A nomination document has been submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the inscription of Port Royal on the World Heritage List. Port Royal, a town located at the end of the Palisadoes strip in Kingston and former home to pirates during the 17th Century, has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage Tentative List since February...

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...

It is said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This is true for entrepreneur Melissa Preddie, who has created a successful jewellery business by recycling plastic bottles. It was in 2012, after finding herself unemployed, that she thought of utilising the empty containers, which she had saved over time, to create items that persons would love and, hopefully,...

Principal, Dinthill Technical High School in Linstead, St. Catherine, Monica White, says all schools across Jamaica should have in place a sustainable agriculture programme. She notes that the agriculture programme at her school not only provides skills training for students but also supplies produce to local markets and a hotel. “All we do is centred on agriculture. We have lettuce,...

Jamaica’s international development partners have recommitted their support for the Public Sector Transformation Programme. This is the undertaking given by representatives of two of the entities – Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Manager, Therese Turner Jones, and World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova, who have lauded the Administration for taking steps to further advance the civil service’s...

Local and international investors are being encouraged to take advantage of the numerous opportunities that are available in Jamaica’s medicinal cannabis industry. Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Manager, Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, said opportunities are available in research and development, retail, and exporting the services of Jamaican professionals. He was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank Session...

The Government is embarking on a US$5.3-million project to build the country’s resilience to climate change. Dubbed the North Eastern Coastal Resilience Building project, it is one of three components under the Enhancing the Resilience of the Agricultural Sector and Coastal Areas to Protect Livelihoods and Improve Food Security Programme. It is being implemented by the Planning Institute of Jamaica...

Owner and Operator of Salisbury Cosmeceuticals, Carol Robinson, is hoping that participation in the 2019 Tourism Linkages Speed Networking Event will earn her a share of the more than US$600 billion, for which wellness and health tourism is estimated. The industry, according to data from the Global Wellness Institute, is forecast to grow at a rate of 7.5 per cent...

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) is calling for a mindset change as it relates to land titling, as houses should only be built on certified lots. Since 2012, the HAJ has embarked on a national project to regularise informal land settlements by providing eligible residents with land titles. However, the agency is reporting it is facing challenges, as some...