Event Goers Justify Breach of COVID-19 Protocols
By Breanna Lewin Young people in Jamaica have been disregarding the current protocols instituted by the Government of Jamaica to protect its citizens from being infected by the COVID-19 virus…
Poet Laureate to Use Poetry to Connect Jamaicans to Culture
“Poetry is democratic and the most readily available form of art, readily accessible and available to most but yet this is often the most neglected or overlooked form of art”.…
Ganja “Full a Uses”
A virtual national ganja literacy forum entitled ‘Good Ganja Sense’ was hosted by the University of Technology Jamaica on Tuesday, March 9th to educate and promote the health and wellness…
Gas Explosion at Cooreville Gardens Restaurant
At least one person was injured after an explosion occurred at Kareen’s Restaurant in Cooreville Gardens after 3:00 PM on Friday. The explosion occurred during a gas delivery to the…
Challenges of Teaching English
Dr. Rohan Lewis, Associate Professor of Language, Culture and Society in the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) believes that Jamaica’s language…
UTech Jamaica Collaborates with Blackboard to Improve Online Teaching
George Brown, Chief Information Technology Officer of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) informed a virtual town hall meeting on Tuesday that the university has partnered with Blackboard Inc.…
Students’ Fee Payment Arrangements Eased for Second Semester
Acting President of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Jamaica) Professor Colin Gyles informed the student body of UTech Jamaica that there has been a review of fee payment arrangements…
Students Encouraged to be Interdisciplinary and Flexible in the COVID-19 Workplace
Professor Sean Thorpe, the Head of the School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) advised students to be interdisciplinary and flexible in…
Jamaicans Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Younger than the Global Average
As Jamaica enters Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the former Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon urged Jamaicans to take the risk of breast cancer seriously.…
Students learn about Crisis Communication
Students of the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and Technology programme of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) were exposed to public relations best practices during a virtual…