The Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Manchester has implemented some creative reward programmes to encourage high achievement at the institution. In an interview with JIS News, Operations Officer at the facility, Yashi Williams, spoke about the rewards programmes that he believes “garnered much results” and is partly responsible for the accomplishments. “If residents complete their homework, we make ‘Sky Juice’...

State petroleum refinery Petrojam Limited has awarded four scholarships to top performers in the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations at Greenwich Primary and St. Andrew Primary Schools in Kingston. The recipients are Kaylia Walters and Kevin Nelson from St. Andrew Primary, and Jhennalla Robinson and Johnty Smith from Greenwich Primary. They each received $60,000 towards their tuition annually, a...

The 100-year-old Half-Way Tree Primary School in St. Andrew is continuing its tradition of achieving excellent exam results, with 88 per cent of its students who sat the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams being placed on Pathway One. Of the 170 students who sat the exams, 150 have been placed at the high school of their choice and will...

The journey to success for Detective Corporal in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Damoy Douglas, is a testament to the reward that comes from hard work and dedication. One of 39 Jamaicans who recently received the 2024 Governor-General’s Achievement Award (GGAA) for noteworthy contribution to their communities, the young Detective Corporal has overcome financial hardship to achieve academic success and...

Students at Waterford Primary School in St. Catherine have performed excellently, with 60 of the 73 students who sat the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams placed on Pathway One and will be attending some of the most prominent high schools. In the PEP exams, children are placed on one of three Pathways, designed to meet their level of competence....

Tracey-Ann Campbell’s determination to assist her daughter to overcome setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has paid off, with the student being declared the 2024 Top Female at the Ginger Ridge Primary School. In an interview with JIS News , the single mother from deep rural St. Catherine said that in grade four, her daughter, Aleya Douglas, was at the...

A recent one-off debate between students of the United Learning Centre (ULC) Preparatory School and their counterparts at the Exchange All-Age could be the prelude to a more expansive competition in St. Ann, come next year. The debate, held on the grounds of ULC, was a closely contested one, with the home team (ULC) emerging the winner. Custos of St....

After a closely contested Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Junior Tourism Minister competition final, yet another Manning’s School student, in Westmoreland, has emerged with the 2024 title. The annual public-speaking competition is open to students between 15 and 17 years of age, who must be members of their school’s Tourism Action Club (TAC). Student of the Westmoreland-based school, Taj Melbourne, bested...

A total of 74 scholarships and grants have been awarded to students to pursue studies at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), by the American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF). This represents 70 per cent of the number of scholarships and grants (105) awarded by the Foundation for the 2024/25 academic year. The recipients include four foreign students, two from The Bahamas...