In an effort to expose children to inspirational and motivational expressions from an early age, co-authors, Robert Elliot and Danielle Jeffrey-Elliot, have written a book titled ‘Zuri and Xavi Little Learners: A to Z - An Inspirational Alphabet Book’. The couple says the idea for the book came after not finding sufficient positive content within the diaspora to which their...

The proposed tuition-free school being established in St. Catherine by United States-based charity organisation, Christel House International, is slated to be constructed over the next 10 months at a cost of between US$8 million and US$10 million. The institution will cater to 840 students, aged four to 18, who hail from communities deemed marginalised. It is being built on approximately...

Scores of St. James residents converged at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre to take advantage of the services that were provided by the Feed the Fight Breast Cancer Charity’s International Cancer and Medical Mission Health Fair. The event, which was held on June 28, enabled persons to access several key services. These included paediatric care, eye care, blood pressure checks,...

The performance of students at the primary level should be significantly improved with the implementation of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Specialist Teacher Model. This model requires schools to identify teachers who will function as specialists for mathematics, language, science and social studies. Implementation of the programme is being coordinated by an Oversight Committee, comprising senior education officers...

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Regional Officer, Clayton Hall, is on a mission to help the country achieve its goals under the long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. He is endeavouring to ensure that, through education and agriculture, Jamaica will be able to achieve developed country status within 11 years and, in the process become the place of choice...

The Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID) has become the first local food inspection body to be accredited by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC). The FSPID, which is a division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, was recently awarded its accreditation certificate for successfully complying with the standard of ISO/IEC 17020. ISO/IEC 17020...

As a child, educator Robert Miller was the recipient of numerous acts of kindness from persons who helped him to realise the lofty ambitions he aimed for. “My parents couldn’t afford lunch for me every day. So throughout my time at Bridgeport High School, the Principal used to provide lunch for me sometimes. When I was sitting my CXCs, I...

Beneficiaries of the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme, Patsey Wheatley and her daughter, Cheryl Brooks, are elated with their new home. “We appreciate it a lot,” the residents of Palmers Cross, in Clarendon, tells JIS News in an interview. Through the assistance of the Government, the Clarendonians now live in a comfortable concrete studio unit, which consists of a bedroom, bathroom...

The Reverend Dr. Barrington Cromwell Buchanan has been conferred with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education for 50 years. He tells JIS News that he started out teaching English and history in 1968 and went on to serve as principal for 20 years, at the Black River High School in St. Elizabeth. He attributes his longevity...