Jamaicans entering this year’s Jamaica Culinary Arts Competition will have the opportunity to showcase various dishes using the coconut. The coconut is the featured food for the competition, a staple on the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) annual calendar. Entrants may register and submit entries online via the JCDC’s website, www.jcdc.gov.jm, or visit any of the 14 JCDC parish offices...

Bids submitted to undertake construction of the new Houses of Parliament are currently being evaluated, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has said. He advised that the intention is to break ground in the first quarter of 2023/24 and start construction by the second, citing June 2025 as the estimated completion timeline. “The new Parliament building will become the...

The St. Thomas Health Services is urging residents of the parish to be vigilant in preventing the breeding of mosquitoes, to decrease the likelihood of persons contracting dengue fever as they store water for household use. In an interview with JIS News, Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. D’Oyen Smith, explained that many residents try to have a...

The late former Custos of St James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus, was fondly remembered as a great leader who was a friend and mentor to all, at his funeral service held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre at Rose Hall on Sunday (March 19). The late Custos, who served the parish in the position for nine years, died on February 20,...

Steady progress is being made by Jamaica and the wider Caribbean in promoting women's economic empowerment, through efforts to increase access to credit, training, and education, says Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness. She noted that the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has implemented programmes to support women entrepreneurs, including providing loans and training. Mrs....

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), engages with a group of students at Kingston High School, during a Restorative Justice Session hosted by the Ministry on the school compound on Friday (March 17).

Custos of Kingston, the Hon. Steadman Fuller (right) interacts with students from Allman Town Primary School at the Legal Aid Council’s Justice Fair held at Justice Square, King Street, Downtown Kingston on March 17.