The 2024 Festival Song Winner, Kimiela ‘Candy’ Isaacs, is encouraging more women to enter the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)-organised competition. “Come out and represent your country. The competition is not a man-based thing. It is neutral… women and men. So, women come on out, step up to the game, go for it,” the visually impaired singer declares. This year’s...

Nothing could prepare 19-year-old Ronaldo Lee for the surprise he received earlier this year, when he was informed that he was accepted into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States of America (USA). He is among eight Caribbean students, including two fellow Jamaicans, who successfully applied for admission to the prestigious tertiary institution. Ronaldo, who was awarded...

The Government is making significant investment in improving the country’s water infrastructure to ensure that all Jamaicans, particularly citizens in rural communities, have reliable access to clean and safe water. The comprehensive programme involves upgrading inadequate and aged water and sewerage systems to mitigate the negative impacts of climate variability and change, said Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of...

*Mary Myers, a mother of three children, aged five, six and 11, has been left to pick up the pieces after their home in Kew, Hanover, was severely battered during the passage of Hurricane Beryl. She tells JIS News that adults and children alike in the community have been left traumatised. Ms. Myers says her roof and those of many...

Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) member and Attorney-at-Law, Dr. Lloyd Barnett, is reminding Jamaicans that the constitutional reform process must be built on consensus, for the Republic to become a reality. Jamaica’s constitutional reform process involves moving from a constitutional monarchy, where the country’s Head of State is a Monarch. Usually that implies that the position of Head of State is...

Jamaica will be among more than 160 countries participating in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The event is slated for April 13 to October 13, 2025 in Osaka, Japan, under the theme ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives’. Dubbed the ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Expo’, the event will promote the implementation of the United Nations (UN) SDGs by inviting the...

Accepting the inevitability of death provides persons with the opportunity to ‘get their house in order’, which can be accomplished through a process known as Estate Planning. Estate planning or estate management involves taking steps to legally document what should happen to a person’s assets upon their passing, most commonly in the form of a will. Administrator-General and Chief Executive...

Educators are being urged to be aware of the impact they can have on students living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and to take their role in ensuring their academic success and well-being seriously. SCD is a genetic blood disorder affecting millions worldwide, with symptoms often manifesting in early childhood, significantly impacting a child's learning and overall health. Co-chair of...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) is receiving high praises for the staging of its Tourism Quiz competition. The fifth edition of the competition recently concluded and saw Hosanna Preparatory School from St. James creating history, becoming the first school from the ‘tourist capital’ to emerge as the winner. They defeated Mount Airy Primary School from Westmoreland to walk away...