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The UWI Open Campus launched Student Entrepreneurial Competition on climate change

Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 – The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus recently launched its inaugural Student Entrepreneurial Competition on Climate Change. The competition was launched at a joint Webinar…

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The UWI Faculty of Sport and the Open Campus collaborate to deliver first online Sport Broadcasting Training Workshop

Continuing and Professional Education Centre. Tuesday, September 1, 2020 — From July 20th to August 14th, 2020, The UWI Faculty of Sport through the Open Campus Academy of Sport developed and successfully delivered an online Sport Broadcasting training workshop to…

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Jamaica: Primary schools to receive $50m to procure tablets for needy students

Story Highlights Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Karl Samuda says primary schools across the island will be given a total of $50m to procure tablets for needy students. The tablets will be provided to students who are…

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Jamaica records one more COVID-19 death, 102 new cases

From JIS Story Highlights Jamaica recorded one more death related to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, even as the number of confirmed positive cases increased by 102. The total number of deaths related to COVID-19 is now 20 while…

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Jamaica: Robust debate by JLP and PNP Leaders culminates 2020 Debate Series

Kingston, Jamaica. August 29, 2020. More than 20 questions exploring more than a dozen topical issues were on Saturday evening put to the leaders of the Jamaica Labour Party, JLP, Andrew Holness and the People’s National Party, Dr. Peter Phillips…

Jamaica: JDC 2020 Finance and Economics Debate covers a wide range of issues

Kingston, Jamaica.  August 27, 2020. A wide range of issues were examined by the Jamaica Labour Party, JLP and the People’s National Party, PNP in the Finance and Economics debate hosted under the auspices of the Jamaica Debates Commission, JDC…

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Rotary Club of St. Andrew names Sir Hilary Beckles a Paul Harris Fellow

Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. August 26, 2020—Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has been named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Foundation, through the Rotary Club of St. Andrew, in recognition of…

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JDC 2020 social issues debate kicks off with broad range of issues

Kingston, Jamaica.  August 26, 2020. Twenty questions in 90-minutes, on a wide range of issues were asked, answered and rebutted on Tuesday evening in the first of three debates being staged under the auspices of the Jamaica Debates Commission, JDC. …

Olympic great Usain Bolt tests positive for the coronavirus

By Ravi Ubha and Aleks Klosok, from CNN (CNN)Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus as Jamaica’s Prime Minister says there will no special treatment if anyone has been found to break the rules stemming from a party held for…

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Jamaica: PNP changes debate team

From Jamaica Debates Commission KINGSTON, August 24, 2020: The Opposition Peoples National Party (PNP) has advised the Jamaica Debates Commission that its team for Tuesday night’s Social Issues Debate has been changed. The 3-person team will now comprise Dayton Campbell,…