The Ministry of Health (MOH) has noted that most people infected with Zika virus will have no clue that they have contracted the mosquito-borne illness. This is because some infected persons will show no symptoms. However, while there are others who will manifest symptoms of the virus, it is important to note that the symptoms of Zika are usually vague....

Chairman of the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) in St. James, Rev. Everton Jackson, is hailing as a major success, the peace marches which have been staged in the volatile communities of Norwood and Salt Spring in the parish. In an interview with JIS News during the latest peace march which took place in Salt Spring on May 22, Rev. Jackson...

Since 2012, the year Jamaica celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence, through a Proclamation by the Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, the third Friday in May is celebrated annually as National Children’s Day. For this year's Child Month, the theme was, "Healthy Children Build a Stronger Nation", with the sub-theme being, "Our Children, Our Jamaica". The Ministry...

The parish of St. James paid homage to National Hero, The Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe, with a floral tribute and ceremony on Labour Day (May 23). The function, held at the monument in his honour at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, commemorated the date on which the National Hero was hanged in the town square in 1832. Sharpe was...

Several teachers and education officials are lauding the Education Partnership for Improved Reading Outcomes, for equipping the education system with the tools for steady progress in literacy. Under the three-year project, which ended in March, the Education Ministry,  in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),  provided capacity building and technical assistance to the National Literacy Programme,...

Roehampton Primary School, in St. James, is being hailed by educators and senior Government officials as a shining example in St. James. Located in the hilly district of Anchovy, the school, with a student population of 179, has been doing well academically, showing marked improvement in both the Grade Three Diagnostic Test and also the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT)...

Mentor, mother, friend and counsellor are just some of the names aptly used to describe  Principal of the Hampton School for Girls, Heather Murray. Mrs. Murray has been at the helm of the institution, located in the cool hills of Malvern, St. Elizabeth,  since 2004, but her entire adult life has been dedicated to the teaching profession, covering  primary and...

Groundbreaking innovations by Jamaicans have enhanced the quality of life of the society and contributed to development in several fields, locally and internationally. In health care, for instance, Canasol, formulated by Drs. Manley West and Albert Lockhart, has aided hundreds of glaucoma patients. The papaya sector has been fortified by Professor Paula Tennant’s disease-resistant variety. In technology, Xormis, a Jamaican...

Michael Norman Manley was born on December 10, 1924 in St. Andrew, Jamaica. He was the second son of internationally renowned lawyer, Rhodes Scholar and one of Jamaica’s National Heroes, the Rt. Excellent Norman Washington Manley and Edna Manley, nee Swithenbank, outstanding sculptor and patron of Jamaican arts. Although Manley’s first love was journalism, he eventually became involved in trade...