Planning for the highly anticipated Reggae Month is now underway, says Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams. “February is Reggae Month, and we are looking at a series of activities to celebrate the Month. We will update the Council by way of communication of these activities so that, by the time we get to February, we will be far...

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has earmarked $17 million to commence rehabilitation of the Savanna-la-Mar Market, in Westmoreland. The funds will be used to undertake repairs in the first phase of the project, which will go out to tender on Friday (January 13). “Extensive repairs are going to be done in phases,” outlined Minister of Local Government...

Construction of the Western Children and Adolescents Hospital, in St. James, is progressing well, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Speaking after a tour of the development on January 6, along with the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), which is being rehabilitated, Dr. Tufton said there were no apparent issues with both project sites. Ground was...

The Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), in partnership with US Elite International, will stage a Global Education Teachers Summit, on January 21. The event will be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Redesigning the Future of Education’. The Summit is designed to support teachers’ continued professional development by skilling, reskilling and upskilling participants to address the...

The Education and Youth Ministry is placing focus on expanding the tertiary education sector with options for students to access financing. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, told JIS News that the objective is to ensure that a “higher percentage of our population is educated at higher levels”. She said statistics indicate that enrolment of students in tertiary institutions remains low...

Coffee lovers, both locally and internationally, can mark Saturday, March 25, 2023 on their calendars as the date when the highly anticipated Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival will make its grand return. The sixth staging of the annual event was launched today (January 9) at Devon House, in Kingston, and is set to take place at its traditional home –...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is working with key stakeholders to position the country’s Blue Mountain Coffee as a luxury brand that will drive demand and increase exports. For the past five years, JAMPRO has partnered with the Jamaica Coffee Exporters’ Association (JCEA) and the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) to heighten awareness of this iconic, luxury brew among indigenous...