As Nurse Carmen Lyn Johnson prepares to accept the Order of Distinction (OD) on National Heroes Day, at the forefront of her mind is the support of her colleagues and the entire nursing community over 33 years of unwavering service. She tells JIS News that the award is not about her but the people who have supported and believed in...

The name Justine Henzell is rooted in the parish of St. Elizabeth, particularly Treasure Beach, where she co-founded the renowned Calabash International Literary Festival in 2001. The daughter of the late filmmaker Perry Henzell of the ‘Harder They Come’ fame, Miss Henzell was not born in Treasure Beach but fell in love with the area in her childhood days when...

Hailing from a small farming community in St. Andrew East Rural, Julia Bonner Douett always knew that her passion would, one day, lead to much success. The current Director of Standards at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Mrs. Bonner Douett will grace the stage at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony, on October 16, to be pinned with a...

The renowned Couples Tower Isle in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, has seen its fair share of history since its inception in 1947. Over the years, the resort has stood as a symbol of excellence in Jamaica’s hospitality industry. This year, however, marks a significant milestone for the resort as it welcomed its first female General Manager, Charmaine Bailey, who has...

The Norman Manley Law School (NMLS), Mona, Kingston, named after Jamaica’s first and only Premier, lawyer, Rhodes Scholar and National Hero, The Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley, is celebrating 50 years. The famed institution opened its doors to its first students in September 1973. Like the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago, which was also established in 1973,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), converses with Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, and founder of the Money Mission Community, Kalilah Reynolds, at the official launch of the initiative on October 9 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Money Mission was established to facilitate the exchange of strategies and approaches for...

Newly elected President of the Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC), Dr. Evette Smith Johnson, believes in creating a safe environment for women in the maritime industry where they can share, air their concerns and be given room to grow. This, she tells JIS News, should be done in tandem with the umbrella vision that the International Maritime Organization (IMO)...

Inspired by her mother’s gentle care of injured animals, Christine Wilson, from a tender age, set her mind on becoming a nurse. The Former Director of Nursing at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has enjoyed the reward of serving patients while growing professionally and personally. For 41 years of service to UHWI, Mrs. Wilson will be conferred...

There has been a significant improvement in living conditions in State-run infirmaries across the island. Infirmaries, which are essential facilities offering shelter and support services to the elderly, destitute, and mentally ill individuals who have no other means of care, have been given priority treatment by the Government, through the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, and are being...