The International Centre for Environmental & Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) U.W.I launches Jamaica’s newly established mutation breeding programme and the installation of the new gamma irradiator at ICENS, which has wide-reaching benefits for agriculture, food security, health, and national development.
 
Link to Newsletter: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/new-gamma-irradiator-helps-protect-...
 
Attached Image: Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at ICENS on August 19, 2025
 
From Left to Right -  Fritz Francis-Environmental Health Specialist at Ministry of Health & Wellness, Professor Charles Grant- Director General of ICENS, Dr. Charah Watson-Executive Director at the Scientific Research Council,  Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee- Science Adviser at the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and Professor Michael Taylor, Dean at Faculty of Science and Technology, U.W.I.