For 89-year-old Irene Walter, learning has been a lifelong passion, so when the opportunity presented itself for her to participate in a Digital Literacy Programme for senior citizens, she did not hesitate to sign up. Eight weeks later, she emerged as one of the top performers in the Introduction to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) proficiency course taught by facilitators...

Prominent St. Ann educator and Principal of the Hillcove High Achievers Preparatory School in Brown’s Town, Adita Sherwood, is among this year’s recipients of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education. The honour comes one year after she received the coveted Governor General’s Achievement Award for her contribution to education. A total of 79 educators at various...

Director/Principal of the HEART College of Hospitality Services/Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Dr. Janet Dyer, is a shining example of dedication and passion. With more than 30 years of service in education, she continues to make a lasting impact on countless Jamaicans. The seasoned educator and administrator, who will receive the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education on...

For over 20 years, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, has been making an outstanding contributing to national development through education and training. From being a classroom teacher to an administrator, she has been instrumental in crafting and implementing strategies and programmes to improve student outcomes, shape school environments, and transform the nation's workforce. It has been an adventure marked by excellence, continuous...

Regional Director for the HEART/NSTA Trust (Region 2), Dr. Aston Spencer, is among the 79 Educators who will receive the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education, on May 28. “It means the world to me. If you go in any of my offices that I supervise, there is an Aristotle quote that I have put up in...

Business owners in St. Thomas who will operate in the Morant Bay Urban Centre are excited about the potential of the massive development in driving economic and social transformation in the parish. Set on 436,000 square feet of land, the facility will house a plethora of public- and private-sector entities in one space, offering a one-stop shop for residents and...

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is celebrating 20 years of impactful and transformative service and stewardship. The entity marked this milestone with a commemorative service at Mona Baptist Church in St. Andrew on May 18, where Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jenniffer Griffith, delivered remarks on behalf of Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. “For 20 years, TEF has...

When 21-year-old Dave Flowers learnt that his examination fees for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Information Technology (IT) were being subsidised, his reaction was: “one less struggle for my mother”. Mr. Flowers, a past student of Denbigh High School in Clarendon, was among the thousands of beneficiaries of the NCB Foundation’s CSEC/Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) National Bursary Programme....

The Overseas Employment Programme continues to provide vital opportunities for Jamaicans globally, with 14,350 workers placed in jobs across Canada and the United States in 2024. One such individual is Nicola Herron, who was one of the four persons with disabilities chosen to go on the farmwork programme last year in Canada. A wife and mother of two, she was...