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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), engages in conversation with Rebel Salute conceptualiser, Tony Rebel (left); and Group Chief Executive Officer, JMMB, Keith Duncan. They were at the 2023 Rebel Salute media launch on Wednesday (December 21), at the ROK Hotel, downtown Kingston.

Gov’t to Provide Health Insurance for Cultural and Entertainment Practitioners

Members of the local entertainment and cultural industries will soon have a dedicated health insurance scheme. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure at the Rebel Salute media launch on Wednesday (December 21) at...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), enjoys a performance by Jonkonnu characters, Belly Woman (centre) and Horse Head from the Excelsior Performing Arts Society at the Excelsior Community College. Occasion was the media launch of the Jonkonnu Road March and Competition on Tuesday (December 20) at the Courtyard, Louise Bennett Garden Theatre in Kingston.

Culture Ministry Seeking to Revive Jonkonnu

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Corporate Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Stephanie Lindsay, speaking in an interview with JIS News.

Be Careful When Partying Over the Festive Season

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), joins Mayor of Kingston, Senator the Hon. Delroy Williams (right); and Custos of Kingston, Steadman Fuller (third right); at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s annual Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony and Concert at St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston on December 20. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minority Leader, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Andrew Swaby; Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022, Velonique Bowen; and Youth Mayor for Kingston, Khijani Williams.

PHOTOS: KSAMC Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony

Jonkonnu dancers perform during the media launch of the Jonkonnu Road March Competition and Party on Tuesday (December 20), at the Courtyard at the Louise Bennet Garden Theatre, Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, Kingston.

PHOTOS: Launch of Jonkonnu Road March Competition

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks with 16-year-old Ne-Sean Blair, a victim of gun violence, which left him paralysed since March 30, 2021, and his mother, Kedine Wilson-Blair, during a visit to their home in Manchester, on Monday, December 19.

4 years ago Youth

PM Says More Support Will Be Mobilised for Young Gun Victim

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says more support will be mobilised to assist with the medical treatment and welfare of 16-year-old Ne-Sean Blair, who is paralysed after suffering from a stray bullet last year. He said this includes providing financial aid to cover a few months of physiotherapy sessions, a tablet and a family vacation to celebrate the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), addresses a press conference held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle Office on December 21. Listening (at right) is Deputy Financial Secretary, Strategic Human Resources, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones.

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

47 MDAs Get Clearance for Payment of Salaries Under New Compensation System

Forty-seven of 52 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have received clearance for the payment of salaries under the new compensation system for public-sector workers. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the disclosure during a press conference held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle Office, on December 21. Dr. Clarke, however, informed that there are...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), presents the Chairman’s Award to Commercial Manager, Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) Limited, Kaydian Dawes-Wynter. Occasion was an appreciation ceremony for the NMIA team on Tuesday (December 20), at the NMIA in Kingston.

4 years ago Tourism

Hub and Spoke Model Being Examined to Address Regional Air Transportation Challenges

Jamaica is examining the hub and spoke model to address regional air transportation challenges. “The Caribbean is having a destination crisis, an air transportation crisis. There is no question about it, and Jamaica is going to have to play a critical role in enabling solutions [to] that problem by providing the hub-and-spoke arrangement,” Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett said....

Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

4 years ago Commerce

Consumers Urged to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse

As consumers go out to shop this Yuletide season, they are being urged to protect themselves against buyer’s remorse. This is a feeling of regret or anxiety after a purchase is made. Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, informed that the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) speaks to the change of mind after a purchase is made and...

Acting Senior Director in the Agricultural Land Management Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Pamella McKenzie.

4 years ago Agriculture

Farmers Invited to Become Soil Doctors

Local farmers are being invited to join the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ ‘Global Soil Doctors Programme’ to increase agricultural output. Soil Doctors are farmers who are provided with technical knowledge and resources to train others in their community. The programme, which was launched at a World Soil Day Technical Forum at the HEART/NSTA’s Ebony Park Academy in Clarendon earlier...

Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), receives a box of compressor nebulisers from Managing Director of appliance and manufacturing company BlackPoint, Gul Mansukhani, at a handover ceremony held at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices, Kingston.

4 years ago Education

PHOTOS: Education Minister Gets Nebulisers

Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), receives a box of compressor nebulisers from Managing Director of appliance and manufacturing company BlackPoint, Gul Mansukhani, at a handover ceremony held at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices, Kingston.

Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission, Latoya Halstead, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Kingston.

4 years ago Commerce

Consumers Advised Not to Accept Cash Register Tapes as Receipts

As consumers continue to shop during the Yuletide season, the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is advising shoppers not to accept poorly documented cash register tapes as substitutes for receipts from vendors. Cash register tapes vary from store to store but generally contain the merchant’s details, including a GCT number, store’s refund or exchange policy and limited information about the items...