Students from schools across the island have started to receive 4,103 computer tablets donated by the Republic of Korea, valued more than $92 million. The devices were officially handed over to some of the schools and the National Education Trust (NET), at the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston today (November 7). Minister...

The HEART/NSTA Trust will continue its 41st anniversary celebrations with the graduation of 11,753 trainees from various programmes over a two-month period, starting Thursday, November 9. The students who have been trained at institutions, such as the HEART College of Construction, the South and Northwest TVET campuses, and the Jamaican-German Automotive School, will be certified in several areas, including digital...

More than 200 students representing high schools islandwide participated in the National Child Month Committee’s annual youth forum, held recently at the Caenwood Centre on Arnold Road in Kingston. Using dance, music, drama, poetry and lively discussions, the students expressed their sentiments and conveyed messages around the theme ‘Children Need Our Love and Protection. Get Involved’. Senior Director, Children’s Affairs...

The 22nd annual Minard Livestock Show and Beef Festival, slated for Minard Estate in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on November 9 promises to be an educational extravaganza for students of all ages. More than 8,000 students, representing up to 300 schools from the kindergarten to tertiary levels, are expected to participate in the much-anticipated event. The festival is organised by...

South East Regional Health Authority Regional Director, Errol Greene, has congratulated the Bustamante Hospital for Children on its Diamond Jubilee. He was speaking during a Service of Thanksgiving at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Andrew on Sunday (November 5) to mark the institution’s 60th anniversary, being observed on Monday, November 6. “Six decades ago, the founders set out on...

Students, particularly those at the secondary level, are being encouraged to consider Urban and Regional Planning as a career option. Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, Professor Garfield Young, made the appeal to students at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, geared at highlighting the various activities that will be undertaken for...

The Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay, St. James, on Saturday, November 4, welcomed an inaugural United Airlines flight from Denver, Colorado in the United States. Arriving on the flight were some 168 passengers and six crew members. The flight will now arrive at SIA every Saturday. Commercial Business Development and Marketing Manager at MBJ Airports Limited, Operators of...