High-school science teachers preparing students to sit the Caribbean Examinations Council assessments are being encouraged to utilise the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) online resources. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Charah Watson, told JIS News that educators can access a stock of useful content on its channel on the popular social media platform, YouTube. Among the content available is the...

A multipurpose gamma irradiation machine, which will be used in combatting the disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito, to boost the production of climate change-resilient crops, among other benefits, is expected to arrive in the island by May. The gamma irradiation process uses Cobalt 60 radiation for a variety of applications, including sterilisation, decontamination and materials modification. It has proven to be...

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson, says the organisation is looking to forge more private-sector partnerships to enhance its initiatives and expand its reach. She told JIS News that the entity has refashioned some of its programmes to allow more persons to benefit, and now needs additional assistance to carry out its mandate. “We are...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is reiterating its commitment to boosting innovation as part of the national development thrust. “Through research, product development and collaboration, we continue to demonstrate how innovation can drive economic diversification,” Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager, Carolyn Rose Miller, told JIS News. “We are also empowering communities to harness the potential of local resources to create...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has extended the deadline for entries in the National Young Inventors and Innovators Competition (YIIC) to March 31. Speaking with JIS News recently, Executive Director, Dr. Charah Watson, said the extension was made in the best interest of students who wish to participate. “We launched the competition at the end of November, then students went...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has committed its support to student entrepreneurs of the Papine High School in St. Andrew, following their call for approval of their personal-care products. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Charah Watson, said assistance will be given to ensure that the students are successful in their shampoo and lotion project and any future enterprise that...

A total of 120 government facilities, including 50 public buildings, will be retrofitted with energy efficient lighting during the new financial year. The work will be done under the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP), which has been allocated $713.3 million in the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by the Ministry of Science,...