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President of the Caribbean Maritime University, Professor Fritz Pinnock, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.
President of the Caribbean Maritime University, Professor Fritz Pinnock, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.

CMU President says Hub Transformation has Already Started

President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, says the transformation of Jamaica as a logistics hub has already started. In an interview with JIS News, Professor Pinnock said the transformation is taking place globally and also locally. “We...
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second left), shows Hyacinth Palmer (second right), mother of late Universal Service Fund (USF) Director, Owen Palmer, how to access the Internet, following the commissioning of the Owen Palmer Cyber Centre in Homestead, St. Catherine, on March 28. The $9 million facility is the latest community access point to be established by the USF, and is located at the Homestead community centre. Looking on (from left) are: son of the late USF Director, Owen Palmer Jr., and widow, Colette Palmer.
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second left), shows Hyacinth Palmer (second right), mother of late Universal Service Fund (USF) Director, Owen Palmer, how to access the Internet, following the commissioning of the Owen Palmer Cyber Centre in Homestead, St. Catherine, on March 28. The $9 million facility is the latest community access point to be established by the USF, and is located at the Homestead community centre. Looking on (from left) are: son of the late USF Director, Owen Palmer Jr., and widow, Colette Palmer.

CMU Certifies Three Residents of Homestead in Photovoltaic Systems Maintenance
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), poses with students of Bethlehem Moravian College in St. Elizabeth, after addressing a guidance services symposium at the institution on March 27.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), poses with students of Bethlehem Moravian College in St. Elizabeth, after addressing a guidance services symposium at the institution on March 27.

Education Ministry Exploring Revival and Establishment of Community Youth Clubs
Chairman, National Irrigation Commission Limited, Senator Aubyn Hill (right), presents a cheque to secondary-level scholarship recipient, Abigail Pollack, at the organisation’s awards ceremony, held in Kingston on Tuesday (March 27).
Chairman, National Irrigation Commission Limited, Senator Aubyn Hill (right), presents a cheque to secondary-level scholarship recipient, Abigail Pollack, at the organisation’s awards ceremony, held in Kingston on Tuesday (March 27).

NIC Awards Scholarships worth $1 Million
Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake (2nd left), listens as Director at the Guardsman Group, Commander George Overton (right), whose company is patron of the St. Andrew parish organisation, converses with 4-H Girl of the Year for St. Andrew, Kerina Wellington (third left). Occasion was the St. Andrew 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Day, held at the Pembroke High School, on March 26. 4-H Boy of the Year, Kaneil Morrison, is at left.
Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake (2nd left), listens as Director at the Guardsman Group, Commander George Overton (right), whose company is patron of the St. Andrew parish organisation, converses with 4-H Girl of the Year for St. Andrew, Kerina Wellington (third left). Occasion was the St. Andrew 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Day, held at the Pembroke High School, on March 26. 4-H Boy of the Year, Kaneil Morrison, is at left.

Young People Encouraged to Equip Themselves with Skills

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Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), interacts with students of Denham Town Primary School during the handover of 50 fifty laptops and 50 tablets on March 27 at the Four Square Gospel Church on Cassia Park Road in Kingston. The devices, donated by the United States-based charity, Visions International Ministries, were distributed to 12 early childhood, preparatory, primary and secondary schools across the island, as well as the State-run children’s home, Glenhope Place of Safety.
DevelopmentEducation

PM’s Wife Encourages Diaspora to Invest More in National Development

Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, is encouraging the Jamaican Diaspora to assist more in national development, especially through investments in the education system. Mrs. Holness said this support is critical, as it strengthens the system and helps to achieve positive outcomes in youth development. “The cost and budgetary demands for every Government increase every year...
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Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Monica Brown, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
EducationFinance & Public Service

SLB Working to Remove Stigma

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) no longer wants to be seen as the institution that provides loans for only needy students. “We don’t want that stigma. We want to be known as the institution of choice that provides funding for tertiary-level studies,” Executive Director of the SLB, Monica Brown, tells JIS News. She says that the 48-year-old institution’s mission is...
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Head of the Physical Education Department at The Mico University College, Dr. Carol Long (left); President of The Mico University College, Asburn Pinnock (second left), and Lecturer in the Department of Physical Education, Janet Guy, receive netballs, footballs and volleyballs from Resident Representative for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Jamaica Office, Tobita Kenji (fourth left), and JICA Volunteer for Physical Health Education, Keiichiro Hirano, at a handover ceremony at Mico, in Kingston, on March 26.
EducationSport

Mico Receives Sport Supplies from JICA

The Physical Education Department of The Mico University College has received sport supplies from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), through its ‘Smile for All the World’ programme. The assortment of netballs, footballs and volleyballs were handed over during a ceremony, held on March 26, at The Mico University College, in Kingston. President of the university, Asburn Pinnock, thanked JICA...
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Associate Vice-President for the Faculty of Advanced Skills and Professional Development at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Dr. Cornell Brown, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.
EducationTechnology

Well-Rounded Curriculum for TAP Trainees

Participants in the Universal Service Fund (USF) Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) will receive training from a well-rounded curriculum, inclusive of face-to-face, experiential and practical exercises. Associate Vice-President for the Faculty of Advanced Skills and Professional Development at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Dr. Cornell Brown, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, pointed out that there are nine modules to...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), along with President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Dr. Derrick Deslandes (2nd right) examine agriculture produce from the St. Catherine based Lauriston and Thompson Pen 4-H Club, at the College Day and Expo, held at the Portland based institution, on March 22. Others pictured from left are: Member of the Lauriston and Thompson 4-H Club, Kevaughn Williams, and Miss CASE, Tajera Sullivan.
Education

Gov’t Reviewing Tertiary Education Funding

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Hon. Floyd Green says the Government is reviewing how it finances tertiary education. “We are aligning our financing to the areas that are important, (and) agriculture is one of those areas to be a big beneficiary of our direction in relation to tertiary policy,” Mr Green said. He was delivering...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, praying for students at Mountain View Primary School on Friday (March 23) before they sat their Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).
Education

Education Minister Praises GSAT Teachers and Administrators

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has applauded the grade-six teachers, the principals and administrators across the island, who have collectively assisted with making the 2018 sitting of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) a success. “For day one, by all reports received, everything went very well, and, again, I am very proud of the...
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Education, Youth and Information State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), listens as Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau, Monica Brown (right), addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, where she gave an update on the SLB’s activities. Also attending is Policy Analyst at the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (JTEC), Tracey-Ann Smith.
Education

SLB Reports Increase in Applications for Discounted Interest Rate Loans

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is reporting a 47 per cent increase in loan applications for tertiary courses, for which the interest rate on repayments is significantly discounted. Executive Director, Monica Brown, told a recent JIS Think Tank, which was held at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, that the areas include agriculture studies, engineering, information technology, and maritime and...
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