Seventeen-year-old student at Campion College, Matthew Sinclair, was not surprised by his recent success in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. He attained nine grade ones in Additional Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, Information Technology, English A and English B. Overall, Mathew has 11 CSEC subjects, all with grade one, having done Mathematics and Principles of Accounts in...

For 17-year-old Gabrielle Clarke, achieving nine distinctions in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) was the culmination of five years of hard work and dedication. The Immaculate Conception High School student scored grade ones in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Information Technology, Spanish, English Language and English B. “To be honest, I didn’t have a choice. I really wanted...

When school plants closed in March due to the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Paije Powell was a bit worried. The 17-year-old Immaculate Conception High School graduate was in the middle of preparations for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and there were some subject syllabuses that were not complete. She knew that she would have to do a lot...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic did not stop the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team from putting smiles on the faces of the 48 wards of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, through a back-to-school visit and virtual career day. The boys were happy to see the small team from the agency, which had journeyed to the home located in Walderston, Manchester, to...

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Warren Clarke, says the Ministry of National Security’s Project Rebuild, Overhaul and Construct (Project ROC) is providing a well-needed boost to the work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Speaking with JIS News, ACP Clarke says that the undertaking, aimed at creating more modern, efficient, and functional police stations, will better enable the members of...

In 2012, Shauna-Gay Case and her husband made the decision to homeschool their children. Seven years later, in September 2019, the two older children, at ages 11 and 13, were re-enrolled in the formal school system, while the youngest, at five years old, continued to be tutored at home. As fate would have it, in March 2020, schools were ordered...

As the nation continues to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, two teens have creatively highlighted the safety messages of the Government by composing a catchy song that has been making the rounds on social media. Siblings Rhordann and Rhaveen Kildare, while at their home in Clarendon, became alarmed by the spike in local COVID-19 cases and...

Up to about three years ago, Yanique White had a traditional nine-to-five job. She was working in a lab making good use of her studies in chemistry, but she was not happy. “I felt unfulfilled with a regular nine to five.. I was not very passionate about it. My heart longed for the excitement of entrepreneurial life,” she tells JIS...

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) says that the Cultivator’s (Transitional) Special Permit Policy, which is in an advanced stage of completion, will enable more small and subsistence farmers to access the opportunities available within the medicinal cannabis industry. Senior Legal Officer (Acting) at the CLA, Sheldon Reid, tells JIS News that the special permit, which will last for two years,...