The 2019 Mathematics Teacher of the Year, Karema Mundell-Thomas, is on a mission to transform the way teachers at the primary level communicate messages regarding the subject to students who are underperforming. In an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Mundell-Thomas says during her reign, she wants to impart to other teachers the non-traditional strategies and best practices she has been...

The rehabilitation programme at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre in Spanish Town is providing inmates with a second chance at life. Through academic and vocational training, recreational programmes and other interventions, the inmates are being equipped with viable skills and qualifications that they can apply, once they have completed their sentences, thereby enabling them to redirect their path and...

When you think of Martial Arts, I’m sure your mind immediately flashes to Old Kung-Fu movies from the late 1980’s and the early 1990’s.  Now try to reconcile that image with that of a slender 29-year old female Taekwondo fighter, with a noticeably impaired right arm. That female is Shauna-Kay Hines. In medical terms, Shauna-Kay Hines is classified as a...

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) will be implementing recommendations from a gap analysis conducted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy (JHCIRP), in an effort to reduce road fatalities in Jamaica. The NRSC had submitted a request to the JHCIRP for a gap analysis to be conducted and recommendations made for programmes and policies to reduce...

When 22-year-old student and entrepreneur, Angelica Dempster, heard in 2018 that the Government would impose a ban on single-use plastic bags, straws and polystyrene, she was excited. Excited, not only because Jamaica would be taking a major step to help with the preservation of the environment but also because she saw an opportunity to start her own business, ‘The Likkle...

Tourism service excellence will be celebrated this weekend when industry stakeholders are rewarded for outstanding performances in 2018. Ten entities and nine individuals, representing Jamaica’s five resort regions, are vying for coveted prizes in the Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEAs). Included are airfare to multiple island destinations courtesy of Caribbean Airlines; high-level accommodation by Sandals; a cruise courtesy of Royal...

Most children look forward to celebrating their birthdays and being showered with lavish parties and gifts. But for Courtney Greaves, who turned eight on March 14, she wanted to mark the occasion by giving back to the less fortunate. Courtney, who attends Jesse Ripoll Primary School on South Camp Road in Kingston, tells JIS News that she was led by...

For Arlando Dunkley, being awarded the 2018/19 Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Renewable Energy Scholarship to the University of Technology (UTech) will enable him to accomplish his goal of becoming a sustainable development professional. Mr. Dunkley, who attained a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from UTech in 2016, tells JIS News that his pursuit will enable him to contribute positively...

The National Health Fund (NHF) is making healthcare affordable for Jamaicans, through the provision of drug subsidies valued in excess of $30 billion to benefit more than 800,000 persons over its 15 years of operation. This in addition to more than $17 billion in grants to fund health projects, including rehabilitation and upgrading of health facilities. “This is an organisation...