Jamaica’s Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has called on teachers to embrace the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the teaching and learning process in the classroom. She noted that although there is the notion that AI software is poised to automate a number of jobs globally, it is unlikely that the technology will replace teachers. “Artificial […]
More and more people are cashing in on the act of using Artificial Intelligence to do all manner of deeds. In fact, AI is dubbed as the new big thing — the ‘woke’ in technology. Shying away from its use is not kosher. Consequently, people are encouraged to embrace its use in education and across industries. So, here I am […]
Today, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new big thing, and more and more people are seeking to capitalize on its use. My curiosity got the better of me, so I asked it to write a cute story about the adventures of a puppy. Below is what bing.com AI submits, and it’s left up to you to do the grading: Spot […]
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Education received the largest share of the 2023/24 Budget for recurrent programs outside of debt payments and compensation of employees. A sum of $142.9 billion is earmarked for the sector in the upcoming fiscal year, representing approximately 22 percent of the $657.2 billion for non-debt recurrent expenditure. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, provided […]
We have seen it all in the last decade — hotter temperatures where the temperature had before been mild. In fact, the last decade is said to be the warmest on record. It will also interest you to know that each decade has been progressively warmer since the 1980s. How about more severe, more intense, more destructive storms? In the […]
The Education and Youth Ministry is placing focus on expanding the tertiary education sector with options for students to access financing. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, told JIS News that the objective is to ensure that a “higher percentage of our population is educated at higher levels.” She said statistics indicate that enrolment of students in tertiary institutions remains low […]
“Labor for learning before you grow old; For learning is better than silver or gold. Silver and gold will vanish away, But a good education will never decay.” The above poem is one that has been recited by children all over the world throughout the ages and for generations. The fact is education is part of one’s human capital or […]
The Jamaican consulates in New York and Miami are providing scholarships for Jamaican students to study at colleges and universities in the United States. Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach Wilson, informed that 30 scholarships are available for students to register at Monroe College in New York. The scholarships cover tuition and housing for undergraduate students seeking to […]
The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is exploring opportunities for collaboration with tertiary institutions in the United States, particularly Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), to facilitate short-term study abroad. Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Mona campus, Professor Dale Webber, made the disclosure during the recent ‘Let’s Connect’ town hall hosted by Ambassador to Washington, Her Excellency Audrey […]
