With 18 subjects in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, 14 of them with distinction, it is no surprise that Wadada Dixon was named the top performer at this year’s staging of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) youth forum and academic achievement awards. The 16-year-old Denbigh High School student is among 21 pupils from 16 non-traditional high schools...

Shantel Williams, an aspiring information and communications technology (ICT) teacher, is the first successful recipient of the inaugural Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Tertiary ICT Scholarship. In an interview with JIS News, she expressed joy at getting the opportunity to realise her dream of furthering her education. The soft-spoken 19-year-old, after delaying college for two years owing...

The St. James Public Health Services’ staff complement has been boosted with the addition of 79 newly graduated community health aides (CHAs). The CHAs, who underwent nine weeks of training, are part of the 1,300 persons who were recruited islandwide by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in keeping with the Government’s strategic undertaking to prepare the populace to live...

Life with diabetes can be a daily struggle. From following a strict diet and exercising, to taking medication, and constantly monitoring glucose levels, living with the disease can take a toll on the physical and emotional well-being of suffers, which can worsen their condition. It is for this reason that the Westmoreland Health Department has stepped in to establish a...

The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) is the sole tertiary institution in the English-speaking Caribbean offering specialized training in an array of programmes in the visual and performing Arts. The College’s School of Continuing Education and Allied Programmes (SCEAP), through its range of short courses, provides viable options for persons to upgrade their skills and...

The mother of Attorney-at-Law, Christal Parris-Campbell, had, for some time, harboured thoughts of her daughter becoming a part of the Jamaica House Fellowship Programme. “She had always encouraged me to apply. But, for whatever reason, I always felt like I wasn’t qualified enough or I didn’t have much years of [experience]; so I would delay in doing so,” Ms. Parris-Campbell...

As their reign comes to an end, the 2019/20 Civil Servants of the Year now feel an even greater sense of accomplishment and pride in being able to give back to those in need in tangible ways, through their community outreach projects. The phenomenal trio of Acting Director for the Research, Print and Production Division at the Jamaica Information Service...

Late reggae singer and cultural icon, Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, joins a select list of distinguished Jamaicans who have been laid to rest within the hallowed walls of the National Heroes Park in Kingston. He died at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in St Andrew on September 11 at age 77, after a bout of illness. On hand...

The Cornwall Combined Disabilities Association (CCDA) has been a voice for change, advocating for support and assistance for persons living with disabilities in western Jamaica. The non-profit organisation, which was formed in 2014, boasts more than 100 members across the parishes of St. James, Hanover, Trelawny, Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth. President of the CCDA, Andrew East, tells JIS News that the...