A 15-year-old student at the Kitson Town Evening Institute in St. Catherine has received a scholarship valued $150,000 from the Jamaica Ex-Police Association of South Florida (JEPA) Inc. The recipient is Rayona Edwards, and her mother, Christine Thompson Bryan, told JIS News that the gesture is joy for her, and the money will assist her daughter to continue her education....

Another 260 unattached youth are, this year, expected to benefit from information and communications technology (ICT) skills training under the Universal Service Fund (USF) Technology Advancement Programme (TAP). This is in keeping with plans by the USF to collaborate with institutions/organisations to provide ICT literacy skills to more Jamaicans to enable them to secure jobs. More than 1,500 unattached youth...

Acting Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office, Nickieta Sterling (standing left) and Special Projects Manager, Sharon Earle (standing right), host contestants in the Miss St. James Festival Queen Competition, during a courtesy call at the office on Wednesday (June 12). The visit was part of the contestants’ grooming and training regime ahead of the coronation...

A Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Robotics Centre has been opened at Excelsior Community College’s Eureka Road Campus in Kingston. Addressing Thursday’s (June 13) opening ceremony, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, underscored that the centre’s establishment is a prime example of collective stakeholder commitment to fostering innovation and preparing students for the challenges and opportunities of...

The Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education Centre (Mico CARE) is now registering students for its annual summer intervention programme, aimed at providing remediation in literacy and numeracy for children aged six to 13 years old. Parents/guardians are being encouraged to take advantage of this year's programme, which will run from July 8 to 25, from 8:00...

Three outstanding students have emerged as the top finalists from the first round of the 2024 Junior Minister of Tourism Competition, held at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St. Ann, on Tuesday, June 11. After a highly competitive public-speaking event featuring 12 participants from secondary schools across Jamaica, Taj Melbourne of Manning’s School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, claimed the top spot,...

State Minister for Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), engages in discussion with (from left), Psychologist Dr. Ainsley Deer; Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr and Archbishop of Kingston, the Most Reverend Kenneth Richards. Occasion was the 'Men Who Mentor' Forum organised by the NPSC, aimed at empowering men through meaningful dialogue. The...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, looks at lettuce grown using a hydroponic system, during a tour of booths at the National School Garden Project Exhibition at Denbigh High School in May Pen, Clarendon, on Tuesday (June 11). Highlighting how the system operates is a representative from Anchovy High School, Francine Grant.

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has emphasised the critical role played by school principals and teachers in creating conducive learning environments for students. The Minister, who was addressing the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS) at their biennial conference at the Ocean Coral Springs Hotel, Trelawny, on June 8, expressed her admiration for the dedication...