Project Lead and Transformation Officer, Transforming Education for National Development (TREND), Dr. Venesse Morrison-Leon (second left), joins students at the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC) booth, during a recent TREND School Pop-Up at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine. Administrative Assistant, J-TEC, Sydney Graham (left), shares information about the Commission's work.

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has commended the country’s sanitation workers for their contribution to nation-building. He noted that their work in collecting waste and keeping public spaces clean ensures healthy and hygienic communities, which makes Jamaica a better place. He urged them to take pride in the vital service that they provide and to...

Iconic Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is urging Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora to invest more in local athletes, especially in the early stages of their career. Speaking at the recent 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, she said that the support is crucial in ensuring that the country’s elite athletes remain motivated and...

Eleven-year-old Jasonnia Beadle of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth is Jamaica's top primary-school student in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination. She scored 394.2 out of 400 points. The grade-six student said she felt proud and excited when she learned of her achievement following the release of PEP results on Monday, June 22. “I did not...

Nineteen year old Esben Mong travelled more than 11,000 miles from Singapore to take part in the WorldSkills Jamaica and Studica Robotics Invitational Training Camp, held at Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, from June 8 to 12. By the end of the week, he and teammate Ray Chu captured gold in the autonomous mobile robotics friendly...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is offering a $1-million reward for information leading to the identification of an individual of interest in connection with the setting of a bus on fire. The act of arson took place on May 30 at the Spanish Town lay-by, St. Catherine, destroying a Yutong compressed natural gas (CNG) bus with a replacement value...

Director of Tourism, Donovan White, says there has been a 60 per cent increase in visitor arrivals from Caribbean countries over the past three years, underscoring the success of targeted efforts to strengthen regional tourism. He attributed this growth primarily to the expansion of inter-Caribbean air connectivity, noting that increased airline services across the region have made travel between Caribbean...