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Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager at the Scientific Research Council, Carolyn Rose Miller.

SRC Hosts Webinar on Cancer Treatment on Sept. 12

Health professionals, students, and cancer patients are being invited to explore the future of cancer treatment through innovations in nuclear medicine, at the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC’s) upcoming webinar. Scheduled for September 12 at 1:00 p.m., the event, themed ‘Harnessing...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), speaks with Kingston College and Jamaica College students on Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right). The Prime Minister and several Government Ministers greeted students at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew as they made their way to school.

STEM Education Remains a Gov’t Priority – PM

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (third right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (third left); and Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee (second right), display some of the new laptops donated by e-Learning Jamaica to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, 2 Tom Redcam Drive, on Tuesday (August 13). Others from left are Senior Director, JLS, Kishma Simpson; Principal Director, Telecommunications, Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Kaydian Smith Newton; and Director General, JLS, Maureen Thompson.

e-Learning Jamaica Donates 200 Laptops to Jamaica Library Service

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, delivers remarks at a Back-to-School Conference for Region Two, held at the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), on Thursday (July 18).

Design Work Begins For Steam Academy In Bernard Lodge

Acting Coordinator of the Scientific Research Council’s Science and Technology Education Unit, Latanniya Johnson, says the annual Summer Attachment Programme seeks to transform educators’ approach to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.

Educators Encouraged to Participate in Summer Attachment Programme of SRC

Director General of the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences, Professor Charles Grant.

10 months ago EnergyScienceTechnology

Workshop on Nuclear Energy in Progress

A five-day workshop on the development of a nuclear energy programme in Jamaica is now under way, marking a significant step in Jamaica's exploration of sustainable energy practices. The event, which is taking place at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona, began on June 10 and will end on June 14. Titled, ‘Roles and Responsibilities...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Brian Richardson.

10 months ago ScienceTechnology

Policy to Address Storage of Technology Being Developed

An energy policy, aimed at standardising the storage of technology, is now in the conception phase. The Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport is developing the policy, which will address, among other things, the proper storage of lithium-ion batteries, for which more stringent standards will be implemented. Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Brian Richardson, told JIS News that...

Information Service Division Manager of the Scientific Research Council, Elijah Green.

10 months ago ScienceTechnology

Nomination Deadline for SRC’s S&T Extraordinaires Award Extended to June 25

Persons have up to June 25 to submit nominations for the Scientific Research Council (SRC) 2024 Science and Technology Extraordinaires Jamaica Award. Information Service Division Manager at the SRC, Elijah Green, said the extension is to provide ample opportunity for outstanding scientists across Jamaica to come forward to be recognised. “We want to highlight the great works that have been...

Technical Information Officer at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Latanniya Johnson.

11 months ago ScienceYouth

CSEC Students Benefit from SRC Science Workshops

More than 300 students have benefited from a series of virtual workshops to assist in their preparation for the 2024 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) science-based examinations. The sessions were held from April 23 to May 2 by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Youth, University of the West Indies (UWI), University of...

An aerial shot of the Michael Black coconut farm in St. Thomas

11 months ago AgricultureScienceTechnology

Coconut Board Targets Five Per Cent Annual Increase in Value-Added Output, Exports

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is looking to expand agro-processing output and value-added exports by at least five per cent annually. This is among operational plans contained in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ending March 2025. To achieve the target, the CIB will be pursuing several activities this year to encourage efficient production...

Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee.

11 months ago ScienceTechnology

e-Learning Jamaica Limited Recommits to Driving National Progress Through Technology

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM), Andrew Lee, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to driving national progress through technological advancements. Speaking with JIS News recently, Mr. Lee emphasised that technological innovation is a necessity as Jamaica progresses towards becoming a digital society. Central to the organisation’s mission is the promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the STEMxpo at the Future Ready International Conference at the University of Technology (UTech) in Kingston on April 24. Also sharing in the moment are (from left) President, UTech, Dr. Kevin Brown; Chairman, JaSTEM for Growth Foundation, Glen Christian; Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Founder and CEO, 21stCentEd., Marlon Lindsay.

11 months ago Prime MinisterScienceTechnology

Jamaica a STEM Island – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared Jamaica a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) island with a vision of fostering innovation, driving economic growth, and empowering citizens to thrive in the global knowledge economy. “Through our collaborative all-hands-on-deck approach, Government, private sector, academia and civil society, we will work towards this goal. Jamaica is now officially declared...