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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...
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PM Urges Salt Spring Residents Not to Let Killing of Boys Go in Vain
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging persons who have information about the killing of seven-year-old Justin Perry and nine-year-old Nahcoliva to come forward and tell what they know. He said that the deaths of the children must not go in vain. “If the people of Salt Spring are really serious about bringing this matter to some form...
Sixteen Schools Launch USF ICT Clubs
Sixteen high schools across Jamaica have launched Universal Service Fund (USF) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) clubs at their institutions. They are Mona High, Clarendon College, Vauxhall High, Central High, Lacovia High, Old Harbour High, Port Antonio High, Wycliffe Martin High, Bustamante High, Belair High, Herbert Morrison Technical High, Green Pond High, York Castle High, Spot Valley High, Little London...
Adolescent Mothers Reintegrated into the Education System
The Ministry of Education and Youth has a significant partnership with the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), as it relates to the reintegration of adolescent mothers into the formal education system. This was noted by Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dasmine Kennedy, at the annual Pamela McNeil Lecture on adolescent pregnancy, held on...
Tougher Measures Coming for Possession of a Firearm
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced forthcoming amendments to the Firearms Act aimed at combatting the escalating threat of illegal weapons. This comes in the wake of the triple murder in Salt Spring, St. James, where two boys and a man lost their lives. Mr. Holness on a visit to the children’s school, Chetwood Memorial Primary and...
2024 Rhodes Scholar Looking to Build Local Skills in Robotics and AI
Jamaica’s Rhodes Scholar for 2024, Nile Anderson, says his dream is to contribute to the building of local skills in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). The self-styled “dreamgineer” will be heading to Oxford University in the United Kingdom (UK) to pursue a master’s degree in engineering science, which will focus on those two areas. Mr. Anderson said he chose to...
HEART/NSTA Trust on Digital Transformation Path
The HEART/NSTA Trust is on a path of digital transformation to align with global standards. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (November 7), the agency’s Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, noted that the transformation is necessary, as the agency “is moving into new dimensions to meet the needs of the labour force”. “The Trust has embarked on a...