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 Atomic Power: The Future of Cancer Treatment Lies in Nuclear Medicine’, promises to be a pivotal opportunity for attendees to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education remains a priority focus area for the Government in driving national development. “We are investing. We have said we are going to be building six new STEM schools. Those schools will not be operating under the Education Act, as it presently is. We will develop...

Thousands of library users, including students, are set to benefit from e-Learning Jamaica’s donation of 200 laptops to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS). The devices were officially handed over on Tuesday (August 13) at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library located at 2 Tom Redcam Drive. A partnership involving the Ministry of Education and Youth, the JLS and e-Learning...

Design work has commenced on Jamaica’s first Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academy in Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine. Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, said that the land has also been transferred to the Ministry. Speaking on Thursday (July 18), at a Back-to-School Conference for Region Two at the Portland-based College...

Educators are being encouraged to participate in the Scientific Research Council (SRC) 2024 Summer Attachment Programme. The initiative is scheduled for July 23 to 26 and is open to teachers in training and professionals already in the classroom at the primary and secondary levels. Acting Coordinator of the SRC’s Science and Technology Education Unit, Latanniya Johnson, told JIS News that...

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...

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...