Grade-10 student of York Castle High School in St. Ann, Adryan McNeish, is the 2022 winner of the Jamaica Customer Service Song Competition, adding to the crown she won in 2021. She first entered the competition in 2021 and when the opportunity presented itself to enter again in 2022, she did and walked away with the winning trophy, a certificate...

Ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) are being encouraged to take advantage of the support available to them under the Canada-CARICOM Expert Deployment Mechanism (CCEDM). The CCEDM is a four-year programme, funded by Global Affairs Canada for the benefit of CARICOM nations, that offers technical assistance in priority areas identified by the beneficiary governments. It is being implemented locally by the...

While many young people shy away from a career in the public sector, Annabelle Jones has set her sights on becoming a career civil servant. She has always been interested in public service, but her decision on a career path was concretised after participating in the Jamaica House Fellowship Programme. Miss Jones comes from a diverse academic background, holding a...

Service to one’s country is one of the highest forms of patriotism. For marine biologist and ecologist Professor Mona Kay Webber, who has dedicated over 30 years to preserving the marine and coastal environment, she is driven by a deep love for the land of wood and water. Over the years, Professor Webber, who is Director for the Centre of...

Educational Technologist, Davia Bryan-Campbell, is the 2022 National Innovator of the Year. She copped the award for her creation, ‘EduHub Teach’, a platform that enables teachers to access and share resources with each other. Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, presented Mrs. Bryan-Campbell with her award during a recent ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston....

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...