The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has commenced a series of tours to identify areas for possible development to enhance the country’s tourism product. The first tour was on Friday (March 4) in Clarendon and included the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; Mayor of May Pen, His Worship...

Wise use of wetlands begins with learning about these valuable ecosystems and partnering with experts for their protection and sustainable use, says Executive Director of the Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation (C-CAM), Ingrid Parchment. Speaking at a recent Wetlands Webinar, hosted by the Natural History Museum of Jamaica, a Division of the Institute of Jamaica, Ms. Parchment encouraged participants and...

As schools across the island resume full face-to-face learning, students are being urged to make good use of their time back in the physical classroom, to make up for what they would have lost over the past two years due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the call while addressing a devotional...

The new genome sequencer should improve the tracking of HIV transmission networks on the island. Tracking seeks to establish how the virus moves among different groups within a population and can prove critical for preventing the spread of the virus. Chairman of the Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Professor John Lindo, explains that data from...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to use restorative justice (RJ) as their first option in resolving conflicts. RJ Coordinator in the Ministry of Justice, Andriene Lindsay, who was speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, said that the alternative dispute resolution method can be used as an early intervention tool in preventing crime. “When I hear about a lot of...

Jamaicans have been encouraged to help break the barriers to women’s empowerment and equality. The call came from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in an International Women’s Day message, read by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, at a church service held on Sunday (March 6) at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston. International...

Artificial insemination of animals is scheduled to begin this month under the National Livestock Genetic Improvement and Breeding Technology Programme. Launched in November of last year by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), the programme is aimed at expanding production in the livestock industry through the provision of high-quality stock and reducing Jamaica's importation of beef and milk. Chief Executive...