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Scholarships: The summer 2021 guide

THE most obvious benefit of scholarships is that they make access to education easier for those who may not have had it, by removing that barrier of being able to fund an educational pursuit. For some students, this is the only way to academic achievement, and in...

Scholarship requirements 101

BEFORE you drop off or upload your scholarship application forms, you'll have to meet some basic requirements, the majority of which are standard across most platforms. Along with having good grades and maintaining these throughout the tenure of the scholarship, you will also need to...

On brand with Andre Heslop

THOUGH 26-year-old Andre Heslop described his childhood as normal, he knew he wanted to leave a lasting legacy for his future children and family in general. Not sure exactly what that legacy would be when he started attending Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in 2012 to pursue his...

Dr Tres-Ann Kremer is new director of The UWI Institute of Criminal Justice & Security

THE Office of Administration at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has announced the appointment of Dr Tres-Ann Kremer as the new director of the university's Institute of Criminal Justice & Security.

First Step designs programme for local doctors to upskill for overseas opportunities

FIRST Step, the medical education subsidiary of local health-care company, Novamed, has announced that it is offering a specially curated programme for local medical doctors to assist them in upskilling in pursuit of international opportunities to advance their...

VM Foundation helps Food For The Poor with COVID relief

Samantha Charles (right), CEO, Victoria Mutual Foundation, presents a cheque to Kivette Silvera (left), executive, Food For the Poor Jamaica; and Marsha Burrell-Rose, development and marketing manager, Food For the Poor Jamaica. The Victoria Mutual Foundation supported Food For The...

Chante-Lee Barrett lives her dream with Bodyscape Jamaica

AFTER graduating from The University of the West Indies in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in pharmacology, 29-year-old Chante-Lee Barrett embraced her dream of owning her own business. She looked in her community of Portmore, St Catherine and noticed there were no luxury spa services...

Nadeen Matthews Blair talks digital transformation

DIGITAL is the way of the future, and one way to get Jamaicans to connect with this reality is to empower them through education in order to further the island's digital transformation. NCB Foundation CEO Nadeen Matthews Blair sat with Career & Education to discuss this issue, as well as the...

Young engineer makes history at Sandals Resorts

BACK in 2016, Joel Dunn graduated from The University of the West Indies with a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering and set out on the management trainee journey at Sandals Resorts International. He did it with one goal in mind — become a chief engineer within five...

Born to teach

FROM as early as three years old Laphane Jones knew she wanted to become a paediatrician. While most children change their dream careers many times during childhood, Jones remained committed to her dream, even when science subjects like physics and chemistry became too much for her in...

240 parents benefit from parenting seminar

“IS true! Sometimes we jump to conclusions and don't listen to wi pickney dem!” This was an “aha” moment expressed by one of the more than 240 parents and caregivers from Dupont Primary and Cockburn Gardens Primary in Kingston that recently benefited from a series...

Jamaican businessman owns the fastest-growing medical research company in the US

HAVING started business with a staff of three, and now overseeing a staff of 15, Jamaican native Omar Barnett has been making waves with Prospective Research Innovations Inc, a medical research company in the United States. The company is continuously growing to meet its sponsor's needs —...

Teachers tell how they made online school work

QUIZZES, games, and robust discussion sessions were just some of the learning tools utilised by teachers in the online classroom space during the just-concluded academic year as they rose to the occasion — adapting, learning, and employing innovative means to reach...

Sashawna Tomlinson gives back to children's home she was raised in

WHEN 24-year-old Sashawna Tomlinson entered State care at Maxfield Park Children's Home in Kingston at the tender age of 12, she had no idea that she would eventually become passionate about helping those around her, especially children.