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Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry Wilson, has said that the government was working to create more space at the sixth form level to meet increased demand. Mrs. Henry-Wilson, who was addressing the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and Cable and Wireless-sponsored Job Creation Awards ceremony yesterday (Sept. 26) at the Terra Nova Hotel, informed that many traditional...

The Secondary Schools Enhancement Programme (SSEP), since its inception five years ago, has brought about significant changes to equality in the education system, by closing the gap between the programme offerings of the traditional high schools and the upgraded institutions. According to Assistant Chief Education Officer in charge of the Core Curriculum Unit, Winston Forrest, the SSEP has its genesis...

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry Wilson, has said that the government is in negotiations with the Spanish government to establish a hospitality and language training institution in the island. The Minister, who made the announcement at the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and Cable and Wireless-sponsored Job Creation Awards ceremony held today (Sept. 26) at the Terra...

The Immigration, Citizenship and Passport Services Division (ICPSD), is reporting that, to date, the agency has issued some 700,000 machine-readable passports. At a recent JIS 'Think Tank', Senior Director of the ICPSD, Carol Charlton pointed out that the process of phasing out the old passports has been going "pretty well". She added that there was an increase in the number...

Research completed by the HEART Trust/NTA into various sectors, has pointed to the need to improve the existing worker profile, to enable the country to continue to benefit from international investment and to compete effectively in regional and global markets. Manager of the Human Development Unit at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Steven Kerr, who was speaking at the...

Some 35 workers from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and its agencies in Western Jamaica were sensitised about the necessary guidelines governing tender procedures and the awarding of contracts, at a recent seminar in Montego Bay. This is to ensure that the process is fair and transparent and that at all times, there is value for money. The...

Distinguished Fellow at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies, Edward Seaga, will present the Caribbean International Network (CIN) 2006 lecture at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 20, at the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem. Mr. Seaga will speak on the subject, 'The Folk Roots of Jamaican Cultural Identity'....

The 2007 Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival will be held in Montego Bay from January 25 to 27, and according to Air Jamaica's Senior Executive, George deMercado, this could be the best ever festival. Mr. deMercado hosted members of the international press last week in New York, to announce the event and the artistes who would be performing. Arturo...

Kimone Leon, a visual arts teacher and graduate of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, has been declared winner of the Census of Agriculture 2007 Logo Competition. The competition, which was judged recently, forms part of the preparatory process for the Census of Agriculture to be conducted in February 2007 by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica...

Approximately 20,250 tonnes of cement will be available for sale this week by the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) and other stakeholders. This is the word from the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce (MITEC), in conjunction with the Incorporated Master Builders Association, the Hardware Merchants Association, and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce. At a joint meeting at the...

The third in a series of Continuing Education Fairs, sponsored by the Jamaica Social Policy Evaluation Project (JASPEV), was held at Lynch Park in Buff Bay, Portland on Friday, September 22. The fair was organized in close collaboration with the HEART Trust/NTA, Ministry of Education and Youth, Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning, Citizens Security and Justice Project, Parenting Partners, National...

The Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) will be expanding on the number of courses offered by the former Jamaica Movement for the Advancement of Literacy (JAMAL), so as to reach its goal of reducing illiteracy among the adult population in Jamaica. JFLL Executive Director Elaine Ferguson, told JIS News that the courses will cover basic literacy and that training...