9+ hour, 11+ min ago  (455+ words) Fifteen early childhood educators, researchers and academics were recently honoured for their long-standing contributions to the advancement of early childhood education in Jamaica by the JN Foundation, in celebration of the legacy of Dudley Grant, widely regarded as the father…...

9+ hour, 11+ min ago  (639+ words) Months after the tragic loss of her newborn baby girl, Miracle, emerging dancehall artiste Kizzy Don is planning to have another baby with her partner, fellow dancehall artiste Kiprich. She believes that having another baby may help to speed up…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (318+ words) Montego Bay High School for Girls emerged with top honours at an ICT Day hackathon on Thursday, earning praise for an artificial-intelligence application designed to strengthen hurricane response, months after Hurricane Melissa exposed weaknesses in emergency communication across western Jamaica....

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (677+ words) Dozens of struggling University of the West Indies (UWI) students are racing against time to secure clearance to sit end-of-semester examinations as mounting financial pressures threaten to derail their academic progress. The situation is "alarming, according to Guild President Roshaun…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (533+ words) Recipient of the 2026 St Ann Chamber of Commerce's Excellence in Education Award, Anisa Wilson-Smith, is grateful for the recognition of her work over the past two decades, but says she is not resting on her laurels. Wilson-Smith, executive director of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (431+ words) As teenagers, many of us remember sneaking an Instagram or Facebook message on our phones or i Pads, even though our parents often told us to stay away from social media " risking our devices being confiscated. Yet, it would be…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (453+ words) The inaugural Mount Pleasant Academy High Performance Camp came to a close on Saturday, leaving a lasting impression on the young footballers who participated in four days of intense training under the guidance of renowned Brazilian and former Reggae Boyz…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (336+ words) Following a situation last year, which saw several doctors who were trained in China finding it difficult to get accepted into local hospitals to do their internships, a push is now on to ensure that medical students from St James…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (401+ words) The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) is aiming to increase participation in the National Reading Competition to 6, 000 entrants this year. Entries for the competition, which is open to Jamaicans ages six to 99, are now being accepted at all JLS libraries across…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (341+ words) Jamaica's average household size continues to decline, driven largely by a reduction in fertility rates, the latest survey of living conditions has revealed. The 2023 survey, conducted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ),…...