The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) recently announced the award of scholarships totaling US$80,000 / J$12 million to 11 students pursuing postgraduate and undergraduate studies at The University of the West Indies (UWI) and other tertiary institutions. The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, CCRIF, is the world's first multi-country, multi-peril risk pool providing parametric insurance and other products to...

The Chevening Scholarships are the UK government's global scholarship programme, offering fully funded opportunities for outstanding individuals to pursue postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom.  It aims to empower future leaders, providing access to academic, professional, and cultural experiences that equip scholars to make a positive impact in their home countries. Recently, the British High Commission and the Jamaica National...

Interview preparation can be challenging and a little nerve-wracking, especially for a young job seeker. According to SmallBusiness.co.uk, 56.6% of Gen Z employees admitted to feeling nervous before an interview. However, according to Director, Industrial Relations at Ministry of National Security, Andre Murphy young job seekers shouldn’t fear job interviews but view them as a discussion.

Those who attended a recent job fair held by the Ministry of National Security had the chance to network and get guidance from nutritionist, and corporate wellness consultant coach, Patricia Fletcher. In an interview with JIS radio Miss Fletcher spoke about the value of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and maintaining good mental health.

Over a hundred young people were exposed to job opportunities in a variety of fields in National Security during the Ministry of National Security’s inaugural Job Fair, held on Friday October 6 at the Girl Guides Headquarters in Kingston. Applications were invited for a wide range of positions, including top managerial posts and line employees such as paralegals, architects, engineers,...

Five months after Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that Jamaicans would no longer be required to pay tuition or administrative fees for HEART-NSTA Trust programs up to level 4, the institution's managing director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, is reporting a consistent, significant increase in enrollment. 40,310 students were enrolled in April, and by June that number increased to 50,679.

Attorney at law Syleen O’Gilvie was recently named as one of nineteen public-sector workers who received the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship administered by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. She began her legal education journey at the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies, Mona, before advancing to the Norman Manley Law School...

The Ministry of Education and Youth’s job recruitment platform is aimed at streamlining the recruitment process for teaching and other jobs in schools and related public institutions across the island. Among other things it allows job seekers and employers to connect and engage each other in the hiring process.