Nineteen males and six females from vulnerable communities in St. James have participated in a week-long behaviour-modification summer camp. The camp, hosted by the Youth and Adolescents Policy Division of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), was held from July 20 to 25 at the St. James Youth Innovation Centre in Montego Bay. It was part of the Youth...

Jamaica’s spice industry is to be amplified by a US$20-million grant from the United States (US), through its Department of Agriculture, over the course of five years. The grant will be disbursed under the ‘Food for Progress’ programme and comes against the background of exponential growth of the spice industry in the US, especially as it concerns ginger, turmeric and...

Brown’s Town and Windsor, St. Ann, had the launch of free public Wi-Fi under the Universal Service Fund (USF) Community Wi-Fi Initiative on Friday (August 12). The secure Internet connectivity has a range of 800-feet and can allow up to 200 residents to simultaneously log on with their smartphones or tablet devices. The installation of the community Wi-Fi is part...

Young creatives are being invited to enter the National Youth Policy (NYP) Summer Creative Challenge. Winners will be named Youth Policy Ambassadors for the Ministry of Education and Youth. The challenge provides an opportunity for persons, aged 15 to 29, to creatively express their interpretation of the six priority areas/goals of the NYP. These are education and training; health and...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has urged the cohort of freshly minted police personnel to be true to the mission of serving the Jamaican people with dignity and due care. He made the remarks on Thursday (August 11) at the Passing Out Parade, Certificate and Awards Ceremony for 120 newly trained police constables, at the National Police...

A facility leased for the holding of e-waste should be ready for operation before year end, says Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Gordon said that “the Government must have in place a facility that can be the go-to for those discarded items and we want to...

The media launch for the second annual DC World Reggae Festival will take place on Friday (August 19) and will be addressed by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks. The Festival, which has now been scaled down to a one-day event on Saturday (August 20) at the RFK Festival Grounds, will feature Beres Hammond, Beenie Man, Tina Savage,...