The14-year-old Petrojam scholarship programme, which provides financial and mentoring support to high-achieving students for the duration of their high-school life, is being lauded as a motivator for learners to excel. Since 2006 with the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and now the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), the programme has supported 41 top-performing male and female students from the Greenwich All-Age...

Emerging as the top performer in the 2019 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination at Tarrant High School in Kingston, has been a thrilling experience for Feona Cameron. The achievement has been even more significant, as Feona’s other four siblings did not finish high school. Feona tells JIS News that she was determined to be the first one in her...

Starting his small business, Wood Land Roots Natural Drinks, in 2012 was not easy for Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Oliver Welsh. He had to face many challenges, such as having to walk from Portmore in St. Catherine to Kingston, enticing persons along the journey to patronise his natural juices. “It wasn’t an easy road… rain wet me, and all kinds...

With the growing belief that emerging opportunities in technology will dominate career choices in the future, Tarrant High School in Kingston is positioning its students to take advantage of jobs in areas such as robotics, programming and animation. According to the Principal, Paul Hall, who has been at the helm of the school for the past two years, the institution...

Grade-six students, who are preparing to sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) in 2020, are being encouraged by top performers in this year’s inaugural sitting of the assessment to put the nerves aside and focus on preparation. In an interview with JIS News, 12-year-old Gemeila Jones, who was the highest achiever at Spanish Town Primary School, advises the upcoming test-takers...

Recipient of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and Partners Co-operative Credit Union (PCCU) Limited’s 2019 Albert Morris Scholarship, Neikoy Redwood, is a step closer to realising his dream of becoming a financial consultant. Neikoy, who started undergraduate studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus on Monday (September 2), will receive $150,000 annually over three years towards...

The Government will be tapping into the local pool of architectural talent to design the layout for the US$2.5-billion Vernamfield Development project. Dubbed ‘Aerotropolis Jamaica’, the project is intended to transform the Vernamfield property in Clarendon, which was previously an army base, into an aerodrome to provide international air cargo and logistics; aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services; and...

The teaching of numeracy and literacy is to be advanced in a number of schools across the island, following a $40-million project sponsored by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). With funds provided under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), supported by a loan from the World Bank, the project seeks to improve educational outcomes and the physical environment of...

The Special Education Policy, once approved and implemented, will make it mandatory for teachers serving students with special needs to be adequately trained and certified. The policy, drafted by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Special Education Unit, is currently before Cabinet. It will complement the Disabilities Act, which makes provision to safeguard and enhance the welfare of persons...