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Over 300 contestants are expected to compete in Jamaica's 4th National Skills Competition, which will showcase the country's Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system. The competition is scheduled to take place October 6 to 7, at the University of Technology (UTech) in Kingston. To be held during the staging of the WorldSkills International (WSI) General Assembly, scheduled for October...

The Export -Import (Ex-Im) Bank has dropped its lending rates to between 10 to 11.5 per cent for Jamaican dollar loans and 7.5 to nine per cent for US dollars loans, representing up to a two percentage point drop in loan rates. These new rates become effective October 1, 2010. Interest rates on loans accessed through the Bank's Approved Financial...

Unassuming and crisply dressed in his St. George's College uniform, Bruce Walker beams with pride as he tells JIS News, how he overcame the odds to focus on his studies, and achieve the grades he has in the recently administered Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). All eyes were on West Kingston in late May, when the security forces carried out...

The Ministry of Education is to complete the roll out of its Citizenship Education Programme (CEP) in primary and secondary schools this academic year. "The programme focuses on the end product, who it is we want to come out of our educational system. We want to have good people, good citizens who have strong values and strong morals," the CEP...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is encouraging teachers to continue to instill in their students, the positive values that are essential for their own development and the nation building process. "Help your students to not sacrifice honesty, integrity, responsibility and trustworthiness for the sake of making money quickly. Teach them to embrace the values that will...

Rector of the St. Mark Church in Mandeville, Manchester, Reverend Barrington Soares has implored students to focus on achieving their goals. "It is in three, four, five or maybe six years time that many of you will be facing the working world. What you need to do is focus on making certain that you will achieve your goals," he said....

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh departed the island yesterday (Wednesday) for Havana, Cuba to participate in the Third CARICOM Cuba Meeting of Foreign Ministers scheduled for Friday, September 17. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh The Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister...

Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, distributed approximately 1,200 Grade 4 workbooks to students of sixteen (16) primary and all-age schools across eastern St. James on Tuesday (September 15). The Grade 4 workbooks, which were made available to the students by the East Central St. James Education Council at a cost...

Cabinet has approved a variation to the contract for the Bogue Road Improvement Project, under the Northern Coastal Highway Improvement Project Segment 1A. The change will see over $697 million more being spent on the project, which was originally budgeted at $1.39 billion. The increased funding will facilitate changes in the scope of work, to allow for the completion of...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Clarendon-based Ebony Park Academy, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Wednesday (September 15), expected to boost output in the livestock industry and train farming contributors. Speaking at the signing at the Academy, Toll Gate, Clarendon, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the collaboration will benefit small and...

A recruitment drive is underway to sign up approximately 10,000 students for the 2010/2011 Career Advancement Programme (CAP), which is scheduled to commence within the next two weeks. Project Director for CAP in the Ministry of Education, Alan Beckford, told JIS News yesterday (September 14), that "we are now recruiting students, ages 16 to 18, who will be given an...

The House of Representatives on September 14 approved the regulations governing the Executive Agencies (General) Act, following extensive review since it was first tabled on July 13 this year. The regulations will seek to address a number of areas, such as defining a stronger role for Permanent Secretaries. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, who moved...