Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has welcomed a new partnership between Chukka Caribbean Adventures, and J. Wray & Nephew Limited, as a “big game changer” for Jamaica’s south coast tourism. Speaking to JIS News, Mr. Bartlett, who is currently attending a major global forum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), says the partnership, which went into effect on December...

There are currently more than 9,000 Justices of the Peace (JPs) serving within communities across the island. They are characterised as persons of unquestionable integrity who seek to promote and protect the rights of individuals and help to give justice to those persons in a particular community. According to the Ministry of Justice, any citizen, club, organisation or other such...

The Trelawny 4-H Club has expanded and diversified its online programmes to meet training needs during the pandemic. Parish Manager, Natanish Hines, tells JIS News that the move is in response to the growth in demand for skills training, including in new areas, as persons look to pivot and identify other income streams. She says that since 2000, “we have...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says his Administration is considering a proposal for legislation to facilitate Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in Jamaica.  “REITs are something that we actually have discussed internally in the Government, and it is being considered,” he stated.  Mr. Holness was delivering the keynote address at a recent symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the development...

Kemar Cummings, a Jamaican writer and poet living in Australia, continues to participate in and contribute to the literary works of his homeland. He recently won three medals in the 2021 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Creative Writing Competition. At the virtual awards ceremony held on November 20, Mr. Cummings received gold medals for his poems Brother and Negro Aroused....

Hard work and diligence have paid off for 28 students, who were recently recognised by the Universal Service Fund (USF) for outstanding performance in the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. The top-performing students, one boy and one girl from every parish, were each presented with a laptop computer by USF to assist them in virtual learning, which has become...

The 160-year-old Bethlehem Moravian College (BMC), in St. Elizabeth, has opened a state-of-the-art centre for the teaching of early-childhood education. The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund as part of its mandate to support the nation’s education sector provided the $40.3-million for the construction of the Bethlehem Moravian College Early Childhood Centre of Excellence. This facility boasts three...

Several business leaders are welcoming the positive signs that the economy is rebounding from the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), and the projections of a return to pre-pandemic levels of growth and employment over the short to medium term. They are also crediting the Government’s fiscal management in steering the country towards a path of recovery. Following a...

Young people from communities across Westmoreland have benefited from training to better prepare them to take up roles as future community leaders under the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) inaugural Young Educated Leaders, Lead (YELL) programme. The initiative, which began in October, concluded on November 20 with a debate competition and closing ceremony at The Source in Savanna-la-Mar, under the theme ‘Youth…The...