Jamaican-Born Professor Dr. Kerrie Wilkins-Yel of University of Boston Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Advance Women of Color in STEM
Dr. Kerrie Wilkins-Yel, a Jamaican from Old Harbor Bay in St Catherine, has been awarded a CAREER Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her research entitled “Advancing STEM Persistence among Graduate Women of Color through an Examination of Institutional Contributors and Deterrents to Mental Health.” Dr. Wilkins-Yel will use the prestigious five-year grant […]
Carnival Cruise to Resume Operations with 15 Jamaican Port Visits Scheduled for July 2021
After the COVID-19 pandemic caused a virtual shutdown of the Caribbean cruise industry in 2020, the Carnival Corporation has now announced its plans to resume operation in the summer of 2021. According to the Cruise Jamaica website, 15 port visits in Jamaica have been scheduled between July 1 and July 29, 2021. Cruise Jamaica is […]
