Founder and President of Bully Proof Kids International, Gabrielle Susanna Clarke, is encouraging more young people to take the lead in finding solutions to issues that impact them. “I think that if you have the right intention, the determination, and the passion, you shouldn’t hesitate because you are only helping to build our country. Go for it. As young people,...

Mary Gentles prayed diligently to God to provide her with a sturdy house that would offer her peace of mind and security. Despite Ms. Gentles’ faith being tested, as it took some time before her prayers were finally answered, it was never broken. The 82-year-old resident of Mike Town in Manchester North Western is now the recipient of a brand...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is an example of public-sector transformation. He is lauding the JIS for maintaining its reputation as the lead agency for credible government information. Minister Morgan notes that the agency is a very important part of the...

Shane Constable from Greenwich Town in Kingston is grateful for the grant support provided by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), which enabled him to acquire a freezer and water tank for his fledgling goat-rearing enterprise. Mr. Constable, who has a daughter, indicated that he started out with one goat, with a view to expanding his livestock inventory, but faced...

Residents of Jones Town in Southern St. Andrew are grateful that they are now able to access the Internet, free of cost, at a designated area in their community. This follows the commissioning into service of a Wi-Fi hotspot at the Jones Town Primary School by the Universal Service Fund (USF), recently. Community member, Louise Newland, said that the establishment...

The word ‘nuclear’ often triggers fear. However, there are comforting prospects in atomic power, which many countries have started to tap into. In Jamaica, there is the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), a 38-year-old complex of multidisciplinary research laboratories at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. The major goals of ICENS are to conduct multidisciplinary...

Business and health sector leaders have welcomed the development of IGL Limited’s new Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plant at Ferry in St. Catherine, which was established at a cost of nearly $100 million. The facility, which was commissioned into service recently by Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, will boost IGL’s and, by extension, Jamaica’s...

From an early age, Neko Kelly knew that he wanted to be a creative, working in fashion or entertainment. He recalls introducing himself to his first-form class at Clarendon College at age 11 and being laughed at when he stated his career goal. “I stood and said ‘My name is Neko Kelly. I am coming from Old Harbour Bay Primary...

The Prime Minister’s Youth Awardee for Environmental Protection 2021, Colleen Dawkins, has always been passionate about the environment. “I love nature; it calms me. Even from high school days I’d always try to choose the window seat or the seat near the door, so I could always look out and be inspired by the mountains, the birds and the trees,”...