Several top-performing students at the Kitson Town Primary School in St. Catherine have been awarded by the institution’s Past Students Association and corporate donors. At a recent celebratory event, held at the Kitson Town Baptist Church, the Association also awarded Millicent Singh as ‘Teacher of the Year’ and Patricia Bonner as ‘Exemplary Ancillary Worker’. Two grade-six teachers were also recognised....

School administrators are being urged to take responsibility in ensuring that unhealthy foods and drinks are not entering the school system. Making the call while addressing a consultation on the National School Nutrition Policy Green Paper at the Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew on Tuesday (July 26), Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said...

The best of the country’s youth in agriculture was on full display as the three-day Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show got underway on Saturday (July 30). The innovations and best practices by young farmers and agriculture students were the highlight of the opening day which was dubbed ‘Youth Day’. At the youth village, spearheaded by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs,...

The Savanna-la-Mar Primary School will benefit from financial assistance of US$10,000 per annum over the next two years under the revised Adopt-A-School Programme of the National Education Trust (NET). A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide the support was signed by representatives of Dreams To Reality (DTR) Foundation, Dequity Capital Management and the school, during a ceremony held at the...

Some 44 child offenders in St. Elizabeth have been referred to the Ministry of Justice’s Child Diversion Programme since it was implemented in March 2020. Speaking with JIS News, Child Diversion Officer for the parish, Heidi-Ann Nembhard, says at the end of June 2022, 32 of the 44 child referrals were successfully discharged from the programme, after completing the necessary...

Finalists in the Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ ‘Grow Smart’ competition will know their fate this weekend, during the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. Under the theme ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’, the three-day event, which begins on Saturday (July 30), will again include a ‘Youth in Agriculture’ village. This year, the top-three finalists in the...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), listens as one of the 2022 Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Integrated Community Development Project (II) Spelling BEE finalists, Mikaelia Campbell (third right), asks him a question. The other finalists are (from right) Devario Dawes, Kadoyah Watson and Jeneil Ellis. Looking on is Guidance Counsellor, Mahallia Dennis-Edwards. Minister...