The desire to transform how Jamaicans view skilled trades, particularly plumbing, has driven entrepreneur Seymour Green to launch a school outreach initiative aimed at exposing students to the opportunities available in the profession. Through his business, Plumbers Elite, Mr. Green has been visiting educational institutions across the island to demonstrate the technical aspects of plumbing and encourage young people to...

Special Education Specialist, Dr. Donna-Neisha Steele, is calling on Jamaica’s teachers to create inclusive classrooms that can accommodate and support students with autism. This includes designing an accessible physical space, establishing predictable routines, and offering flexible communication methods. Dr. Steele noted that with 500 to 700 children in Jamaica identified with autism yearly, there is need to foster environments where...

Javaughn Douglas, 24 years old, is determined to create opportunities despite living with spastic cerebral palsy. Although he faces physical challenges that make movement difficult, he has never allowed his disability to define his ambitions. “I was born with a physical disability known as spastic cerebral palsy that makes it harder for me to stand and walk and makes it...

Golden Grove Primary and Infant School in St. Thomas marked a major milestone on May 5, celebrating 140 years of educational service with a day-long observance that blended history, literacy and community involvement. The institution’s anniversary coincided with National Read Across Jamaica Day, creating what Principal, Arlene McDonald, described as a meaningful opportunity to reinforce the school’s long-standing commitment to...

For Kenroy and Melaine Moyston, access to higher education should never be limited by a student’s financial circumstances. Guided by this belief, the husband-and-wife team has launched the Open Door University Scholarship, an initiative aimed at bridging the financial gap for students aspiring to pursue tertiary education. The programme, spearheaded by their foundation, Moyston’s Life Changing Powerhouse, in partnership with...

Miss Clarendon Festival Queen 2025, Rhaveen Kildare, is leading a parish-wide school tour focused on violence prevention, targeting young men enrolled in high schools across Clarendon. The project, titled the ‘R.E.A.L. Man a Yaad’ School Tour, is being undertaken in collaboration with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). It addresses key issues affecting the growth and development of young men,...

A new chapter has opened in Jamaica’s educational and cultural landscape with the relocation of the Alliance Française de la Jamaïque to the University of Technology Jamaica (UTech) campus in Papine, St. Andrew. The move signals more than a change of address; it marks a bold investment in the future of language learning, cultural exchange, and international collaboration. Representing a...

Alison McFarland of Moy Hall, St. James, was concerned when her son’s teachers indicated to her that he was struggling with his lessons and was not staying in class. “He’s always on the outside; he’s not writing,” she told JIS News. “When I spoke to him, he said that the teacher is writing too fast for him,” she pointed out....