The Government and security forces have given their commitment to continue efforts to eliminate criminal activities, even with the expiration of the current state of public emergency (SOE) looming. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who visited members of the security forces at several SOE checkpoints in the Kingston Eastern Division on Monday (November 28), said all stakeholders remain...

Thousands of patients will benefit annually from improved healthcare services when the renovated Chapelton Community Hospital reopens in early December. Funding in the amount of $132 million was provided by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund to cover phase two of the upgrade activities at the Clarendon-based facility. This complemented the US$1 million provided by the United...

Forged from necessity, Shevielle Naturals was created by Candace Gordon as a solution to her need for holistic personal-care products. The 24-year-old tells JIS News that the idea for the company came while she was still a student at Wolmer’s High School for Girls. “I was going on a natural journey myself where I became a vegetarian. I started looking...

Educators and students at the May Pen Infant School now have access to a comfortable learning environment, after moving out of an old, termite invested building into a new modern facility. The changeover follows a generous donation by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund totalling $130 million. The grant covered building and renovation costs for a two-storey...

Retired Westmoreland educator Theresa Lindo says she always wanted to be a teacher. “Ever since I was a child, I knew. My principal and his wife, Desmond and May Gascoine, they were my influences. I used to come home from school, line out kerosene tins and play school. I was always the teacher,” she tells JIS News. Pursuing her dreams...

Seventeen-year-old Delaney Campbell plans to turn his childhood fascination with planes into a rewarding career as an airline pilot. Despite challenging circumstances, the youngster is keeping his eyes on the prize, as he is determined to create a better life for himself, his mother and little brother. The student at Newell High School in St. Elizabeth, has carved out a...

Mangroves, the groups of trees and shrubs that line Jamaica’s coastlines, hold significant value not only in protecting and sustaining the lives and livelihoods of citizens along the coasts but also in real economic terms. It is estimated that these wetland forests are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. A report on Jamaica’s mangroves, launched in 2019, estimate that they...

Everyone in the workplace is important, says Bursar at Clarendon College, Theda Falconer Brooks, who has served in the education sector for 36 years. Using this as a principle, according to Mrs. Brooks, made all the difference in her work etiquette, management, and success over the years. “Everyone on the ground is important… no matter how you look at them....

At the busy Miami airport, 15 years ago, Collin Rumble was about to board a return flight to Jamaica after a challenging first season on the H2A Labour Programme, when he decided to assist an older gentleman who was struggling with his luggage. Little did the Clarendon native know at the time, that the encounter would lead him to a...