A High Alert has been activated for 12-year-old Travis Folkes of Cane River district, 9 Miles, Bull Bay, St. Andrew who has been missing since Thursday, September 9. He is of brown complexion, stout build and about 149 centimetres ( 4 feet 11 inches) tall. Reports from the Bull Bay Police are that about 7:00 p.m., Travis was last seen...

Several young Jamaicans are entering the agricultural sector through the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP). The RYEEP is an entrepreneurial training programme organised by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, in partnership with the HEART/NSTA Trust. Providing an update on the initiative recently, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, said more than 700 youth have been trained through the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is not currently considering making coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination mandatory. Mr. Holness said before any consideration can be given in this regard, the Government must demonstrate that an effective public education campaign was undertaken. “I am of the view that the current health situation does give strong justification that we should...

Nominations are now being accepted for the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence (PMYAE). Since the inception of the PMYAE in 1998, these prestigious awards have been bestowed on young Jamaican nationals between 15 and 29 years old who are living here and in the diaspora. Nominees must excel in the selected category, contribute to Jamaica’s development, have attained national...

The Ministry of National Security is targeting neighborhood watch groups, community associations and businesses across the island as it looks to beef up the number of surveillance cameras available under the JamaicaEye programme. “In terms of the contribution by the public, we are putting a lot of effort into that at this time,” Senior Director of Major Technology Transformation in...

The Ministry of National Security’s national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme dubbed ‘JamaicaEye’ is now being implemented in the parish of St. Elizabeth. Senior Director of Major Technology Transformation in the Ministry, Arvel Grant, told JIS News that the expansion to St. Elizabeth is a part of the Government’s thrust to ensure that all parishes are integrated into the programme....

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising essential workers, and other motorists, that corrective works will be undertaken along sections of the Mandela Highway next week. The works which are scheduled to commence at 5:00 a.m. Sunday, September 12 will continue until 4:00 p.m. Tuesday September 14. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that...