The quest of Carmen Evelyn Lyons to become a journalist started at the tender age of nine years. That’s a long time before she later became Mrs. Carmen Tipling. The veteran journalist and communicator, who has so far given over 56 years to the profession, explains that “the die was cast” following her teacher’s commendations after reading a composition young...

Heroes Day award is pushing those devoted to community work in the parish of St. Catherine, to continue in their missions for better quality of life for their fellow citizens. Come Monday, October 18, 10 persons who have been doing voluntary work in the parish, will be recognised by the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation during a virtual ceremony. For educator,...

Popular Negril hotelier and humanitarian, Paul Anthony Salmon, is among more than 100 persons who will be honoured on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 18 for outstanding service to the country. He will be presented with the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander, for contribution to the development and sustainability of Jamaica’s tourism industry for close to 30...

The name John Byles, while synonymous with tourism, is also known for hard work, professionalism, and dedication to serving his country. For more than 20 years, the Montego Bay native has given yeoman contribution to tourism as Executive Deputy Chairman of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, which is one of the largest attraction companies in the region, and serving on various boards...

For 35 years, social worker Paola Genas-Brown worked beyond her already demanding job obligations and the limitations of social services’ remits, to ensure the safety and protection of children in State care in St. James and Trelawny. For her contribution, Mrs. Genas-Brown will be conferred with a Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service on National Heroes Day, Monday October 18,...

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...