Thirteen-year-old Adrianna Laing, the sole survivor of a fire that claimed the lives of her three brothers in Springfield, Westmoreland, in September last year, is now happily home after successful treatment in the United States (US). The teenager, who suffered third-degree burns and lost one of her legs, received a rousing welcome on arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport...

A senior educator is encouraging more Jamaican youth to join and embrace the local 4-H Clubs’ network, citing the myriad benefits to be derived through membership. Morant Bay Primary School’s Jody Brown, who was recently crowned the 2022/23 LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/Jamaica Teaching Council Teacher of the Year, says his passion for the 4-H Clubs movement dates back to...

With the possibility of an earthquake happening at any given time, Jamaicans are being encouraged to always be prepared. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Scientific Officer in the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Karleen Black, says there is no specific season for earthquakes, neither are they impacted by the weather. “In terms...

Recent amendments to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act 2016, are to benefit local and international stakeholders. Legal Officer, Kristin Lewis, of the Legal Services Unit of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), provided details during a recent sensitisation session, titled, ‘In the Zone’. She noted that amendments were made to clarify that business activities within the zone made...

The historic Newcastle Parade Grounds, in St. Andrew, came alive on Saturday (March 25) for the sixth annual Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival. The event, held last year at Devon House in Kingston, returned to its picturesque home, providing patrons with the ambience and inspiration of all things Blue Mountain coffee. Scores of coffee lovers, both locally and internationally, were...

Schools that are looking to inculcate a culture of responsible and safe road use among students now have a curriculum they can use as a guide. The Road Safety Unit (RSU), through its Pedestrian Safety Committee, partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica to develop an Adolescent Road Safety Education Curriculum, which provides direction for imparting road- and...

Jamaicans are welcoming the removal of tuition and administrative fees for HEART/NSTA Trust programmes up to level four. The decision, which is effective April 1, will allow for access to vocational training for all persons regardless of their economic status. Waiving the fees is in keeping with the Government’s mandate to increase the provision of trained labour for industry. In...

Dozens of residents of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home are now experiencing improvements in completing their school assignments as a result of devices acquired through the facility’s ongoing ‘Tablet Drive’. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the administration of the Walderston, Manchester-based facility embarked on the initiative to acquire tablets for the more than 40 wards, at the time....

With tourism in full recovery mode, online home-rental platform Airbnb has been giving more Jamaicans a chance to earn a living from the lucrative hospitality sector. In fact, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said that 29 per cent of the 2.6-million stopover visitors who came to Jamaica last year did so through Airbnb, which he notes was partially due to...