Unlike many outreach groups that focus primarily on giving tangible gifts to those in need this festive season, one group – Global Shapers Kingston Hub – chose to mentor underserved boys in the Corporate Area. This decision is based on their belief that “giving of time” and a “listening ear” are what many poverty-stricken and at-risk youth need. In keeping...

The Administrator-General’s Department (AGD), which has become synonymous with excellence in service delivery, is this year celebrating 20 years as an executive agency. The diligence and dedication of the AGD’s staff to improving the level of service delivered since its establishment in 1873 has not gone without recognition. The Agency has been the recipient of several awards in the Public...

Entrepreneur, Marsha Edwards, has transformed her hobby into a business while helping other women to hone their skills in nail technology. In September this year, Ms. Edwards began a partnership with the HEART College of Beauty Services to offer a certified course in nail technology. At the end of the course, called ‘Back to Basics’, an NVQ (National Vocational Qualification)...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging shoppers to understand and be aware of their basic rights while conducting their business during the Yuletide season. Communications Specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell, tells JIS News that it is very important for consumers to understand that within their own transactions, whether small or large, they have specific rights. “If, for instance,...

Entrepreneur Lisa Davis was in search of a colouring book for her daughter that featured black characters, and was disappointed when she could not find any at the stores she visited. It was then that she decided to not only create her own colouring book but also a line of dolls and other products for girls of colour under her...

Stakeholders are describing Jamaican Olympian, Veronica Campbell-Brown, popularly referred to as ‘VCB’, as a positive force from which the youth can gain inspiration and achieve their goals. An official statue in her honour, moulded by renowned sculptor Basil Watson, was unveiled at Statue Park at the National Stadium in October. Former Principal of Troy Primary School in Trelawny, Clayton Collins,...

With the rise in the use of camera phones, photography is seen today as a dying profession. However, Yone Gordon is not the least bit fazed by that view and still has his heart set on becoming one of the country’s most sought-after wedding photographers and videographers. “That is my ultimate dream, because it's something I love. I like to...

The versatility of honey, one of the most popular and widely used natural sweeteners, has been manifested in the range of value-added products manufactured by the St. Thomas-based entity, Irie Lyfe. The business, which Jamaican entrepreneurs, Brian Allen, and wife, Barbara Philbert Allen, operate out of the pristine community of Airy Castle, manufactures, retails and distributes body and haircare products,...

There was jubilation at the Somerton All-Age and Infant School in St. James at the news that grade-six student and head boy, Steven Bernard, had won the essay component of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 2019 Heritage Competition. The 11-year-old aspiring writer took home the trophy for his winning easy on the topic of Reparation, at the awards ceremony held...