The Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) is gearing up to host pre-teens, teens and young adults during their face-to-face summer semester programme. The programme for the four to 12 year olds is being described as a ‘Kaleidoscope’ Arts Workshop by Director for School of Continuing Education and Allied Programmes at the EMCVPA, Leighton Jones. Addressing...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has engaged more than 1,500 students across Jamaica under its Technology Advancement Programme (TAP), over the past three years. The initiative, which was launched in 2017, caters to each cohort of students for 12 months, and supports Jamaica’s aim of becoming a knowledge-based society. It equips “unattached youth” with the requisite skills and experience to...

The National Museum Jamaica (NMJ), a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), has launched a programme to teach students about the preservation of Jamaica’s endemic plants and animals. About 60 students and their teachers from three primary schools, as well as members of the downtown community, Kingston, will participate in a presentation on the preservation of iguanas on Tuesday,...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be partnering with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) to increase female participation in the livestock industry. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said this will take place under the WUSC’s Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project. The project aims to promote climate-resilient agriculture for equitable economic growth and increased economic...

Parents and guardians are being encouraged to pay closer attention to children and provide an avenue where their voices can be heard. The urging came from Government Senator Dr. Sapphire Longmore while speaking on a motion for the adjournment of the Senate on Friday (May 13). She made the call against the backdrop that the month of May is observed...

There is an increase in the number of sexually involved youth, pregnancies and related ills, and more actions are needed to reduce these incidents. So said Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, who was delivering the keynote address at the National Family Planning Board (NFPB) Yute Expression Official Launch and Awards Ceremony, held...

Jamaica will, for the first time this year, join the African Union and countries with a large African diaspora, to celebrate Africa Day on May 25. Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Marlon Williams, said the celebration of Africa Day will form part of the Culture in Education Programme in schools. On that day, schools will...