The Government is transforming service delivery to better respond to the needs of the public and create enhanced experiences for customers, through the development of a Service Excellence Policy. Recently launched by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, the policy outlines key principles and minimum service standards for all government entities. It also specifies the mechanism by which service...

Young Jamaicans are being encouraged to apply to the Jamaica 4-H Club’s Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP), by 27-year-old farmer, Chomaine Thomas. Owner of Chomaine Foods and a recent beneficiary of RYEEP, Mr. Thomas, who operates a farm in Clarendon, told JIS News that he applied to join the initiative earlier this year. “I read about it and applied....

Driver at the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) Patrick Foster, recalls that his entry into the Ministry could not have prepared him for what he was to encounter on the front line as the country grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic. He was, however, cognisant of the important role he played and in which he diligently served in an area...

Faith and a second chance were exactly what Claudine Campbell-Bryan needed to restore her hope of becoming a successful entrepreneur. After a few failed attempts at entrepreneurship, the mother of two received her confirmation of a second chance after visiting a church service one evening and was handpicked from the congregation. The speaker delivering the sermon called her to the...

The Nation’s appellate court, the Court of Appeal, celebrates 60 years of existence on August 5, in tandem with Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee. The Court of Appeal is enshrined in the Constitution of Jamaica, which came into force August 1962, when the country gained its political Independence from Britain. President of the Court of Appeal, the Honourable Mr. Justice Patrick Brooks,...

Jamaica, once a playground for the rich and famous, has grown to become a premier destination for tourists over the last 60 years, offering a variety of options for stay when one chooses the island for a vacation or to celebrate important milestones in their lives. Booking a room at an all-inclusive hotel, villa, guest house, or Airbnb, is among...

Kingston, the seat of Government and the capital of Jamaica, is the centre of trade and commerce in the island, with many companies and organisations having a base there. The 330-year-old city, which includes the bustling downtown market district, has the seventh largest natural harbour in the world, is a cultural Mecca, bursting with important heritage sites and attractions and...

Jamaica has seen an increase in visitors as a result of the inscription of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. Inscribed on July 3, 2015, the 26,000-hectare Park was the first to put Jamaica on the world heritage stage. One of 32 “mixed’ World Heritage...

The St. Catherine-based ‘Williams Farm’ has been putting fresh, locally grown food on the tables of Jamaicans for generations. Now its youngest proprietor, Trey Williams, has decided to carve out his niche in the family business by focusing his efforts on tilapia farming. Under the keen maintenance of the 26-year-old, the family’s farm boasts 13 one-acre fishponds, each containing about...