The Natural History Museum of Jamaica, a division of the Institute of Jamaica, is inviting entries for its Earth Day 2024 Competition, which will be hosted under the theme ‘Planet vs. Plastic’. This is in observance of Earth Day, which will be celebrated on Monday, April 22. The competition is open to all children and youth aged 12 to 19...

A Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) facility for teenaged mothers is to be established in St. Catherine. Minister of Culture Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who made the announcement, said the Centre’s establishment in the parish is critical as the Foundation continues work to ensure that young women in that part of the island are able to...

Three primary schools are to be rehabilitated and one infant school constructed in the 2024/25 fiscal year. The works will be undertaken under the School Infrastructure Improvement Project, which has been allocated $726.7 million in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure. This project aims to reduce the incidence of poverty in low-income vulnerable communities by improving access to quality education and...

The vibrant spirit of local culture was on full display during the Jamaica Day National Civic Ceremony at William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny on February 23. The grand event, held under the theme ‘Celebrating Jamaica: Authentic and Unique… A Fi Wi TREND A Dweet’, was also celebrated simultaneously in two cities in the American state of Iowa –...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has extended the deadline for entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Competition (YIIC) to March 31. Speaking with JIS News recently, Executive Director, Dr. Charah Watson, said the extension was made in the best interest of students who wish to participate. “We launched the competition at the end of November, then students went...

The Ministry of Justice will be developing a trace study during the upcoming 2024/25 financial year to determine the true impact of the Child Diversion Programme on children who have successfully completed the intervention. “It is to see if they are still maintaining the things that they have learned in the programme,” said Director of the Chid Diversion Branch, Venisa...

Parents and guardians are being encouraged to consider the Child Diversion Programme for their children who come into conflict with the law. Being implemented by the Ministry of Justice, the programme is designed to steer child offenders away from the criminal justice system. It caters to children 12 to 17 years old who are suspected or accused of committing an...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has committed its support to student entrepreneurs of the Papine High School in St. Andrew, following their call for approval of their personal-care products. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Charah Watson, said assistance will be given to ensure that the students are successful in their shampoo and lotion project and any future enterprise that...

More than $359 million has been earmarked to continue Global Services Skills (GSS) Project implementation during fiscal year 2024/25. The Project aims to promote the Global Services Sector’s (GSS) growth in Jamaica, particularly in higher value-added segments. It specifically intends to provide the sector with better skilled workers and increase Jamaica’s institutional capacity to attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and...