When other students were preparing to sit the recent Diagnostic Test, St. John’s Primary School student Natalia Steer was hospitalised and battling an illness. After surgery, the student returned to online school, and despite missing out on a great number of classes, she sat the examinations and scored the highest. This propelled her to becoming the Top Girl at the...

Since the tender age of four, Deshawn Bryan has expressed a desire to be a student at Kingston College (KC). When the results of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination were published, the St. Catherine-based St. John’s Primary School student went into celebratory mood, knowing that his dream had come true. He told JIS News that by attending Kingston College...

Teachers and students of the Patrick Town Primary and infant School in Manchester will benefit from increased accommodation and modern infrastructure, with the completion of a new building for the 2021/2022 academic year. Through a donation of $32 million from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, the school located in Ellen Street, Manchester was able to address...

As the country continues on its growth trajectory, with infrastructural development being a key feature, the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) executes a process of land acquisition for the construction of tolled highways. Senior Manager, Land Acquisition at NROCC, Phillip Myers, tells JIS News that a highway is considered a public good that redounds to the benefit of...

If anyone were to rank one of the riskiest things to do when facing a crisis, then possibly what could peak at number one is starting a business in the middle of a global pandemic. The year 2020 was known for one thing, and that is the COVID19 pandemic. It has been the greatest disruptor to our way of life...

Social media has become one of the most popular business tools, with thousands of industries leveraging the platform to market their services. In response to this global trend, the Real Estate Board (REB) will, come September, be rolling out a social media marketing course to train local real estate professionals. “The course will be launched under the REB’s Continued Professional...

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021, Dr. Dominique Reid, has launched a project in Manchester, designed to enhance oral health care and hygiene among youngsters and, in the process, preserve their smiles. The initiative, titled: ‘Project Healthy Smiles Jamaica’, will target approximately 590 children, aged six to 12, and is being rolled out in the parish which she represented in the...

Students who attend the Alpha Institute’s (formerly, the Alpha Boys' School) School of Music will be welcomed by two new band rooms when the new academic year begins in September. Corporate donors contributed the majority of the funding to renovate a section of the school to accommodate the state-of-the-art band rooms and other spaces, while Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and...

The Government of Jamaica has embarked on implementing a Global Logistics Hub Initiative and the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) is positioning Jamaica to capture a greater market share and increase its long-term competitiveness, through its P3+ Industries Framework. This is possible as Jamaica is in a prime geographic location to become a global logistics hub, creating easier linkages...