The Special Education Unit at the Catherine Hall Primary and Infant School in Montego Bay has been serving the educational needs of primary-age children who have learning and other intellectual challenges. For more than 40 years, the institution has been providing the appropriate interventions and designing strategies to help special needs children succeed in school and in life. It is...

The Regional Literacy Fair put on by Region 4 of the Ministry of Education and Youth provided an opportunity for young minds to embrace the joy of reading, while nurturing their intellectual growth and creativity. The annual event was held at the Flanker Primary and Junior High School in St. James, on Thursday (May 25). Hundreds of primary-level students from...

Tears of joy concluded a three-year journey to victory for Natoya Williams, a grade 11 student at the St. Elizabeth-based, Lacovia High School. Natoya walked away with the coveted $1 million prize along with the title of 4-H National Female Youth Ambassador (4-H National Girl of The Year), at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Achievement Expo held recently at the...

As the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) and other major road works across the island progress, members of the public are being urged to be especially cautious while traversing through the areas under construction. The SCHIP is being executed in sections of St. Thomas and Portland, and from May Pen to Williamsfield. This is being done by contractors, China...

Like the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund is concerned about the high number of Jamaicans who are ailing from cardiovascular disease. Each year, thousands of citizens become incapacitated by the malady and some even die, largely because of late diagnosis. Hence, both organisations are working endlessly to give those who are...

Although agriculture was never in the script for aspiring actress, Toni-Ann Lalor, the youth advocate, pageant queen and ambassador extraordinaire has been enjoying her greatest role yet as a farmer. In 2022, Ms. Lalor was crowned Miss United Nations World and, prior to that, had entered a number of major pageants.   Earlier this year, she was tapped as one...

With approximately 40 per cent of land parcels in Jamaica unregistered, the National Land Agency (NLA), through the Systematic Land Registration (SLR) process, is looking to reduce that number and extend property rights to more citizens. Developed to assist persons who have been in open, undisturbed and undisputed possession of their land for 12 years or more, SLR aims to...

This year, for the second time, Africa Day will be celebrated in Jamaica on May 25. Schools are expected to plan activities with a focus on Jamaica’s African culture, under the theme ‘Celebrating Africa: Sankofa, Return to the Root’. Senior Education Officer in the Core Curriculum Unit of the Ministry of Education and Youth and Chair of the Africa Day...

Seventeen-year-old Khimali Johnson was surprised but elated when his name was announced as the winner of the beekeeping competition at the 2023 Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ National Achievement Exposition held recently at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. He tells JIS News that during the judging “there were confident participants and it kind of lowered my confidence,” but he kept his composure....