Not all heroes are adults or wear capes. The statement rings true for the Heroes for Children Project run by the Programmes Coordination Division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) as they encourage children to consistently engage in heroic acts. Referred to as the Junior Centre, The Programmes Coordination Division serves children at the primary and high school levels through...

He is best known across the length and breadth of Jamaica as Agent Sasco, but among Ministry of National Security officials, the name Jeffery Campbell is more familiar. The dancehall artiste has been closely involved with the Ministry’s ‘We Transform’ programme since 2017 as an ambassador and mentor. Launched in 2017, the We Transform programme focuses on facilitating the rehabilitation...

For 35 days between October and early December, Clayon Elliot travelled 149 kilometres from his home in York Town, Clarendon, to attend classes in event production at the Grandiosa Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. It was a three-and-a-half-hour commute to and from Montego Bay each day for a total of seven hours. Mr. Elliot tells JIS News that he...

Unlike many outreach groups that focus primarily on giving tangible gifts to those in need this festive season, one group – Global Shapers Kingston Hub – chose to mentor underserved boys in the Corporate Area. This decision is based on their belief that “giving of time” and a “listening ear” are what many poverty-stricken and at-risk youth need. In keeping...

Joy and pride were evident on the faces of 14 windscreen wipers from communities in Kingston, as they collected their certificates after participating in a three-week Windscreen Wiper Intervention Initiative. The young men, who took part in the graduation exercise at Garmex Heart Academy on Marcus Garvey Drive, in Kingston, on November 1, were part of a group of 26...

Three Jamaicans are among hundreds of medical personnel from the United States currently offering free healthcare services to needy Jamaicans on board the US Navy Hospital Ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), in Kingston. They are Navy Chaplain, Lieutenant Commander Devon Foster; Divisional Care Officer, Lieutenant Demerce Young, and Ensign/Nurse, Danielle Rae Walters. They are all members of the US Navy....

Growing up in a family that volunteered its time and service to the parish of St Elizabeth made it easy for Reverend Paul Neil, as a teenager, to decide that he wanted to give back to his community. For his more than 40 years of dedicated service to religion and community service, Rev. Neil was recognised for his contribution to...

St. Mary’s oldest serving Justice of the Peace (JP), 89-year-old Norma Creary was among the persons honoured at King’s House, on October 21 for years of selfless and dedicated community service. Mrs. Creary received the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer Class (OD), for approximately 70 years of community service to the parish and people of St. Mary....

Described as a dedicated servant of God and a good Samaritan to the many communities he serves, Reverend Dr. Peter Garth makes it his daily duty to lift persons in need and attend to the poor and dispossessed, among others. He has been doing this for the past 37 years while serving his local church, Hope Gospel Assembly in St....