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Community Development Coordinator, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Yanique Rodgers.

More Communities to Benefit from SRC’s Free Agro-Processing Training

More community groups will benefit from free training in agro-processing as the Scientific Research Council (SRC) seeks to empower more Jamaicans to create sustainable livelihoods from local materials. A series of workshops are being offered in several areas, including natural...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), symbolically presents a solar lamp to St. Andrew Western Member of Parliament (MP), Anthony Hylton, at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston on Tuesday (December 12). The Government is providing 10,000 solar lamps to households across the island under a pilot project. The lamps will be distributed by MPs.

Gov’t Providing 10,000 Solar Lamps under Pilot Project

Construction Engineer in the Wastewater Unit at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Andrew Samuda (left), shows a composite sampler to Executive Assistant at the SRC, Carolyn Ferguson, during Thursday’s (November 30) staging of ‘SRC on Show’ at the entity’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew.

PHOTOS: SRC on Show

Jamaica Re-Elected to Serve on IMO Council for 2024/2025

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Carolyn Rose Miller; Principal Director in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport , Dr. Natwaine Gardner; Chairman of the SRC Board, Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee Jr.; Executive Director, SRC, Dr. Ryan Francis; Executive Director, National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Dr. Olive Burrowes; and Section Head of the Nuclear Analytical Laboratory, International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences, Johann Antoine. Occasion was a courtesy call by the team on the Governor-General at King’s House on Thursday (November 23).

PHOTOS: SRC Team Calls on the G-G

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Education and Youth Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Country Director, Caribbean Countries, World Bank, Lilia Burunciuc, display the Jamaica Education Project (JEP) Loan Agreement during a visibility ceremony held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston, on November 20.

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First STEM School to Be Built in St. Ann

The Government is moving ahead with plans to construct Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) schools across the country, with the first such institution to be built in St. Ann. A visibility ceremony between the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and the World Bank for the Jamaica Education Project (JEP) Loan Agreement, valued at US$30 million, was held...

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

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SRC to Stage Science in the Park Nov. 23

Students, researchers, members of the science community and the public are invited to the Science in the Park exhibition on Thursday, November 23. The event is being staged by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) at the Emancipation Park in New Kingston. Information Services Division Manager, Elijah Green, told JIS News that the primary aim of the expo is to highlight...

The Grove Town Primary and Infant School team raise the winning trophy in the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) inaugural Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics STEM Olympiad. Members of the SRC visited the institution in Manchester recently to make the presentation.

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Rural Schools Cop SRC’s Inaugural Stem Olympiad

Manning’s School in Westmoreland and Grove Town Primary and Infant in Manchester are the inaugural winners of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Olympiad. The schools copped the top awards for designing solutions focused on mitigating an effect of climate change. For their innovations, the teams and their teachers received gold medals, a cash prize...

Acting Manager for the Process Development Division of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Annaliese Aiken Min.

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SRC Offering Meat Processing for Holidays

Jamaicans looking to enjoy holiday favourites such as picnic ham and smoked chicken are being encouraged to take advantage of the meat processing services offered by the Scientific Research Council (SRC). Persons have up to December 8 to submit cuts of red meat and poultry to the entity’s smoked meat facility located at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew. “We are closing...

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Pig and Chicken Farmers Encouraged to Use Services of SRC to Expand Businesses

Chicken and pig farmers across Jamaica are being encouraged to consider using the services of the smoked meat facility at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) to expand their businesses. Acting Manager for the Process Development Division of the SRC, Annaliese Aiken Min, said now is the best time for farmers to invest in this area, with the holidays approaching. “This...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament for St. James North Western, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), converses with Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, during a tour of underserved communities in St James on Friday (November 10) to identify areas requiring urgent attention under the Rural Electrification Programme (REP).

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Residents of Piece View in St. James to Get Improved Access to Electricity

Residents of Piece View in St. James North Western can look forward to significant improvement in their electrical infrastructure under the Rural Electrification Programme (REP). Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the project, estimated to cost in excess of $20 million, is expected to benefit some 100 households. The undertaking is being spearheaded by the...

Members of the Waterhouse Steppers Band perform during the launch of community Wi-Fi service in Yallahs, St. Thomas, on Monday (October 30).

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Yallahs Square Gets Wi-Fi Boost

Residents of Yallahs and its environs in St Thomas are now enjoying free and safe Wi-Fi connectivity, thanks to the Universal Service Fund (USF). The service was launched in Yallahs square on Monday (October 30), and is expected to bolster the social, economic and educational well-being of the users. USF Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Daniel Dawes, who led the proceedings,...