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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (left), looks on as University of the West Indies (UWI) student Katherine Bryan-Rattray (second right) presents the proceeds of a fundraiser to Director of the Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home, Patrick Newman. At right is Nordia Thompson, also of UWI. The students participated in the Applied Group Dynamics course, which raised funds towards the purchase of tablets for the boys at the Home. The facility, located in Walderston, Manchester, was adopted by the JIS in 2009 and remains the agency’s main corporate social responsibility project.

Mount Olivet Boys’ Home Benefit From UWI Students’ Fundraiser

A group of enterprising final-year students from the University of the West Indies (UWI) have handed over the proceeds of a fundraiser to the Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home. The money is a contribution to the Home’s project to purchase tablets...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (fifth left), with several students of the Mile Gully High School during her visit on March 18. Also with the students (from left) are Principal, Christopher Tyme; Chairwoman of the school’s Board of Governors, Simone Scarlett; Member of Parliament for Manchester North West, Mikael Phillips and Vice Chairman of the school’s Board of Governors, Dennis Daley.

Schools To Be Upgraded Under Infrastructure Development Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his 2022/23 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 17).

$1B To Address Learning Loss

Committee To Monitor Implementation Of Education Transformation Commission Report Recommendations

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right), looks on as Principal, Balmagie Primary School, Vinette Simms (third left), is presented with a printer donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation, by Member of Parliament for Western St. Andrew, Anthony Hylton (second right), during a ceremony held at the school on March 17. Others from left are students Damion Rowe and Deena-Kay Cole, and teacher at the school, Naomi Biggs Gayle.

PHOTOS: Handover Of Printer At Balmagie Primary

Principal of the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Susan Rattray-Hammond.

4 years ago Education

Programme At Petersfield Primary And Infant School To Assist Parents

The Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland is seeking to make an impact with its recently launched Parents’ Support Programme (PSP). This programme, which began in February, targets the parents of three-year-old students who are a part of the school’s infant department by assisting them to navigate the challenges that come with parenthood. In an interview with JIS News,...

Members of the Spectrum Management Authority team who helped to decorate the building for the 2022 Jamaica Day Best Decorated Building Competition, which they won.

4 years ago EducationTechnology

SMA Wins Jamaica Day Best-Decorated Building Competition

Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has taken the top spot in the 2022 Best Decorated Building Competition, organised by the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY). Second place went to the Spanish Town Municipal Building, which is a part of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, while the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce came in third. The competition...

Principal of Farm Primary and Infant school in St James, Richard Miller (right, engages with grade-six students (from left), Tavarie Clarke, Chevonae Wint and Arianna Green, during lunch break on Monday (March 7).

4 years ago EducationYouth

New Strategies To Improve Students’ Learning Skills

The administrations of the Farm and Glendevon primary and infant schools in St. James have said that emphasis is being placed on improving the literacy and numeracy skills among students at all grade levels as full face-to-face classes resume. Speaking with JIS News, Principal of Farm Primary and Infant School, Richard Miller, said educational strategies have been put in place...

Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds.

4 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

National Business Model Competition Returns In April

Following a two-year break due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the National Business Model Competition (NBMC) for tertiary institutions will return for the seventh staging in April. The annual competition, jointly staged by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), seeks to encourage entrepreneurial activity among tertiary students and increase collaboration between the private...

Enrichment Centre teacher at the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Dorcas Myrie (in background), instructs students in the group at the school recently.

4 years ago EducationYouth

Ongoing Assessment To Address Learning Loss

Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Susan Rattray-Hammond, has said that the school is employing techniques to combat learning loss among its student population. In an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Rattray-Hammond outlined that one of the techniques being used is ongoing assessment of students. “We push a lot for formative assessment, that is assessment as the...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (front row, centre) is photographed with some recent graduates of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP), after a press briefing held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).

4 years ago EducationTourism

177 Students Have Graduated from Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme

Approximately 177 students have completed the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP) to date, says Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The programme, which was launched in 2018, facilitates two years of training, free of cost, for students in grades 11, 12 and 13, enabling them to gain entry level certification for the tourism industry. Students graduate with an Occupational...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), demonstrates the capabilities of a tablet to students during a ceremony for the presentation of 310 tablets and 15 laptops by the Barita Foundation under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The handing-over took place on March 10 at the Tivoli Gardens High School in Kington. The students (from second left) are: Omary Edwards and Natasha Quavers of Tivoli Gardens High; and Kanye Ferguson and Kayla Lawman of Lawrence Tavern Primary in St. Andrew. Also looking on are Managing Director of Barita Unit Trust, Jason Chambers (left); and Executive Director, Barita Foundation, Tanketa Chance -Wilson (in background).

4 years ago Education

Barita Foundation Donates 310 Tablets, 15 Laptops to Schools

The Barita Foundation has donated technology devices valued at $10 million under the Ministry of Education and Youth’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The 310 tablets and 15 laptops, which are to be distributed to needy students at 10 primary and secondary schools across the island, were handed over on Thursday (March 10) at the Tivoli Gardens High...