At the Winston Jones High School in Prattville, Manchester, students are learning about agriculture and farming alongside the academic subjects. It is a deliberate strategy aimed at enabling students to develop an appreciation of the importance of agriculture in enhancing food security, preparing them for external assessments, while equipping them with the knowledge and skills for higher education or to...

Tamera Jarrett and her sister, Tia, are on a path to becoming lawyers thanks to the invaluable support of the José Martí Alumni Association New York Inc. (JMAANY) for enabling. The twins, who are studying law at the University of Technology (UTech), benefited from scholarships while attending the St. Catherine-based José Martí High School, which covered their tuition, books and...

Many early-childhood educators across the island are now equipped to manage the learning environment of young children, observing the best practices established internationally to promote literacy. The teachers successfully completed a recent literacy intervention programme, dubbed ‘Read Right from the Start’, geared at delivering improved outcomes for children in the sector. The project resulted from a partnership involving United Way...

The Cawayne Barton Foundation, in collaboration with the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), hosted a back-to-school event at the St. Mary Parish Library, to support students from communities across the parish, in preparation for the new academic year. The event, held on September 19, benefited more than 650 students with essential back-to-school supplies, including knapsacks, stationery, and other educational materials. Senior...

At just 11 years old St. Thomas’ Kemuel Brown has already accomplished what many hope for at the end of their high-school journey – a pass in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams. The brilliant youngster earned a Grade 2 in English A this year while in grade six at Morant Bay Primary School, under the tutelage of his...

The Government is looking to expand the introduction of restorative justice practices in schools, in a bid to curtail growing incidents of conflicts and violence among students. Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says his Ministry and the Ministry of Education and Youth have been in discussions, with a view to jointly pursuing this undertaking. Restorative justice refers to the process...

Adolescent mothers at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) are now benefiting from a new parenting programme, designed to empower them and their babies as well as promote positive parenting practices. Dubbed the Empowered Futures Parenting Curriculum, the programme’s development, which was funded by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica with an investment of more than $10 million,...

There is considerable prestige that institutions can potentially derive from being named after notable figures in society. Additionally, there are great expectations of those institutions associated with these names. Such is the case for the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School, located in the hills of St. Andrew East Rural, which was named after one of Jamaica’s foremost cultural icons. The school,...

For attorney-at-law, 26-year-old Shanique Sommerville, receiving the Governor-General’s Achievement Award for 2024, in the 25 to 35 age category, is the culmination of years of dedication to both the academics and community service. Hailing from the small district of Peggy Barry in the parish of Westmoreland, Ms. Sommerville’s path to success is nothing short of inspiring, particularly for young Jamaicans...