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.
Kingston & New York – 01 December 2009 — Jamaica College (JC), today announced the establishment of a Robotics Program and its entry in the premier Robotics Competition in the US for high school students: the FIRST Competition. The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of New York, Inc will partner with JC in the project and is planning the creation of a fully outfitted Robotics Lab at JC and practical applications of robotics adopted in JC science education.
HEART Trust/NTA’s Banana Sector Retraining Project (BSRP) has contracted the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) to bring added resources to its activities. The BSRP provides sustainable skills to banana/plantain farmers, port and farm workers as well as those who live in communities affected by the industry’s downturn.
JFLL is officially charged with providing remedial training and assessment to BSRP beneficiaries and JFLL certification for those who pass the course.
NEW YORK (JIS) Friday, May 01, 2009 - “I’m actually nervous,” said Jamaica’s Consul General Geneive Brown Metzger as she started her speech at Thursday night’s Caribbean Students Association’s (CSA) Alumni Dinner at City College. Mrs. Brown Metzger explained that while she was used to addressing stodgy 50-somethings, being in front of a roomful of vibrant, “know everything” young people was more daunting. “You have so honored me,” she continued. “Thanks for doing me the honor of inviting me to be your keynote speaker.”