Young Jamaicans are being encouraged to apply to the Jamaica 4-H Club’s Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP), by 27-year-old farmer, Chomaine Thomas. Owner of Chomaine Foods and a recent beneficiary of RYEEP, Mr. Thomas, who operates a farm in Clarendon, told JIS News that he applied to join the initiative earlier this year. “I read about it and applied....

“A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” These are the words of Jamaica’s first national hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. They are words that resonate with University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturer, Dr. Dave Gosse, who is highlighting the need for greater knowledge and appreciation of the...

Chief Education Officer (Acting) in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr Kasan Troupe, has applauded bauxite and alumina company, Jamalco, for continuing with its annual scholarship programme, despite suffering a major fire last September. For this academic year, 70 students across Clarendon and Manchester received scholarships and grants from the company totalling $10 million. The awards were presented in...

Principals, teachers and students of schools that participated in the recently concluded Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Inter-School Spelling Bee Competition are singing high praises for the initiative. The Spelling Bee Competition is an initiative under phase two of the Integrated Community Development Project (ICPD II), being funded by the Government of Jamaica. It was geared towards supporting literacy development...

Principals of 51 primary and infant schools across the island that have benefited from a donation of water-storage tanks are expressing gratitude for the contribution. The 100 black tanks, each with capacity for 1,000 gallons of water, were donated by the United States (US) Southern Humanitarian Command Program (USSHCP), through the National Education Trust (NET) in the Ministry of Education...

St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College is singing the praises of the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education (CHASE) Fund, after becoming one of the most recent beneficiaries of its Music in Schools initiative. The College received a $2-million grant in the 2021/2022 financial year, and Acting Principal, Winsome Francis, says the money was used to purchase much needed musical instruments, including...

Hundreds of students from the parishes of St. Catherine and St. Mary have been equipped with technology devices to support classroom learning. The 586 tablets were donated by New York-based Jamaican, Melvin McDonald, for needy children in his homeland. The devices, acquired at a cost of $14 million, benefited students from 85 infant, primary and secondary institutions in his native...

Having reached more than 600 primary-school children in five parishes through her ‘Project Healthy Smiles Jamaica’ outreach project, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021, and dentist, Dr. Dominique Reid, is relishing the success of the initiative. The project targeted children aged 12 years and younger, providing them with free dental checks, teeth cleanings and fluoride treatments, during her ‘Tooth Tour’, which...

Fathers are encouraged to use the love for their children as motivation to remain supportive despite the challenges of life, by Lance Corporal in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Kevin Silvera. “This makes you a good father…the love of your offspring. It doesn’t matter what you have to offer because you can be mentally challenged and still love your child....