Eight individuals and five organizations in St. James were awarded for their outstanding contributions to the parish, during the St. James Municipal Corporation’s annual Independence Flag Raising and Civic Ceremony, on Saturday (August 6). The event was held at Sam Sharpe Square in the parish, under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation for Greatness’. The honourees were presented with the ‘Jamaica...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange is urging Jamaicans to “clean up, decorate their space and dress up in the national colours – the Black, Green and Gold.” Jamaica’s 60th Independence anniversary year-long celebrations are being observed under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation for Greatness’. In a release from the Ministry, Ms. Grange is also encouraging...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says in the 60th year of political independence, the country has much to be proud of and to celebrate. Addressing a joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Friday (August 5) in commemoration of Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of Independence, Mr. Holness said these include free and fair elections, press...

Jamaica will be extending support in several key areas to the Republic of Namibia’s tourism industry COVID-19 recovery programme. This is being facilitated under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for tourism collaboration between the countries. It comes as the Namibian authorities look to ramp up revitalisation efforts within the industry, which suffered a significant fallout in occupancy and employment levels,...

The Ministry of National Security is collaborating with the Ministry of Education and Youth to inform children about human trafficking. Speaking recently with JIS News, Director of Children and Family Programmes at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Warren Thompson, said the initiative was necessary, as children are vulnerable to human trafficking. “There is the inclusion of the...

Educators across the island are being invited to participate in the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC’s) summer attachment programme next week. The free five-day professional development initiative aims to advance the knowledge of teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Activities get under way on Monday (August 8) with a virtual workshop, which will be held over three days. A...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made the disclosure, said that the case was confirmed “a couple hours ago”. It is the third confirmed case of the virus in the island. “The difference with this case is that it is a locally transmitted case. It is not an imported case as is the case with...