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Through its efforts to create, organize, and advance scientific research and innovation, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) continues to help foster the spirit of scientific inquiry across Jamaica.  Executive Director, Dr. Charah Watson, believes science, technology, and innovation must be play a central role if Jamaica is to prosper in the modern world. This philosophy underlines the various initiatives implemented...

It is said that ‘Many hands make light work.’ Today we highlight two Civil Society Organizations that are getting a helping hand from the So JUST Project to help expand the reach of the vital community outreach work they are putting in right across the country. Stay tuned.

St Mary may be one of Jamaica’s smallest parishes, but at the moment its future is looking big and bright. The parish welcomed its first International commercial flight at the Ian Flemming International Airport in Boscobel on February 24, an achievement which is set to usher in a new period of growth and development. Stay tuned to hear more.

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in St Andrew is one of the island’s main primary healthcare facilities, providing reliable access to high quality medical care and treatment for over 70 years.

In the immortal words of Gerald Bogle Levy, “Everybody can dance, but a nuh everybody a dancer!” But we’re sure that if he could have seen the dancing prowess and versatility of Kimiko Versatile in the dancehall space, the late great dancing icon would have given her his blessing.

Now 17-years old, life has not been easy for Jhnelle Turner and her family as they navigate the twists and turns of life with her disability. Seizures, not being able to walk, talk, or feed herself, and incontinence are just some of the challenges she faces as she grapples with Cerebral Palsy.  

The ceremonial opening of parliament on Thursday, February 15, marked the formal start of the 2024–2025 legislative year and as usual Governor General Sir Patrick Allen delivered the Throne Speech, outlining a number of programmes and policies to be pursued by the Government in the new fiscal year, which commences on April 1.

The journey to motherhood for every woman is vastly different …however, one hope most women cling to, is that their little one will be born healthy - free from any complication. This was the hope for Shernette Kerr Turner; however, nothing prepared her for the experiences that would follow.

There’s an institution located in the parish of Portland that has been training students to serve the agriculture sector for decades. If you’ve guessed the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) then you’re right. But it didn’t always go by that name. In 1910 when it opened, CASE was known as the Government Farm School.

Mothers in one volatile community are using the Restorative Justice Programme to shield their children from the harsh realities of crime. Stay tuned to hear more.

They say the proof of the pudding is in the eating. With that in mind, who better to speak on the impact of restorative justice is having on the judicial system than an active practitioner in the field. Stay with us as Chief Judge of the Parish Courts, Justice Chester Crooks hands down the ruling on Restorative Justice.