The Ministry of Education and Youth, in collaboration with Public Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs), will host a Tertiary Recruitment Drive. In a bulletin issued by the Ministry, the proposed dates and venues for the event are outlined as follows: April 19, Manchester High School in Mandeville; April 26, National Arena, Kingston; and on May 3, at Harmony Park, Montego Bay,...

More than 70 schools across the island are benefiting from the expanding Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Ambassador Programme. The initiative is spearheaded by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), which seeks to promote the interest, awareness and understanding of science and technology among Jamaica’s school population. Executive Director (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson, told JIS News that approximately 98 individuals...

The Ministry of Education and Youth has been actively promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in a concerted effort to advance student learning and innovation throughout the country. The Ministry’s Director, Region Four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, has highlighted the significance of this approach, noting that the Ministry currently has several schools engaged in STEM pilots to pioneer that...

National Museum Jamaica (NMJ), a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), held its annual Primary Exit Profile (PEP) lecture on Tuesday, March 26, to assist primary-level students to prepare for the upcoming curriculum-based test on April 24 and 25. The lecture, held at the IOJ lecture hall on East Street in downtown Kingston, was delivered by teacher at the...

Director of the Victim Services Branch (VSB) in the Ministry of Justice, Dionne Dawn Binns, says a slew of special intervention programmes are available for children who are victims of crime or are at risk. She told JIS News that children make up the majority of the branch’s clientele at around 50 per cent, leading to the creation of these...

Principal, Kingston College (KC), Dave Myrie, addresses students at the institution located at North Street on Monday (March 25), as they celebrate the school’s victory in the just concluded ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. KC secured their 35th title, the fourth in the last five years, with 335 points.

Students and staff of Edwin Allen High School celebrate the institution’s victory in the 2024 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships at the institution in Frankfield, Clarendon, on Monday (March 25).

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is encouraging more schools to take advantage of the entity’s wastewater treatment project. Under the initiative, the SRC designs and implements environmentally friendly treatment plants to reduce the harmful effects of untreated effluent on the environment. Speaking with JIS News, Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager at the SRC, Carolyn Rose Miller, said that in order...

The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) is actively working with the Department of Corrections (DCS) to provide reintegration opportunities for young persons, through the European Union (EU)-funded BRIDGE project. These young persons are individuals who are within the correctional system or have had trouble with the law. Executive Director of the MYF, Alicia Glasgow Gentles, told JIS News that the DCS...