Young Jamaicans will have an opportunity to develop their talents this summer in a series of cultural workshops organized by the Programmes Coordination Division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ). The focus will be on developing the talents of the six to 18 year olds in the visual and performing arts. Workshops are scheduled to take place at the Greater...

Employees in the public and private sectors are invited to enroll in the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) State Protocol and Business Etiquette workshop, scheduled to take place June 28 to July 6 at the MIND Campus, Old Hope Road. The workshop is aimed at equipping the participants with the necessary skills and confidence to express appropriate behaviours and...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is to undertake a number of infrastructural development projects during the 2016/2017 academic year. Addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said a total of 24 early-childhood and primary institutions will benefit from infrastructure upgrade valued at $38.6 million. Additionally, under the early-childhood...

Chairman of the Technical Working Committee, Career Advancement Programme (CAP), Dr. Cecil Cornwall, says the Government will be working to ensure the success of the initiative. “The CAP has to work. Making sure of that certification is of paramount importance. Students must get the skills and be certified,” Dr. Cornwall emphasised. He was speaking at the national student leaders’ luncheon,...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon, is calling for more emphasis to be placed on civics in schools. The move, he said, would greatly assist in promoting positive values and attitudes, respect, and civic pride among students. “When I used to attend school we had a book called ‘Civics for Young Jamaicans.’ That book would...

The extent to which The Mico University College’s award-winning wick irrigation system is able to facilitate and sustain significant crop yields will be analysed during a research project to be conducted over the summer. The project aims to determine how well garden fruits and vegetables can be grown using less water than is used under conventional farming practices and with...

Merline Sewell Sullivan always knew she wanted to be a teacher. As a child it was her favourite role to play. “I used to have juice boxes set up in front of me and I would teach them. I remember that I would demand that the boxes pay attention and for them to get the lesson right,” she laughs. After...