Attorney-at-law, Samuel Bailey, is Jamaica's 2020 Rhodes Scholar. The 23-year old,  who was runner-up for the 2019 scholarship, was declared the winner of the prestigious award at the end of a rigorous all day interview process at King’s House on Thursday (Nov. 21). A delighted Bailey, who spoke to JIS News after the announcement by Governor General, His Excellency, the...

Students and teachers at Mount Olivet Primary School in Manchester were in a jubilant mood when the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Heritage team, along with several past members of the Mount Olivet United Church Youth Fellowship (MOUCYF), visited the institution recently. The JIS was on the final leg of its annual Heritage School tour, while the Youth Fellowship past members,...

Several key stakeholders from Montego Bay and its environs attended the St. James Public Health Services Vector Control Symposium, which was held at the RIU Montego Bay Resort recently. The event was coordinated in partnership with the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). Executive Director of the TEF, Dr. Carey Wallace, told stakeholders that the organisation has had a long-standing partnership with...

Celebrated Jamaican poet, performer, writer, educator, folklorist and activist, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, remains a prominent figure in local culture. Affectionately known as ‘Miss Lou’, she is credited as being a champion of the Jamaican dialect (patois) and way of life. Her work, which comprises poems, songs and stories, is based on her analysis and commentary of the Jamaican way of...

Twenty-one-year-old windscreen wiper, Carlton Williams, could hardly contain his joy and pride as he gathered with his peers for his very first graduation ceremony. “A first me a graduate from me know myself. Mi nuh know myself a graduate not even from basic school. Mi feel boasy,” he beams to JIS News. “A first mi look so nice,” he adds...

Allasandra Chung, affectionately called “Sandy” is a stalwart in tourism and community development. For more than 27 years, she has worked on projects aimed at improving the local tourism product while providing opportunities for citizens to earn, and raising funds to support national Labour Day projects. On National Heroes Day, October 21, Ms. Chung was awarded the Order of Distinction...

Several private- and public-sector entities are embarking on the planting of trees to support the national reforestation programme, in order to protect the environment. The initiative, which was launched recently by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is aimed at planting three million timber and ornamental trees over the next three years, and expanding forested areas, including public and...

Joy and pride were evident on the faces of 14 windscreen wipers from communities in Kingston, as they collected their certificates after participating in a three-week Windscreen Wiper Intervention Initiative. The young men, who took part in the graduation exercise at Garmex Heart Academy on Marcus Garvey Drive, in Kingston, on November 1, were part of a group of 26...

Ninteen-year-old Quwayne Howell wants to become one of Jamaica’s foremost facial plastic surgeons. The young man, who hails from the community of Allman Town in Kingston, wants to help people with defects or disfigurement to the face, resulting from birth or trauma, to live normal lives. Quwayne studied hard in school, earning eight grade ones in the 2019 Caribbean Secondary...