MORE than 1,000 students across Jamaica were introduced to the future of energy and sustainability through storytelling as team members from the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) participated in Read Across Jamaica Day activities at 16 primary schools islandwide.

The initiative — which spanned schools in Clarendon, Manchester, Hanover, St James, St Catherine, St Elizabeth, and Kingston — saw JPS representatives engaging students through interactive reading sessions designed not only to promote literacy, but also to introduce important national conversations around sustainability from an early age.

At the centre of the experience was children’s book The New Car on the Block, which follows a young girl named Zora as she explores the world of electric vehicles (EVs). Set in Jamaica, the story highlights the environmental benefits of EVs while encouraging young readers, particularly girls, to see themselves in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.