In 1965, then 18-year old St. Thomas native, Augustus Morgan, left Jamaica for the United States to participate in the overseas agricultural (farm work) programme. Fifty-five years later, not only is Mr. Morgan still with the programme, but at 73 years-old, he is one of the oldest members, and tells JIS News that he is “fit and ready to go...

Not all heroes are adults or wear capes. The statement rings true for the Heroes for Children Project run by the Programmes Coordination Division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) as they encourage children to consistently engage in heroic acts. Referred to as the Junior Centre, The Programmes Coordination Division serves children at the primary and high school levels through...

He is best known across the length and breadth of Jamaica as Agent Sasco, but among Ministry of National Security officials, the name Jeffery Campbell is more familiar. The dancehall artiste has been closely involved with the Ministry’s ‘We Transform’ programme since 2017 as an ambassador and mentor. Launched in 2017, the We Transform programme focuses on facilitating the rehabilitation...

Justices of the Peace (JP) are lauding the Ministry of Justice for continuing to advance the profession through ongoing sensitisation and training. More than 200 JPs were trained last year under the thrust, which is aimed at creating a first-class justice system. Among the beneficiaries was Karen Sinclair-Lym, who has been a JP for eight years and serves the St....

For more than 40 years, the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has been a ray of hope for teen mothers across the length and breadth of Jamaica. Through the Programme for Adolescent Mothers, offered at the WCJF’s main office in St. Andrew, and through outreach stations across the island, the young women benefit from academic instruction in a number...

Staff and students of the Lucea Primary School, in Hanover, have much to celebrate as the continued intervention of the school’s Enrichment Programme has become a cornerstone to improving the literacy level at the institution. The enrichment programme began as an islandwide initiative of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information with key partners, such as the Digicel Foundation. The...

The Acts of Grace Foundation, which was founded in 2015 by Clinical Psychologist, Amanda Fraser, is quietly tending to the needs of several disadvantaged persons across the island, while empowering vulnerable children. Established by the Manchester native, along with a handful of persons, the Foundation assists persons who are beset by psychological and financial challenges, and is also now functioning...

The Bengal Pump Station, located in the farming community of Braco, North Trelawny, is the first of the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) pump stations to be retrofitted with a large-scale solar photovoltaic system. The retrofitted pump station, which was commissioned into service at a ceremony at the facility, on January 23, is a part of the NIC’s Renewable Energy...

Christel House Jamaica aims to assist young students in St. Catherine to become well-deserving members of society, though a school being constructed in Twickenham Park. The local charity organisation, an arm of Christel House International, is to provide tuition-free quality education and ancillary services to students, aged three to 19, living in St. Catherine. The school, which is now under...