A teen from the Kilmarnock District in St. Elizabeth is being hailed as a hero after running inside a burning building to rescue an elderly man with a physical disability. The youngster is 18-year-old Aldain Daley, who, on May 17 of this year, ran into the burning home of Vernon Sewell, an 86-year-old retired farmer, after the senior citizen reportedly...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), is calling on persons to desist from the unsustainable harvesting of Pimento plants and the Bitterwood tree. Three species that are endemic to Jamaica – the Pimenta obscura, Pimenta jamaicensis and Pimenta richardii – can be found in select parts of the country, while the native plant, Pimenta dioica, can be found in...

Two hundred and forty care packages, valued at more than $600,000, have been distributed to the families of needy students who attend the Chalky Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Ann, as well as vulnerable residents of the community, through a joint initiative between the school’s administration and its alumni. The care packages were distributed to assist individuals in...

The operations of approximately 20 State entities that facilitate imports and exports are earmarked for digitisation under the Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) initiative, which is being implemented by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA). Jamaica. JSWIFT is a single electronic platform providing fully automated access to all cross-border regulatory agencies, enabling traders and their representatives to transact all businesses...

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is inviting young people to register for its family backyard garden challenge. The competition, which started in May, will run over a three-month period and is open to Jamaica 4-H Clubs members, volunteers as well as members of the public aged nine and over. Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake, says the...

The Government, through the Port Community System (PCS), is facilitating ease of doing business at the nation’s ports, which is critical at this time when the global community is facing a pandemic. The PCS is a single, neutral and open electronic platform, which enables the secure exchange of information between public and private stakeholders in the port community. It acts...

With schools making the switch to distance learning due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, parents across the island have had to take on the added task of assisting their children with their lessons at home, while juggling work and other duties. Tourism worker from St. Ann’s Bay, Shenelle Dawkins, tells JIS News that when the Government announced the closure of...

With the new academic year a few months away, parents are being encouraged to enroll their children at the newly established school, Christel House Jamaica, at Twickenham Park, in St. Catherine, which officially opens September 7. The application period is slated to close at the end of July. The recruitment drive targets children from families who are experiencing economic difficulties...

The Government continues to make it easier for persons to do business in Jamaica with the recent introduction of a ‘One Stop’ process for customers to get a Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC). The TCC, which is processed by Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), is an important document issued to an individual or company as proof that they are tax compliant and...