The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is embarking on a pilot to roll out the country’s first public passenger electric bus. Managing Director, Paul Abrahams, told JIS News that the unit, valued US$285,000, has been provided to the JUTC for the six-month project at no cost to the company. The unit has a seating capacity of 35 with standing room...

Jamaicans living in and near Atlanta, Georgia in the United States are set to benefit from a suite of services offered by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) through its ‘Access Jamaica’ initiative. PICA representatives and key partners, including the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), will be at the Exchange Park Recreation Centre located at 2771 Columbia Drive, Decatur, Georgia,...

Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in St. James has formally accommodated the western campus of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU). This was made official on December 8 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between both institutions after a partnership of eight years. The agreement, signed at the College, comes in the wake of Professor Andrew Spencer assuming presidency...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has received the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) 2022 Engineering Project of the Year Award for the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project. The $1.3-billion project, which is designed to safeguard the Port Royal Street corridor from the effects of storm surges, entails construction of one kilometre of composite seawall and armour stone revetment...

An eBird Mobile Application (App) for bird monitoring has been developed by the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT). The App will track and monitor birds in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJCMNP) and buffer zone, which will help to determine the changes and threats to the ecosystem’s health. Some 29 endemic birds in the area are...

The fundamental rights and freedoms to which citizens are entitled are guaranteed in Jamaica’s Constitution and through legislation, according to Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte. These include the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, place of origin, social class, colour, religion or political opinions, and the right to equitable and...

The St. James Public Health Department is imploring consumers to be extra careful when purchasing meat during the Christmas season. Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on December 8, Acting Chief Public Health Inspector for the parish, Sherika Lewis, said that shoppers should ensure that meats are purchased from a licensed butcher and are inspected and...