A scholarship he almost did not apply for has placed 31-year-old Kishan Clarke on a path to profoundly change his life trajectory and enable him to give back to the Mountain View community where he grew up. The University of the West Indies (UWI) graduate and law student, who is the first person in his family to attend university, received...

Former ward of the State, Anthony Harriott, has already navigated a journey many would consider daunting. Entering the childcare system at just three years old alongside his brother and sister, he has since built an independent life. Today, he is working, living on his own, and inspiring other young people in State care to believe in their potential and prepare...

Parents are being encouraged to talk to their children about sexual abuse from an early age, including physical boundaries and the privacy of body parts, to empower them to recognise and report abuse. In an interview with JIS News, Regional Clinical Psychologist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Alcon Barnett, says that having open conversations with children can...

Scores of young people in Seaview Gardens, St. Andrew, benefited from a Youth Empowerment Fair hosted by the Social Development Commission (SDC), aimed at linking them with employment, training and certification pathways. Held recently at the Seaview Gardens Primary School, the initiative brought together several government agencies and private-sector entities to provide on-the-spot career guidance, programme registration and recruitment opportunities....

The campus of the Steer Town Primary and Infant School in St. Ann was transformed into a vibrant showcase of Jamaican culture and heritage in celebration of Jamaica on February 27. The day’s activities included a colourful parade highlighting Jamaica’s immense global impact through music, athletics, and cultural achievement. A high-energy concert saw students and teachers expressing the culture through...

For months, the Infant Department of Lethe Primary and Infant School in Hanover remained silent, its chairs caked in dried mud, books, equipment and damaged or destroyed, and floors buried under silt after the Great River overflowed its banks during Hurricane Melissa last October. Floodwaters rose nearly to the top of the building, leaving behind a thick layer of mud...

For 17-year-old Abigail Dixon, renewable energy represents both a pathway to Jamaica’s sustainable future and a personal calling – one rooted in curiosity, strengthened by training and now propelling her onto the international stage. A native of Highgate, St. Mary, Abigail is a sixth form student at St. Mary Technical High School and one of Jamaica’s most promising young talents...

Jamaicans are encouraged to use the celebration of Black History Month in February to strengthen traditions that build children’s confidence, pride and emotional resilience, while letting go of practices that undermine their development and sense of worth. Senior Clinical Psychologist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Georgia Rose, in making the call, tells JIS News that traditions play a...