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Head of the Geography and Geology Department at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Sherene James-Williamson (left). listens as Scientific Officer in the UWI’s Earthquake Unit, Karleen Blake (centre), explains the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on display, during the 20th GIS Day National Exposition on Wednesday (November 16). The event was hosted by the UWI. Students looking on (from second left) are Shoya-Kay Espeut and Shackera Wray from Buff Bay High School in Portland, and Nailah Allen from Montego Bay High School
Head of the Geography and Geology Department at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Sherene James-Williamson (left). listens as Scientific Officer in the UWI’s Earthquake Unit, Karleen Blake (centre), explains the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on display, during the 20th GIS Day National Exposition on Wednesday (November 16). The event was hosted by the UWI. Students looking on (from second left) are Shoya-Kay Espeut and Shackera Wray from Buff Bay High School in Portland, and Nailah Allen from Montego Bay High School

Hundreds of Students Participate in GIS Day National Exposition

Hundreds of secondary students were exposed to geographic information systems (GIS) and technologies, during the 20th GIS Day National Exposition at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, on Wednesday (November 16). The event was hosted by the...
Public Relations and Corporate Communications Manager at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Kristen Laing.
Public Relations and Corporate Communications Manager at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Kristen Laing.

Child Abuse Sensitisation Marches on Friday
The Wycliffe Martin High School team from in St. Mary, show off their prizes for placing second in the 2021-2022 Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) company of the year competition, at the awards ceremony held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on Tuesday (November 15). They are (from left) teacher Tameka Thompson (left) and students Suzan Beckford, Seanna Sterling, Rusheen Rose and Mikalia Manasseh.
The Wycliffe Martin High School team from in St. Mary, show off their prizes for placing second in the 2021-2022 Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ) company of the year competition, at the awards ceremony held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on Tuesday (November 15). They are (from left) teacher Tameka Thompson (left) and students Suzan Beckford, Seanna Sterling, Rusheen Rose and Mikalia Manasseh.

PHOTOS: Junior Achievement Jamaica Awards Top Schools
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), listens as Trisha Lee Brightley (third left) of the Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine, makes a point to Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right). Occasion was the launch of Anti-gang Week on Sunday (Nov.13), at the Phillipo Baptist Church in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Also sharing in the conversation are Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Richard Troupe (left); and Rickayla Knight (third right) and Jeremy Peart, also of Enid Bennett High. The week is being observed from November 13-19, under the theme: ‘Leggo the Gang…Lift Up Jamaica.’
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), listens as Trisha Lee Brightley (third left) of the Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine, makes a point to Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right). Occasion was the launch of Anti-gang Week on Sunday (Nov.13), at the Phillipo Baptist Church in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Also sharing in the conversation are Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Richard Troupe (left); and Rickayla Knight (third right) and Jeremy Peart, also of Enid Bennett High. The week is being observed from November 13-19, under the theme: ‘Leggo the Gang…Lift Up Jamaica.’

PHOTOS: Anti-Gang Week Church Service
Flyer for the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Tourism Quiz finals scheduled for Sunday, November 13.
Flyer for the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Tourism Quiz finals scheduled for Sunday, November 13.

TPDCO Tourism Quiz Finals on Sunday

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Government Senator Natalie Campbell Rodriques (l), representing the Minister of Culture Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, engages Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Winifred Byanyima (r) and President of the Jamaica Union of Tertiary Students, Christina Williams. Occasion was a Women’s Forum at Liberty Hall in Kingston on Thursday, November 10. The forum was one of a series of activities by Ms. Byanyima as part of an official visit to the island from November 6-11.
Youth

All-Young Female Parliament for International Women’s Day 2023

Jamaica, for the first time, will stage an all-female sitting of Parliament for young women, ages 18 to 23, on International Women’s Day 2023. The day will be observed on March 8. The disclosure was made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and t, Hon. Olivia Grange, in her message at a Women’s Forum hosted by the Under Secretary-General and...
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School girls participate in the exciting a goat scramble at the Minard Livestock Show and Beef Festival at Minard Estate in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on Thursday, November 10.
AgricultureYouth

Livestock Breeding Programme Bearing Fruit

Twenty-nine high quality calves are expected to be delivered shortly under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ National Livestock Genetic Improvement and Breeding Technology Programme. “We are expecting… eight Jamaica Red Poll, six Jamaica Brahman and 15 Jamaica Black, all of which were conceived through artificial insemination,” said Minister of State, Hon. Franklin Witter. He was addressing the Minard Livestock Show and Beef...
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Acting Director, Safety and Security Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Youth

Youngsters Urged to ‘Leggo Di Gang… Lift Up Jamaica’

‘Leggo Di Gang… Lift Up Jamaica’ is the theme for the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Anti-Gang Week 2022 from November 13 to 19. Acting Director of the Safety and Security Unit in the Ministry, Richard Troupe, told JIS News that the week is “significant and timely” given recent incidents of violence in schools. “We, at the Ministry, know that...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), with 2023 Rhodes Scholar for Jamaica, David Salmon, following the announcement ceremony at King’s House on November 10.
Youth

Wolmers’ Boys Past Student is 2023 Rhodes Scholar

Twenty-two-year-old David Rhoden Salmon is the 2023 Rhodes Scholar for Jamaica. He was one of 11 candidates – seven males and four females – who vied for the highly acclaimed scholarship award this year. The announcement was made on Thursday (Nov.10) by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during a brief ceremony at King’s House after a...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left) and Founder of the Usain Bolt Foundation, Usain Bolt (centre), participate in the handover of an Epson printer to New Providence Primary School Principal, Olga Robinson Clarke (third right) and Board Chairman of the school, Darren Virtue (second right), today (November 8), at the school. Also sharing the moment (from left) are Public Relations and Social Media Manager, Epson (Europe), Leonie Toal; Head of Public Relations and Communications, Epson (Europe), Mary McNulty and Chair of the Usain Bolt Foundation, Winsome Wilkins.
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Usain Bolt Foundation Donates Printers to Schools

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left) and Founder of the Usain Bolt Foundation, Usain Bolt (centre), participate in the handover of an Epson printer to New Providence Primary School Principal, Olga Robinson Clarke (third right) and Board Chairman of the school, Darren Virtue (second right), today (November 8), at the school. Also sharing the moment (from...
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Acting Deputy Director at the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Marcia Rowe-Amonde, speaks at the Global Services Sector Apprenticeship Programme Graduation Ceremony for Batch Two trainees, held at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation in Kingston, on November 3.
IndustryYouth

Massive Increase in Employment in Global Services Sector

The Global Services Sector (GSS) is boasting a 270 per cent increase in the number of jobs created over a five-year period, moving from 17,000 in 2016 to more than 46,000 jobs that were created in 2021. This was disclosed by Acting Deputy Director at the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Marcia Rowe-Amonde, at the GSS Apprenticeship Programme Graduation Ceremony for Batch...
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Youth

Minister Morgan Urges Young People Not to Underestimate Their Power

Jamaica’s youth are being encouraged not to underestimate their ability to contribute to or drive changes that can redound to the country’s long-term benefit. The urging comes from Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan. “There has been no revolution in the world that has not been led by young...
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