When Eustas “Piggy” Lindsay lost his popular jerk centre to fire in 2019 little did he know that James Bond would come to the rescue. Mr. Lindsay’s Piggy’s Jerk Centre, located along the picturesque Foreshore Road along the Port Antonio coastline, was a popular eating spot for British actor Daniel Craig, who plays Bond, and other cast and crew members...

Health coach, Natalie Murray, is a strong believer in the adage that nothing happens before its time. “I also believe that everything happens exactly the way it is supposed to when you trust and believe,” she tells JIS News. The Director of the recently opened Life Store Wellness Centre Boutique on Constant Spring Road, says that “the third time was...

The Government of Jamaica is making significant strides in transforming the public sector into a more efficient and effective organisation. The most recent step in this regard is commencement of the pilot for the introduction of Shared Corporate Services (SCS) with two services – Internal Audit and Human Resource Management in February and March 2021, respectively. Implementation of SCS, which...

The Pringle Home for Girls, in Carron Hall, St. Mary, is to get a $3-million Resource Centre, the initiative of author Mary White, a native of the community. Work has started to revamp the library at the Home, and upgrade it into a resource centre for the 21 females who reside there, and the wider community. The project, financed by...

President and Founder of the Portmore Self-help Disability Organisation (PSDO), Bridgette Johnson, is passionate about her calling to improve the lives of persons with disabilities in and around her community. Ms. Johnson became an amputee after losing one of her legs in a motor vehicle years ago, but remained self-sufficient and gainfully employed. However, an unfortunate incident that occurred while...

Accurate testing is paramount in diagnosing and treating any disease, so Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharon-Mae Shirley, is imploring facilities to certify their coronavirus (COVID-19) testing service. “The JANAAC Pre-Accreditation Approval Programme (PAAP) is designed to increase confidence in the quality, safety and reliability of COVID-19 testing services in Jamaica. Successful applicants...

The HEART/NSTA Trust, in keeping with the health and safety stipulations set by the Government in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, has conducted its programmes using a mixed modality. Speaking with JIS News, Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Janet Dyer, says the agency, as at February 25, has 225 of its programmes that are done using this method....

Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) President, Richard Pandohie, is urging greater adherence by more Jamaicans to the Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) infection prevention and control measures. He says this is imperative to stem the current surge in COVID-19 cases, which have spiraled past 36,000 with more than 530 deaths, and eventually flatten the local outbreak. Mr. Pandohie tells JIS News...

Officials at the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) are hailing the entity’s late Chairman, Tyrone Robinson, for his outstanding service to the region. Mr. Robinson passed away in a Miami, Florida, hospital on January 1 after contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19). NERHA’s Regional Director, Fabia Lamm, tells JIS News that Mr. Robinson “had a knack for getting things done”. She...