The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s inaugural Higher Education Summit concluded on Friday (May 11), with production of a ‘Declaration on higher education in Jamaica.’ The document, which emerged out of two days of deliberations by stakeholders at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, is expected to guide the development of legislation on governance, quality assurance and regulation of tertiary education.

The extent to which The Mico University College’s award-winning wick irrigation system is able to facilitate and sustain significant crop yields will be analysed during a research project to be conducted over the summer.

If the sound of an engine revving and tyres screeching gets your motor running, then perhaps a career designing — not necessarily driving — race cars is for you. But before heading onto the road of extreme-sport, you must know that it takes a lot of technical know-how to achieve heart-pounding, earth-shaking speed. The pedal-to-the-metal excitement is not only due to an experienced driver with some fancy moves; the foundation is laid by STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics.