The contributions of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Phillip George Seaga, were highlighted during a joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, June 19. Mr. Seaga was Jamaica’s fifth Prime Minister, serving from 1980 to 1989. He represented the constituency of West Kingston from 1962 until his retirement from active politics in 2005. He died on...

More than 600 citizens from western Jamaica have been given the gift of hearing through the efforts of the United States-based Starkey Hearing Foundation. The residents, who hail from Westmoreland, Hanover, Trelawny, St. James and St. Ann, were fitted with free custom-made hearing aids, during a special mission by the charity at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from May 30...

Twenty hernia patients at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital have benefitted from well-needed surgeries, freeing them of constant pain, and enabling them to return to work and other activities. The surgeries were all performed on Labour Day on May 23, as part of an effort by the hospital to reduce waiting time for operations. Regional Director of the North...

Tributes continue to pour in from prominent leaders in western Jamaica, for the former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, who passed away on May 28 at the age of 89. Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Western Westmoreland and Businessman, Russell Hammond, tells JIS News that Mr. Seaga was an outstanding nation builder and astute political organiser. Mr....

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, died today (May 28), in the United States, where he was receiving treatment. Mr. Seaga, aged 89, was Jamaica’s fifth Prime Minister, serving from October 1980 to February 1989. Through 43 years of unwavering service to the nation, the former Prime Minister played a fundamental role in shaping Jamaica’s post-Independence parliamentary landscape....

Sixty-five-year-old visually impaired, Elisha Afflick, is expressing appreciation to the Kiwanis Division East 23 and the Abilities Foundation for making a difference in the lives of persons with disabilities, by providing them with care packages containing groceries and other items. “I feel very pleased and happy that somebody remembers us as disabled persons, because sometimes we feel like we are...

Most children look forward to celebrating their birthdays and being showered with lavish parties and gifts. But for Courtney Greaves, who turned eight on March 14, she wanted to mark the occasion by giving back to the less fortunate. Courtney, who attends Jesse Ripoll Primary School on South Camp Road in Kingston, tells JIS News that she was led by...

The Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP) of the Social Development Commission (SDC) is seeking to bring together locally owned and private enterprises in partnerships that will result in community development and economic growth. One example of this is the linkage made through the Cross Keys Development Area Committee (DAC) Plantain Curls venture, in Manchester. The Cross Keys DAC is...

At 25 years old, Aubrey Stewart has achieved more than many others have accomplished over a lifetime. The outgoing Chairman of the Youth Advisory Council is a Jamaica House Fellow, a recipient of the Queen’s Young Leader Award and the Prime Minister’s Youth Award for Leadership, and has earned various academic awards. With his many achievements, Aubrey remains true to...