On Thursday April 22, 2010, The Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) of The Institute of Jamaica will celebrate the 11th staging of its Earth Day, Essay, Poster & Photography competition at its Awards ceremony at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, starting at 10:00 am.
The theme for this year’s competition is Biodiversity at Risk to coincide with the designation of 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYOB) by the United Nations.
The IYOB is themed “Biodiversity is Life: Biodiversity is our Life” and is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity to our lives.
Mr. Don. Mullings Managing Director of M & M Jamaica Limited on Monday, December 14th, 2009 announced details of his company’s scholarship programme for promising and deserving students.
The scholarships which will benefit over ninety (90) students are funded by M & M Jamaica through its CHANCE FUND, the “ENGINE” established to drive the company’s outreach programme. The programme includes the company’s flagship and very successful Mathematics Competition held in High Schools in the parish of St. Elizabeth and the M & M Entrepreneurs Fund, whereby collateral free financial assistance is given to young persons under the age of thirty (30) to start their own business.
Kingston, Weekenz, Saturday May 30th 2009 – HELP Jamaica! stands for Help Establish Library Projects in Jamaica! and is a registered non profit organization in Germany. We have recently registered a local Jamaican partner organization and together we aspire to build Libraries and Education Centers in needy communities in Jamaica.
“Celebrating 21 Years of Academic & Artistic Excellence”
Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics of the Mind
NEW YORK (JIS) Friday, April 17, 2009 - The New York City ACT-SO program, an academic enrichment initiative targeting minority city students, turns 21, and on Saturday April 18, 2009, the academic and artistic prowess of NYC high school students (grade 9-12) of African-American and Hispanic descent, will again be on display in this-“Olympics of The Mind Competition.”
NEW YORK (JIS) Wednesday, March 04, 2009 – Brianna Kelly is going to Disney world this Summer, thanks to Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill which presented her with her first prize incentive package for topping the company’s 2009 edition of its Black History Month Essay Competition.
Second place winner – Arvel Adams received a cash prize of $250 and third place winner, Alicia Gunzelle was awarded a $100 gift certificate to the Hue Man Bookstore.
