20 Students in state care get scholarships from Supreme Ventures Foundation

Twenty students in state care received approximately $100 million in total from the Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF). The  four-...

Fifteen social media influencers attend HIV training workshop

In an effort to combat the spread of misinformation around Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infe...

Local professionals to be given priority as Jamaica moves to recruit more Cuban teachers

Jamaica is to recruit more teachers from neighbouring island, Cuba, to assist with the shortage of local teaching staff. Educatio...

Usain Bolt Foundation donates laptops valued at US$40K to schools

The Usain Bolt Foundation has donated 150 laptops, valued at US$40,000, to schools in rural Jamaica. The initiative was announced ...

St Thomas Technical teachers blast work-from-school arrangement

Despite a recent work-from-home order for public sector employees, which came into effect on Thursday (March 4), some teachers are...

Jamaican-born actress Zahra Newman stars in time-travel film, ‘Long Story Short’

Jamaican-born Australian actress Zahra Newman will star in a romantic time-travel comedy, Long Story Short. Newman will play an as...

Growing concern as second student tests positive for COVID-19 at Campion College

Concern is growing among parents following confirmation that a second student at Campion College in Jamaica tested positive for CO...

Munro College suspends classes after 21 students, 2 teachers get COVID-19

Face-to-face classes at Munro College in St Elizabeth, Jamaica have been halted following an outbreak of COVID-19 at the instituti...