The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) is on a path to achieving ISO 9001 quality management system certification. “The Commission has commenced its ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification, to meet international standards, and enhance Jamaica’s sporting image,” Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange said. She was speaking during the Standing Finance Committee meeting of the House...

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) on March 2, hosted its health promotion and education team building and awards ceremony at Hotel Grand A View in Montego Bay, St. James. During the event, Health Promotion and Education Officers and other staff members from across the region, participated in various team building exercises and were awarded for their stellar work in...

Persons are being invited to participate in the Coffee Innovation Competition, the newest feature of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival. Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley told JIS News that the competition is a “unique opportunity to show off creativity and innovation through the development of coffee-based products”. Interested persons are being asked to record a 60-second video...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has received a donation of laboratory equipment valued at approximately $91 million, for the National Public Health Laboratory. The laboratory equipment includes a plasma apheresis machine, which will improve blood donation and transfusion services, and two genomic sequencing machines, with the associated components, among other items. The donation was facilitated through a partnership between...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has expressed appreciation to several international partners, for their support in heritage activities, at the underwater city of Port Royal in Kingston. Port Royal was destroyed by an earthquake in 1692 and a large portion of the town sank into the sea. Today, it is one of the most important historical and...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is looking to identify a new date for the completion of the 2022 Population and Housing Census. The undertaking, which commenced last September, was slated to end on March 31. However, STATIN Director General, Carol Coy, said several administrative issues slowed the pace at which the data collection exercise was progressing, which have since...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has provided an additional $110 million in support to farmers affected by the meteorological drought. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the announcement during a press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on March 3. “We have, so far, presented… $90 million in terms of trucking and other forms of...