The University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica has launched a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Mines and Quarry Management. Development of the degree was supported through grant funding under the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States-European Union (EU) Development Minerals Programme. The capacity-building initiative aims to build the profile and improve the management of development minerals, including industrial...

Students wishing to pursue studies at the International University of the Caribbean (IUC) will have the opportunity to engage in Peace Studies as an Academic Discipline, through its Peace Institute. This is a radical shift in the focus of the University, apart from its ongoing offerings in higher education. President of the IUC, Professor Roderick Hewitt, told JIS News at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has handed over 40 tablet computers to support virtual learning for students in East Kingston and Port Royal. He presented the devices to Member of Parliament for the constituency, Phillip Paulwell, while visiting the vaccination site at the Windward Road Primary and Junior High School in East Kingston on Wednesday (Sept. 15). Some...

The Government has started the on-boarding of 360 schools that are in close proximity to its fibre infrastructure. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a statement to the House of Representatives on September 15. She said this process is expected to be completed by the end of September 2021. “For the remaining...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is encouraging member countries to do everything possible to safely reopen schools for the 2021/22 academic year, against the background of the pervasive coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said while there is no “zero-risk” scenario in relation to COVID-19, national and local authorities should decide the appropriate time to open or close...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that 73,880 children, aged 12 to 18, have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) to date. She made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on September 15. Mrs. Williams continued to urge principals, teachers, students, administrative and ancillary staff, as well as parents, to get vaccinated. ...

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has donated 60 tablets valued at $1.2 million to two primary schools in St. James and St. Andrew. The institutions are Farm Primary and Infant in Green Pond and Edward Seaga Primary in Denham Town, which were presented with 30 tablets each on September 8 and September 9, respectively. Director of Internal Affairs at the...