Latest

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (third left), receives the document for the Trench Town Polytechnic College to offer Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ)-certified courses from Executive Director, CCCJ, Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson (second right) at the recent media launch of the St. Andrew-based institution. Others (from left) are Chairman of the college, Dr. Joan Spencer-Ernandez; nursing student, Shanique Rumble; and Principal of the college, Dr. Dosseth Edwards-Watson.

Trench Town Polytechnic Looking to Attract More Students

The two-year-old Trench Town Polytechnic College in St. Andrew is looking to boost enrolment as it carries out its mandate to equip persons with skills to meet the demands of the labour market. The institution, which started classes in October...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), converses with Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Extension Officer, Tadj Barclay (centre), while RADA Livestock Officer, Peta-Gaye Watson, looks on. The occasion was an economic opportunities workshop held on October 18 at Morant Villas in St. Thomas.

Grant Funding for Youth to Establish Small Businesses in Blue and John Crow Mountains

Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen (right), cuts the ribbon to open the newly equipped state-of-the-art Bustamante Hospital for Children’s Learning and Activity room on October 17. Others (from left) are President of Friends of Jamaica Seattle, Kirk Russell and his wife, Lisa Russell; and National Coordinator for the Governor-General’s Programme for Excellence, Major (Ret’d.) Effiom Whyte.

Learning Room at Children’s Hospital Outfitted with State-Of-The-Art Computers

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

Rebuilding Youth Clubs to Promote Peace

Scientific Research Council (SRC) Executive Director, Dr. Cliff Riley, makes his address at the launch of the SRC – Improving Innovation Capacities in the Caribbean (INVOCAB) Science and Technology Education symposium held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge at the University of the West Indies (UWI) on October 17.

SRC Staging Science Education Symposium

Fi Wi Jamaica Project Cultural Director, Michael “Mikie” Bennett, emphasises a point as he speaks about the use of music under the project to promote positive behaviour change. He was addressing a Think Tank held recently at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) headquarters in Kingston.

8 years ago CultureEducation

Fi Wi Jamaica Using Music to Promote Positive Behaviour

The Fi Wi Jamaica project is employing one of the most popular and influential elements of Jamaica’s culture – music – to promote positive behaviour among citizens while creating streams of revenue. “The project has identified music as a key tool, which can be utilised to create somewhat of a paradigm shift as it relates to general conduct,” said Cultural...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), presents a Dell computer to André Fisher (second right), during a handover ceremony at the Centre for Disability Studies, Mona campus, on October 12. Mr. Fisher was among 40 individuals from the community of persons with disabilities who were provided with computerised equipment. They were provided through the Universal Service Fund. Others sharing in the moment (from left) are Director of Projects, Universal Service Fund, Everold Simms; Principal, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Professor Archibald McDonald; and Director of the Centre for Disability Studies, Senator Floyd Morris.

8 years ago EducationScienceTechnologyYouth

Persons with Disabilities Receive Laptops

Laptops with the requisite software and valued at $13.5 million were handed over to 40 members of the community of persons with disabilities today (October 12), to help them in their daily lives. The items were acquired through the Universal Service Fund (USF) and handed over to students at the tertiary level and those employed, including the hearing impaired, physically...

(FILE) Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, speaking on the topic ‘Faked Emancipation, Insincere Independence, Reparatory Justice: A 21st Century Paradigm for Economic Growth’ at a symposium held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, on October 11.

8 years ago CultureDevelopmentEducation

Vice Chancellor Calls for Reparation Payment to Descendants of Slaves

Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has renewed the call for reparations valuing £76 billion be paid to the descendants of enslaved people of the Caribbean by former European slave-trading nation, Britain. “The £20 million that they paid to the slave owners should have been paid to the enslaved. We have to make a claim...

Dub poet and talk-show host, Mutabaruka (second left); First daughter of Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana, Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah (second left); and son of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, Dr. Julius Garvey (fourth left), unveil a plaque at the official launch of the University of the West Indies, Mona’s Centre for Reparation on October 10. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Vice-Chancellor, UWI Mona and Chair, CARICOM Reparation Commission, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and Director, Centre for Reparation Research, Professor Verene Shepherd.

8 years ago CultureEducationEntertainment

UWI Launches Centre for Reparation Research

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, officially launched a Centre for Reparation Research on October 10 at the campus. It is geared towards supporting the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) reparatory justice movement, building awareness and conducting research that will advance the claim to Europeans for reparation for native genocide, African enslavement, deceptive indenture, colonialism and its legacies. Establishment of...

Interim President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes.

8 years ago AgricultureEducationScience

Case Interim President Targets University Status in Five Years

Interim President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes, plans to transform the multidisciplinary tertiary institution into a university within the next five years. He said that in order to achieve the objective, more research-based academic staff will be hired and new methods and technologies introduced, such as clean plant material to improve farmer productivity;...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness makes his address at the inaugural Jamaica GIS User Conference held at Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on October 10. Looking on are (from left): Evan Thompson, Director, MET Service; Valrie Grant, President, URISA Caribbean Chapter; and Hon. Robert Montague, Minister of National Security.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducationPrime MinisterTechnology

GIS Technology A Critical Crime Fighting Tool – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Geo-spatial Information System (GIS) technology will play a major role in assisting the government’s security objectives. This he said will allow for more informed and systematic intervention, in line with the approach that is being taken to address the level of crime and violence in the country. “We are enhancing the use of GIS in...

Students of Duncans All Age School in Trelawny participating in activities staged by the JIS Special Projects team.

8 years ago CultureEducation

PHOTOS: JIS Heritage School Tour 2017

The Jamaica Information Service Special Projects team hit the streets on Monday to embark on its annual Heritage School Tour. The purpose of the tour is to assist in educating students about their heritage and to celebrate with them as they engage in different activities in observance of National Heritage Month (October). The team is expected to visit 23 primary...