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Chairman of the Kitson Town Civic Committee and veteran journalist, Garfield Angus, paints a section of wall at the Kitson Town Basic School in St. Catherine. The Labour Day (May 23) project was organised by the committee through a donation of paint and equipment from Sherwin-Williams valued at some $90,000.
Chairman of the Kitson Town Civic Committee and veteran journalist, Garfield Angus, paints a section of wall at the Kitson Town Basic School in St. Catherine. The Labour Day (May 23) project was organised by the committee through a donation of paint and equipment from Sherwin-Williams valued at some $90,000.

Kitson Town Basic School Gets Fresh Coat Of Paint

The Kitson Town Basic School in St. Catherine now has a fresh new look, thanks to the efforts of community volunteers on Labour Day, Monday, May 23. Through a donation of paint and equipment from Sherwin-Williams Jamaica, valued at some...
Director for School of Continuing Education and Allied Programmes at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Leighton Jones, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Mr. Jones says the Edna Manley College is prepared to train youth for the impending growth in the creative idustry.
Director for School of Continuing Education and Allied Programmes at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Leighton Jones, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Mr. Jones says the Edna Manley College is prepared to train youth for the impending growth in the creative idustry.

Edna Manley College Ready To Train Jamaicans For Growth In Creative Industry
Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Jeanette Lewis.
Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Jeanette Lewis.

Applications Open For BGLC Tertiary Education Grant
Board Chairman at Petrojam, Wayne Chen (second right), is joined by Acting Principal of the St. Andrew Primary School, Colleen Gordon (second left), and grade-six student, Richard Anderson (centre), in Labour Day activities at the institution in Kingston on Monday (May 23).
Board Chairman at Petrojam, Wayne Chen (second right), is joined by Acting Principal of the St. Andrew Primary School, Colleen Gordon (second left), and grade-six student, Richard Anderson (centre), in Labour Day activities at the institution in Kingston on Monday (May 23).

Petrojam Spruces Up St. Andrew Primary School
Tertiary scholarship recipients Derval Reid (left) and Aneka Gardner at the awards luncheon held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Wednesday (May 18). They are two of 10 wards of the State to benefit from scholarships from Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO).
Tertiary scholarship recipients Derval Reid (left) and Aneka Gardner at the awards luncheon held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Wednesday (May 18). They are two of 10 wards of the State to benefit from scholarships from Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO).

10 Wards Of The State Get Tertiary Scholarships

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EducationLabour Day 2022Water

Several Schools Set To Benefit From NWC Labour Day Projects Island Wide

Several schools across the island are set to benefit from clean up and renovation activities, as NWC staff will be volunteering their services this Labour Day 2022. As part of the company's contribution to community development, the schools were selected based on their present need and assistance required. Staff members will be lending their expertise in activities that will include...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
CoronavirusEducationHealth & Wellness

Education Ministry Mandates Masks For Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth has mandated the wearing of masks in schools effective immediately and until further advised. In a bulletin on Thursday (May 19), the Ministry said that the mask mandate is in response to the rise in the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection rate. School administrators have been reporting an increase in suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases among...
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Donor of 586 tablets to students from schools in St. Thomas and St. Catherine, Melvin McDonald (second right), presents one of the items to student from Marlie Hill Primary and Infant School, Jayeshawn Douglas (second left), during a handover ceremony. Looking on are (from left) Region Six Director, Sophia Forbes Hall and Region Two Director, Yashieka Blackwood-Grant. The ceremony was held at Dinthill Technical High School in St. Catherine on Tuesday (May 17).
EducationTechnology

PHOTOS: Tablets Donated To 93 Rural Schools

Donor of 586 tablets to students from schools in St. Thomas and St. Catherine, Melvin McDonald (second right), presents one of the items to student from Marlie Hill Primary and Infant School, Jayeshawn Douglas (second left), during a handover ceremony. Looking on are (from left) Region Six Director, Sophia Forbes Hall and Region Two Director, Yashieka Blackwood-Grant. The ceremony was...
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Regional Director at the Ministry of Education and Youth (Region 4) , Dr. Michelle Pinnock, addresses the handover ceremony for the Salt Spring Community Park in St. James, recently. The event also doubled as a ground-breaking ceremony for the rehabilitation of the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School.
EducationWorks / Construction

Salt Spring Primary To Be Rehabilitated

Ground was broken for the rehabilitation of the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School in St. James by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) on May 12. Renovation of the facility will be funded by the Government of Jamaica at a cost of more than $34 million. The project, which is being done under JSIF’s Integrated Community Development Project II...
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Director of Projects of the Universal Service Fund, Kwan Wilson, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on May 12.
EducationTechnologyYouth

USF Engages Students Through Technology Advancement Programme

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has engaged more than 1,500 students across Jamaica under its Technology Advancement Programme (TAP), over the past three years. The initiative, which was launched in 2017, caters to each cohort of students for 12 months, and supports Jamaica’s aim of becoming a knowledge-based society. It equips “unattached youth” with the requisite skills and experience to...
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Jamaican iguana
CultureEducationEnvironmentYouth

Students To Be Taught How To Preserve Endemic Plants And Animals

The National Museum Jamaica (NMJ), a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), has launched a programme to teach students about the preservation of Jamaica’s endemic plants and animals. About 60 students and their teachers from three primary schools, as well as members of the downtown community, Kingston, will participate in a presentation on the preservation of iguanas on Tuesday,...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his contribution to the 2022/2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 10. In the background is the Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann-Marie Vaz.
Education

100 Schools to be Connected to Wide Area Network

Another 100 schools are to be connected to the Government's wide area network by August 2022 under the National Broadband Initiative which will see Jamaica achieving universal Internet access. The schools are located in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) and the parishes of St. Catherine, Clarendon and Manchester. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who made the disclosure...
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