HEART/NSTA Trust and Theatre Xpressionz Partnership

A message from the Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, for the Trust’s 44th Anniversary.
“When I think about what 44 ears of HEART represents, I think first of people. I think of the young person who discovers a talent, the adult who returns to training

“A National Institution, A Continuing Responsibility. The establishment of HEART in 1982 reflected a clear national conviction: Jamaica’s development depends not only on the opportunities available in the economy, but also on the ability of its people to take advantage of them. Forty-four years later, that conviction remains as relevant

In almost every community across Jamaica, you can find youth who harbour dreams of making it big in some creative endeavour. From community dance groups to the dancehall artistes and the fashion designers. Not so long ago, in the 1980s and 1990s, Jamaican music, dance and fashion emerged as a

Jamaican reggae crooner Buju Banton, on his single Til I’m Laid to Rest, declared, “I know the East is the best, all the propaganda dem spread, tongues will haffi confess”. The East was the best on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, as the HEART/NSTA Trust TVET School Tour made its third

The journey from the climes of Coleyville down into the cockpit country valley where Troy High School sits is scenic and memorable. Like many places in rural Jamaica, the roads leading to the school were narrow and rugged, bearing the scars of Hurricane Melissa. Regardless, reaching the campus on Wednesday,

Senior Citizens’ Week was made even more meaningful on Thursday, October 1, as 91 seniors were honoured at a Digital Literacy Graduation at the HEART/NSTA Trust Eastern TVET Institute, Stony Hill Campus, with 72 walking on stage to collect their certificates. The cool calm of the historic West Rural St.