Jamaica’s top girl for the 2022 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, Leah-Simone Powell, says her drive for academic success will continue to fuel her efforts throughout high school and beyond. The self-motivated 12-year-old student, who was also President at her former school, Reach Academy in St. Andrew, topped the list of over 17,000 girls who took the PEP examinations this...

Past student of the former St. John Bosco Boys’ Home in Manchester, Damian Simpson, left many guests teary-eyed following his riveting testimonial about his six-year stay at the home, which is now a vocational training centre. Speaking at the official opening of the St. John Bosco Vocational Training Centre in Hatfield, Manchester, on September 7, Mr. Simpson said the experience...

Teachers at the Watermount Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine devised a “rescue plan” for children affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, resulting in 85 per cent of students getting their high school of choice. Principal of the institution, Karlene Thomas Laing, tells JIS News that after the restart of face-to-face classes, and it was discovered that “learning gaps”...

Teachers at Brown’s Hall Primary School in St. Catherine are being lauded by parents for their children’s success in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. Maria Whyte, who is the mother of Ihka Brown, who will be attending Kingston College, says the dedication of grade-six teachers Stacy Nelson and Damion Thomas is “unbelievable”. She shares with JIS News that the...

Despite challenges with Internet connectivity and having only a few months to prepare for this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, Brandon Francis scored big and is heading to his institution of choice, St. Catherine High School. The Brown’s Hall Primary School student, who hails from the rural community in St. Catherine, was awarded Runner-Up Champion Boy and given a...

While a student at the Morant Bay Primary School, Iandrea Whyte was nicknamed “Young Einstein” by her classmates, because she maintained consistent academic excellence. Now, the well-spoken 12-year-old is the ‘top girl’ at the St Thomas-based school in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. With her placement score of 368.4, Iandrea will be attending the Morant Bay High School,...

Young Georgia Francis of Guanaboa Vale Primary has brought pride to her school, parents, and community after being placed at her first-choice school of St. Catherine High. She is one of the 12 students from the small rural St. Catherine institution who will be going on to secondary school in September after taking this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Soft-spoken...

A young housing developer is seeking to use skills gained from the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force and service clubs to impact youth by providing manual work on his firm’s construction sites. Managing Director of Alfran Development Limited, Ricardo Foster, said during the development of the company’s first housing project, Genesis 28, on Waterloo Road in St. Andrew, over 60 inner-city...

Students in State care are being encouraged by their peers to use the opportunities presented to rise above stigma and improve their lives. “I wouldn’t want them to feel less of themselves. I want them to see [State care] as an opportunity because, honestly, I’ve been part of this system for four years and the opportunities I have received, I...