustamante Hospital...