Online learning, resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, did not find favour with Kaylei Riley, but the Jessie Ripoll Primary School student is now beaming after she achieved high proficiency levels in Mathematics and Science. Her success in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination came from a special intervention instituted by the school’s administrators, which included deployment of specialist teachers...

Attorney-at-law, Syleen O’Gilvie, has been defending the helpless since her early years. Now an Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Ms. O’Gilvie has been practising law for almost a decade and is a 2023 Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship recipient. Looking back on her early years, Ms. O’Gilvie says she...

A passion for realising national development through the effective communication of policies and programmes for the benefit of all is the catalyst that propelled Deandra Morrison to become a 2023/24 Chevening Scholar. A student leader and high achiever since her days at Meadowbrook High School in St. Andrew, Ms. Morrison copped multiple awards in various subject areas as well as...

Real estate developments are on the rise in Jamaica’s new frontier for development – St. Thomas. Among them is a major resort-style gated community that is poised to elevate the eastern parish’s profile. The multibillion-dollar Sun Coast Beach Club will span 90 acres of beachfront property in Twelve Miles, Bull Bay, with a mix of residential options comprising townhouses, villas,...

Failing Mathematics in his examination prevented Chevaughn Thomas from going straight into university from high school, but it allowed him to become the main caregiver for his mother who was recovering from a mastectomy. The experience gained from this responsibility propelled him to become the top nursing student at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Manchester when he later attended....

The Universal Service Fund (USF) continues its drive to increase digital inclusivity across the island through its many projects that seek to facilitate Internet access in underserved communities across the island. The USF is the lead entity in the implementation of several major projects aimed at strengthening the country’s digital infrastructure, in line with the Government’s mandate to build out...

Bishop Owen Martin is determined to change the community that helped to shape him into the spiritual leader he is today. Born and bred in the community of Savannah District, Hayes, Clarendon, the New York-based pastor is committed to impacting young lives through what he described as an “academic mission”, dubbed, ‘Operation Change, Let the Children Come’. Bishop Martin tells...

With the new school year swiftly approaching, members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) have helped to put a smile on the faces of residents at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home. Twenty-nine residents received shoes, uniforms, books, and other stationery at the annual Back-To-School Visit, held on Saturday, August 19 at the Home in Walderston, Manchester. Before the handover of...

Implementation of the National Identification System (NIDS) is expected to facilitate seamless access to benefits for persons with disabilities. Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks, says the NIDS will allow for the international access sign for persons with disabilities to be placed on it. She explains that this will enable them “to...