The Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) at the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica is observing Poison Prevention Week from May 26-31, under the theme: ‘Poison Connection - Linking Each Facet of Society’. Poison Information Coordinator at CARPIN, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, told JIS News that the observance is an avenue through which the organisation reminds Jamaicans of the importance of protecting health...

The Restorative Justice Policy is being revised with the White Paper expected to be tabled in the House of Representatives during this financial year,. This, with a view to having an updated Restorative Justice Act shortly thereafter. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said the policy’s revision is geared towards improving the National Restorative Justice Programme’s implementation. Noting that the...

The National Education Trust (NET) invested more than $300 million in various educational programmes and initiatives during fiscal year 2023/24. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (May 28), Executive Director, Latoya Harris Ghartey, underscored the organisation’s commitment to enhancing educational infrastructure and fostering partnerships within the sector. Registered...

Approximately 627 free cataract surgeries were performed on patients at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester, from May 25 to 27, through the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA). The operations were carried out by a team of eye specialists from India under the Cataract Camp Mission 2024, which was made possible by the Florida-based Mind, Body and Soul Health Ministry...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has reduced water loss in Portmore from 70 to 40 per cent, while simultaneously increasing supply of the commodity to more residents in the St. Catherine community. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, made the disclosure during a recent tour of Newlands, where infrastructure...

More than 80 persons from Kitson Town in St. Catherine, who do livestock rearing and farming, are benefiting from the 'Improving Rural Livelihoods through Resilient Agrifood Systems’ Project. Being implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the project aims to introduce innovative agricultural solutions to boost sustainable agriculture and rural development in the community. So...

Chief Executive Officer of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Ellison Thompson, has commended Jamaica for its robust global tourism resilience thrust. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Thompson credited Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, for leading the tourism resilience charge in the region. “[Mr. Bartlett] has been very helpful to the whole region in terms of putting...