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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (fourth left), and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (fourth right); share a moment  with retired and retiring JIS employees, who were honoured by the agency on Saturday (May 19), during a function at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston. The honourees (from right)...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) showcased its rich archive of cultural and heritage products to students of the Middleton Primary School in St. Thomas last week, at an Education Week activity staged by the institution. Director of Corporate Services at the JIS, Errol Gardner, who was the main presenter, discussed with the students and showed them various television features produced...

Six per cent of deaths worldwide are attributed to physical inactivity, which is said to be the principal cause of approximately 25 per cent of breast and colon cancers, 27 per cent of diabetes and 30 per cent of heart diseases. The World Health Organisation (WHO) also states that physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality....

Inclement weather could not dampen the atmosphere of fun and excitement at the Mount Olivet Boys' Home in Manchester recently as the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) staff joined the residents for a day of sports and games. The event dubbed: ‘Health and Fitness Day’ was part of the agency’s outreach to the home, which it adopted in 2009. Sounds of...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) on April 17 officially opened its new Montego Bay Regional office, located at 42 B and C Union Street in the St. James capital. The office, relocated from premises at 34 Union Street, now has more spacious surroundings,  which will enable the agency to expand its offerings to better serve the parishes of St. James,...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) will be participating in the University of Technology’s (UTech) annual book fair to be held today in the Caribbean Sculpture Park, at the institution’s Old Hope Road campus. The event, organised by the Calvin McKain Library, will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and will increase awareness of the most current educational resources...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) opened its doors recently to a group of American Peace Corps volunteers, who wanted to get as much information as possible, to assist them in their preparation to teach and work in schools and institutions across rural Jamaica for the next two years. Programming and Training Specialist for Numeracy and Literacy at the...

KINGSTON — The Mount Olivet Boys' Home was abuzz with activity recently, when the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) hosted a career day at the Manchester-based home. On hand were representatives of a number of organisations and agencies, and experts in a range of fields, who engaged the boys in discussion on various career paths, with some incorporating video clips of...

Nearly three quarters of Jamaican youths are logging on to the Internet to find information and to interact with their friends on social networks. This was revealed in the 2010 Jamaica National Youth Survey released in June, which stated that almost 74 per cent of young people between 15 and 24 years reported that they have access to computers, while...

The Stepney Primary and Junior High School in St. Ann is the latest institution to benefit from the donation of publications on the country's heritage from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). On Wednesday (October 13), the agency's Acting Special Projects Manager, Latoya Crossman, travelled to the school, where she handed over posters of the national heroes and heroine, and the...

Preparations are being made for a head count of all Jamaicans, by way of the Jamaica Population and Housing Census, which will begin on April 5, 2011. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank', on July 6, Acting Director, Social Policy, Planning and Research Division of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Easton Williams said that census data is extensively used...

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Lt. Col. Oscar Derby has said that his organisation is aimed to position the aviation industry as a greater contributor to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Addressing a JIS Think Tank on Friday (June 18), Lt. Derby noted that this was in keeping with the aspects of the Vision 2030...