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....

In 2010, Constitution Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew, located approximately seven miles away from Papine Square, was up for closure due to low enrolment. Principal, Melicia Mathison, and former Principal, Winston Smith, have led the institution through a transformative journey, making it the school of choice for residents. The school’s population has more than tripled, moving from...

Students at the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School in St. James were treated to a special Read Across Jamaica Day celebration on May 6, when 40 travel advisors from the United States (US) and Canada visited the institution under the banner of the Sandals Foundation. The travel advisors, who are in Jamaica ahead of Global Travel Advisor Day on...

In just three years of being in the classroom, Shanique Pryce has cemented her name in the annals of Jamaica's education sector. An educator at the Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston, she was recently honoured with the prestigious title of ‘2025 Mathematics Teacher of the Year’. A graduate of Camperdown High School, Ms. Pryce reflects on a challenging childhood...

Vauxhall High School showcased the achievements of students across its various departments at an open day held at the institution’s Windward Road location in Kingston. Under the theme ‘Breaking Barriers. Making Strides’, the open day featured displays demonstrating the work being undertaken in academic and non-academic areas. Parents, guardians and the wider community were invited to visit the school and...

Approximately18,803 students from183 schools are beneficiaries of the Nutrition Products Limited (NPL) Snack Programme. This is bolstered by the NPL Breakfast Programme, which serves students under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), which currently supports an additional 50,884 students across another 641 schools daily. The Holy Trinity High School in Kingston (HTHS) was added to the NPL...

The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) is this year, celebrating 50 years of service to the people of Jamaica. Established in 1975, the IDT aims to resolve conflicts between employers and employees and has become the foundation of Jamaica’s industrial relations, balancing the gap between labour rights and organisations’ interests. Chairman of the IDT, Errol Miller told JIS News that to...

Rushawn Legister, a student at the Rhodes Hall High School, is a living testimony that no soul is beyond saving, when he stood before a congregation inside the Christian Fellowship Church in Lucea, Hanover, to accept an award as a beacon of hope during the ‘I Have Triumph’ award ceremony, held on March 29. The event, was a celebration of...

Eighteen-year-old, Meron McPherson, a visionary tech entrepreneur, is leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to bridge gaps in the Jamaican real estate market, connecting homeowners with potential buyers through an innovative app she calls Home Finder AI. Born out of her own family’s struggle to find a home when they migrated to Jamaica, the sixth-form student at Immaculate Conception...