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Strawberry Cultivation tips
On today’s edition of calling farmers Farmer Cecil Robe shares some tips for growing strawberries.
Jis Evening News October 13, 2021
Government to increase spending to expand CARE programme, Parliamentary committee to consider increase in legal aid council fees paid to attorneys and first phase of transitional facility for corporate area homeless 95 percent complete.
Applications now open for Rio Tinto Scholarship
The Jamaica 4H Clubs is inviting applications for its annual Rio Tinto Scholarship.
NHA Recipient: Mrs. Lilian Bent-Miller
After devoting 36 years of active service to the Nursing Profession, kickstarting different programmes and policy manuals for Jamaica’s largest multidisciplinary hospital; the Kingston Public Hospital, before retiring from Nursing in 1997. Mrs. Bent-Miller’s impact on the Nursing profession has stood the test of time. And for that, she will be conferred with the National Honour of membership in the...
New Domestic Violence Intervention Centres To Be Opened By Month-End
Six new Domestic Violence Intervention Centres are set to be opened in the parishes of St. Catherine, St. Mary, St. Ann, St. Elizabeth, Clarendon, and Westmoreland by the end of October 2021.
Jamaica’s NDC Implementation Plan Launched October 13, 2021
Jamaica’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Implementation Plan, which outlines the country’s strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change, is now a reality.
TV Get The Facts – Ministry of Education, Youth and Information
Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, recently sat down with Theodore Henry, host of the discussion programme ‘Get The Facts,’ to share the latest updates about virtual education. We bring you an excerpt of their discussion.
JIS Evening News – October 12, 2021
Cabinet expected to later this month provide update on resumption of face-to-face classes, Health Ministry calls for more vaccine ambassadors to combat vaccine hesitancy and applications to Government Electrical Inspectorate to close on Friday.
NHA Winsome Wilkins
King Solomon said in the book of Proverbs, “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he gets old he will not depart from it.” That statement holds true for Winsome Wilkins whose years of volunteerism can be traced back to the teachings of her grandparents and other residents in the community of Beckford-Kraal in Clarendon. Mrs...
Farmers can import machinery duty free
Farmers encouraged to utilize the Jamaica Customs Agency’s duty free regime to upgrade their farming equipment.
JIS Midday News – October 12, 2021
Disabilities Act to come into effect next February, outstanding payments for summer school teachers to be made this month, and Health Ministry’s Adopt-a-clinic programme gaining traction in the diaspora.