Several educational institutions are reporting that the Jamaica Moves in Schools Programme is having a positive impact on the health and general well-being of students. The programme, which was introduced in 2017 by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is geared at heightening awareness and creating increased opportunities for physical activities and healthy eating at the...

Calabar High School has won the 2020 For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Tech Challenge for institutions in Jamaica. The competition, which is open to high-school students between grades seven and 12, requires the participants to design, build, programme and operate robots and compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. The victory for Calabar, which...

On the eve of the opening of the 2020/21 Budget debate, the Government is being hailed for its management of the economy over the last three years, which has positioned the country on a path to achieve higher levels of growth and prosperity for its people. Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA) President, Richard Pandohie, says the Administration’s stewardship has...

Persons interested in being a part of the third cohort of participants in the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) Child-Friendly Schools (CFS) Jamaica leadership online training course, are being invited to submit their applications between April 1 and 15. The application form is available online at the College’s website, www.ncel.gov.jm. The institution will provide the password and requisite credentials...

Grange Hill, Westmoreland resident, Aneshia Brown, had her world turned upside when, as a teenager, she got pregnant. Her dreams of graduating from high school and pursuing higher education were curtailed, as she prepared for motherhood. Nonetheless, hope never faded for Ms. Brown who harboured thoughts of returning to school to complete her studies, and held steadfast to this belief...

With more than 800 employees locally and 1,000 more at locations across the Caribbean, Chukka Caribbean Adventures has been quietly emerging as Jamaica’s biggest attraction company and a major pull factor for the country’s booming tourism sector. The company operates more than 60 adventure tours for all ages in Jamaica, Belize, and Turks and Caicos Islands, including horseback riding, zip...

Since joining the public sector at the Ministry of Education in 1983, where she worked for 13 years, her goal of playing a role in the development of Jamaica and its citizens has remained at the forefront for Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh. Overall, Ms. McIntosh has served in various capacities in the public sector...

Residents of St. James have welcomed the commissioning of free secured Internet access (Wi-Fi) in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay. The installation was undertaken by the Universal Service Fund (USF), an agency of the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET). Montego Bay resident and university student, Candace Brown, in an interview with JIS News, said the Wi-Fi access is...

The year 2014 will forever be etched in the mind of Kasey Tulloch, as during his training to become a pilot, his world crumbled beneath him as a result of kidney failure, followed by a debilitating stroke. As the illness worsened for the then 20 year-old trainee, and the medication began to drain the body of the Jamaican migrant to...