Shane Constable from Greenwich Town in Kingston is grateful for the grant support provided by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), which enabled him to acquire a freezer and water tank for his fledgling goat-rearing enterprise. Mr. Constable, who has a daughter, indicated that he started out with one goat, with a view to expanding his livestock inventory, but faced...

Construction of a newly designed eastern entrance for the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew, is in keeping with the reimaging of the gardens, making it more attractive to visitors. The project is being financed by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. Chairman, Nature Preservation Foundation, Alfred Thomas, said the long-term plan is to bring Hope...

More than 3,000, three-dimensional (3-D) face shields have been donated to the public healthcare sector since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Jamaica, through PreeLabs Limited, an automated solutions and product development company headed by young entrepreneur, Yekini Wallen-Bryan. In a bid to aid Jamaica in tackling the crisis, the 26-year-old Chief Executive Officer (CEO), along with four other...

With the many uncertainties of life, persons may not always have the time or the capacity to conduct their own business, hence the need for granting power of attorney privilege. Power of attorney legally gives a person authority to conduct business on behalf of another, ensuring that affairs are handled appropriately and that peace of mind can be achieved. For...

Jamaicans and overseas visitors to Fort Charles in the historic town of Port Royal, Kingston, which boasts over 500 years of history, will get a new experience. Thanks to the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) and other Government agencies, Fort Charles will be opened to the public on Monday, February 24. The PAJ is planning a media tour on the...

The HEART Trust/NTA’s merger with three other key training institutions forms part of the Government’s policy focus on modernising the public sector through, among other things, a trained and certified labour force. Consequent on a September 2017 Cabinet decision, instructions were issued for the merger of HEART Trust/NTA, Jamaica’s premier training agency, the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), the...

The Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme has been lauded by beneficiary, Devon Thompson, who describes the programme as excellent for providing underprivileged Jamaican youth with a second chance at success. Devon ended his HOPE Programme internship at the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) last year and describes the experience as life-changing. “I think the HOPE Programme is a good...

Outgoing Jamaica House Fellow, Dr. Karelle Samuda, believes that the Jamaica House Fellowship Programme is suited for young people in the diaspora, where they will be able to contribute to the country’s development. Dr. Samuda returned to Jamaica from the United States in March of 2017, and served in the Fellowship Programme for two years. “I felt honoured being given...

Participants of the 2017/19 Jamaica House Fellowship Programme (JHFP) are encouraging highly motivated young professionals to submit their application for this year. The lives of Mark Tracey, Karelle Samuda and Lavois Cruickshank have been changed after serving as Jamaica House Fellows. The trio, along with five others were officially pinned as the first cohort of fellows by Prime Minister, the...