A library has been established at the Jamaica China Goodwill (JCG) Infant School in the St. Andrew community of Olympic Gardens, at a cost of $9 million, to encourage children to read and to boost literacy at the institution. The recently opened library, a gift from the charity group Reading Owl International (ROI), will also serve two primary schools, also...

The newly completed three-bedroom structure on a large expanse of land in Haughton District, St. Elizabeth, is a stark contrast to the makeshift tarpaulin hut in which Lacovia High School student, Tanoya Williams, and her family lived for six years. The house, handed over to the family recently, was constructed by the Lacovia High School Past Students’ Association over a...

The Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) is enjoying an exciting concert season with financial support of a J$3-million grant from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. An elated Principal Director and Founder of the JYC, Gregory Simms, says the donated money is being used to cover the group’s winter tour that goes up to February 2023. Just weeks...

Grade-10 student of York Castle High School in St. Ann, Adryan McNeish, is the 2022 winner of the Jamaica Customer Service Song Competition, adding to the crown she won in 2021. She first entered the competition in 2021 and when the opportunity presented itself to enter again in 2022, she did and walked away with the winning trophy, a certificate...

Retired Westmoreland educator Theresa Lindo says she always wanted to be a teacher. “Ever since I was a child, I knew. My principal and his wife, Desmond and May Gascoine, they were my influences. I used to come home from school, line out kerosene tins and play school. I was always the teacher,” she tells JIS News. Pursuing her dreams...

Seventeen-year-old Delaney Campbell plans to turn his childhood fascination with planes into a rewarding career as an airline pilot. Despite challenging circumstances, the youngster is keeping his eyes on the prize, as he is determined to create a better life for himself, his mother and little brother. The student at Newell High School in St. Elizabeth, has carved out a...

Twenty-four-year-old pig farmer Giovanni Morris dreams of establishing his own state-of-the-art-facility, which will integrate technology in the animal-rearing process. Currently, the Portland resident shares a farm in Boston Bay with mentor and business partner Seymour Duncan, which he says, needs improvement. “Whenever I reach a level where I can acquire the [farm] that I want, I want it to be...

A good educator is one who seeks to improve the lives of future generations through deliberate actions in their daily work. This can be said of nation-builder and 2022 Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education awardee, Raymon Treasure, who was among 80 recipients honoured in September.   The decorated Principal of York Castle High School in St....

Nothing could stop former St. James High School student Abigayle McGrowder from acing her external examinations this year. Not even the financial constraints that made it difficult for her parents to afford to purchase a new pair of shoes for her to wear to school. With her mother laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic and her stepfather’s salary slashed,...