From the Grill to Greatness: Brandon McPhie’s Winning Culinary Journey
The Jerk man and his Jerk pan are a quintessential feature of Jamaican culture — as recognisable a symbol of the island as reggae music or white sand beaches. Built on a long legacy of resilience and the cultural fusion that defines Jamaican cuisine, jerk has earned its place among the country’s most celebrated culinary traditions. Recognising this significance, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Culinary Arts Competition has long featured Pan Chicken and Street Food among its signature categories.
WorldSkills Jamaica Studica Robotics Hosts International Invitational Camp: On The #RoadToShanghai
Delegates from six countries gathered in Runaway Bay as the HEART/NSTA Trust convened the WorldSkills Jamaica–Studica Robotics International Invitational Camp. This high-profile event serves as the official launchpad for Jamaica’s bid at the upcoming 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China, this September.
On Monday, June 8, the world came to Jamaica. Specialists, competitors, and educational leaders convened at the Cardiff Hotel & Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.
HEART/NSTA Trust Takes Top Honour at JEF 2026 Convention
As a diamond sponsor of the recently held Jamaica Employers Federation 2026 Convention, the HEART/NSTA Trust was not simply present at the conversation about the future of Jamaica’s workforce — we helped shape it.
Held under the theme “Rebuilding with Purpose: Turning Crisis to Opportunity,” the convention provided a platform for the Trust to demonstrate its workforce development proposition to a major gathering of business leaders, HR practitioners, and senior decision-makers.
Taneisha Ingleton | Skills Are the New Currency via. Our.Today
A cross-post of an article from Our.Today. See an excerpt below:
There is a conversation taking place across boardrooms, ministries, and multilateral agencies that is urgent, data-driven, and for small island developing states, existential.
The question at its centre: in a world reshaped by artificial intelligence, automation, and the rapid displacement of traditional occupations, what role does human capital play in driving national competitiveness?
My answer, drawn from over twenty years at the intersection of education policy, institutional governance, and workforce systems, is unequivocal. Skills are the new currency…..
HEART/NSTA Trust Expands Opportunity through Digital TVET Across the Caribbean
The HEART/NSTA Trust continues to advance its mission of building a skilled, empowered Caribbean workforce by expanding access to high-quality, industry-relevant training for citizens across the region. At the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on May 27, 2026, the Trust joined regional partners for the closing ceremony of the CARICOM Regional Digitization Initiative—an effort aimed […]
HEART/NSTA Training Prepares Instructors for the AI Era
Artificial Intelligence, shifting attitudes toward work, and global disruptions are reshaping the modern workforce. To keep up, education and training organisations must change quickly. We at the HEART/NSTA Trust see our instructors as central to this shift, helping us to future proof the Jamaican workforce. To ensure our teams remain at the cutting edge, the […]
HEART/NSTA Trust Volunteers Drive Strategic Impact on Labour Day 2026
The HEART/NSTA Trust envisions a Jamaica where citizens are skilled, empowered, and actively engaged in nation-building and global impact. This vision continuously drives the Trust to work at the grassroots level, improving the lives of ordinary Jamaicans. Labour Day 2026 provided an ideal mechanism to manifest this vision. Beyond observing the national holiday, cross-regional activities […]
HEART partners with TPDCo, SAMC, NEPM Waste Management Ltd under TPDCo’s Environmental Sustainability Initiative (ESI) to partnership brings 33 new garbage receptacles to Ocho Rios
To Learn More About HEART’s strategic partnership in beautifying our local communities Click Here to Read the Full Jamaica Observer News Article
HEART/NSTA Trust Launches BRIDGE Project to Train 200 Youth from Hurricane Affected Communities
An Excerpt of an article shared by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS).
The HEART/NSTA Trust, on February 17, launched the Building Resilience and Inspiring Development through Guided Experience (BRIDGE) Project, which aims to provide structured on the job training for 200 youth from communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.
The BRIDGE Project targets unemployed and at risk youth between the ages of 18 and 25 who have exited the formal education system and have been identified by local social service agencies as being at high risk of long term unemployment, crime, or social exclusion.
It also prioritises young people who lack stable family support or who may be experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity as a result of the hurricane.
Courtleigh Hospitality Celebrates Inaugural Class
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Graduates of the Courtleigh Hospitality Group Academy celebrate their achievements during a ceremony on Friday, January 30, 2026, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The initiative provides staff from both the Courtleigh and Jamaica Pegasus hotels with the opportunity to earn professional certifications, fostering significant career development. Fifty-four members of staff successfully completed the Level 3 Supervisory Management Diploma Programme, delivered in partnership with HEART/NSTA Trust. Joining the celebrations were (seated, from second left): Melissa Hendrickson McGrane, Courtleigh Hospitality Group (CHG) director; Roxann Anderson-Barnaby, Jamaica Pegasus human resources manager; Dr Taneisha Ingleton, HEART/NSTA managing director; Kate Hendrickson-Chin, Courtleigh Hotel general manager; Nicola Madden-Greig, CHG sales and marketing director; and Brian Sang, Jamaica Pegasus general manager.Garfield Robinson