The International University of the Caribbean (IUC) continues to position itself as a tertiary educational institution of choice in Jamaica, particularly in preparing young people to meet the demands of a competitive global employment environment. Founded in 2005 by the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the institution is committed to taking students “from where they are” and...

It is said that a hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown. This aptly describes Lance Corporal Dennis Taylor who, on the morning of May 2, 2021, braved the depths of a dark pit to rescue an elderly taxi driver. Relating the experience to JIS News, Lance Corporal Taylor says he was part of a response team dispatched...

Rohan Ellis has always been fascinated with airplanes. As a child, he would spend many weekends at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) where his mother worked, watching planes come and go, and dream of one day sitting in the cockpit and piloting those amazing machines to destinations all over the world. “I used to see the Air Jamaica and...

“My grandfather once told me and my father, ‘Remember, Jamaica has given you everything that you have got and everything that you are, and we cannot abandon her, we have a duty to put back into this nation, because she has given us so much.” These are the words that have fostered a sense of loyalty and duty to the...

What began as an apprenticeship opportunity in television and film in the early 1980s blossomed into more than 40 years of creating, managing and implementing high-quality media productions and events. With this track record of excellence, it is only fitting that broadcast media stalwart and video production guru Kirk Buchanan, will be among the more than 140 persons who will...

The recent coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination mobilisation and public education blitz in Pembroke Hall, St. Andrew, was a welcome engagement for the residents. Hundreds converged at the Pembroke Hall community centre for the exercise organised by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, which saw the AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson vaccines being administered and information on their efficacy and safety being...

It is not every day that one is recognised for turning his/her passion into a rewarding career, especially if that passion is, well, coffee. This is the case for Hervin Willis, who has dedicated 35 years to ensuring that every freshy brewed cup of the world’s finest coffee, harvested from the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, maintains its rich authentic taste....

Winston Spencer, like any proud past student, could not stand by and watch his alma mater, St. Jago High School, in St. Catherine, suffer defeat in cricket, a sport he loves and played as a student at the then Beckford and Smith in the early 1950s. He tells JIS News that after seeing in the local newspapers how poorly the...

Twenty-nine-year-old communications officer, Sasheena Douglas, was shocked when she tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in August 2020. The fitness fanatic, who maintains a healthy diet, thought that her youth and healthy lifestyle made her at very low risk for contracting the virus. Even more surprising was how ill she became, telling JIS News that she battled the effects of...