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Consultant at the Creative Language-Based Learning (CLBL) Foundation, Mary McDonald, bringing greetings at a contract-signing ceremony involving the entity and Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Wednesday (September 18).
Consultant at the Creative Language-Based Learning (CLBL) Foundation, Mary McDonald, bringing greetings at a contract-signing ceremony involving the entity and Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Wednesday (September 18).

Teachers Receiving Specialised Training To Rectify Student Learning Challenges

More than 70 primary schools islandwide are now benefiting from the expertise of some 130 teachers who have been trained to detect and successfully correct learning challenges in students. The intervention, which has been reaping tremendous success, particularly in relation...
State Minister, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), points out someting of interest in
State Minister, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), points out someting of interest in 'The Principal’s Voice’ to Director/ Principal, National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (second left). Ocasion was the launch of the NCEL publication on Wednesday (September 18), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew. Looking on are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean (second right); and retired Principal of Knockalva Polytechnic College in Hanover, Pauleen Reid.

Magazine For School Leaders Launched
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, (seated right); and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry (seated left), sign the contract for the training of 120 teachers in the use of the Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, (seated right); and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry (seated left), sign the contract for the training of 120 teachers in the use of the Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund's (JSIF) offices in Kingston on Wednesday (September 18). Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney (seated second left); and Chairman of the Creative Language-Based Learning (CLBL) Foundation, Joseph Matalon (second right), look over the document befeore affixing their signatures. Standing behind them (from left) are Founder of CLBL, Mandy Melville; Director of Development, Lindamood-Bell, Dave Kiyvyra; Procurement Manager at JSIF, Suzette Livermore; and Project Manager at The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education ( CHASE) Fund, Latoya Aquart-Foster.

120 Teachers Targeted For Training To Address Learning Disorders
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17). At left is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17). At left is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Schools Must Get Permission To Use Electronic System To Get Biometric Data – Samuda
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), with scholarship recipients (from left): Gaviel Gordon; Aviel Martin; and Tatiyanna McDonald. They were among 30 scholarship recipients who were assisted through the Save our Boys and Girls Foundation, in collaboration with the Juliet Holness Foundation. The scholarships are valued at $2 million. Mrs. Holness made the presentations during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Thursday (September 12).
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), with scholarship recipients (from left): Gaviel Gordon; Aviel Martin; and Tatiyanna McDonald. They were among 30 scholarship recipients who were assisted through the Save our Boys and Girls Foundation, in collaboration with the Juliet Holness Foundation. The scholarships are valued at $2 million. Mrs. Holness made the presentations during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Thursday (September 12).

High School And Tertiary Students Receive Scholarships

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Chairman of the JWN Foundation, Clement Lawrence (centre), with (from left) JWN Foundation scholarship recipient, Marissa Barker; Guest Speaker, Dr. Neleen Leslie-Piper; Donna Barker and Abbigaye Cole, at the JWN Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held on Thursday, September 12 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston.
Education

UTech Lecturer Says Education Can Break Generational Cycles Of Poverty

Lecturer at the College of Business and Management at the University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Neleen Leslie-Piper, says education should be viewed as one of the ways to break generational cycles of poverty. According to Dr. Leslie-Piper, students who are faced with challenging situations should be encouraged to remain focused as well as take advantage of available opportunities that will...
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Chairman and Founder of the Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc., Gary Williams, speaking at the COJO Scholarship Awards Luncheon, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (September 11.)
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Ten Wards Of The State In Tertiary Institutions Receive Scholarships

Ten wards of the State, who are pursuing tertiary-level education, have been awarded scholarships in the amount of US$40,000 by Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc. (COJO), a New York-based Jamaican charity. The awardees were nominated by Children’s Officers from various children’s homes, based on academic performance. They are pursuing studies in the field of education, law, nursing, psychology, architecture, and...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right) shares a point with Principal of Ardenne High School in Kingston, Nadine Malloy, at the official launch of the 2019/20 school year at the Ardenne High School in Kingston on Thursday (September 12). Sharing in the conversation (from left) are Senior Education Officer, Region one, Allison Cooke Hawthorne; and Regional Director at the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
EducationYouth

52 High Schools Participating In Twinning Programme

Some 52 high schools are now participating in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Twinning of Schools initiative. The programme aims to expose students to academic and extracurricular programmes that are not currently available at their own schools. It will also give teachers and student leaders an opportunity to share ideas and best practices with their colleagues in other...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 10.
Education

Four More Schools To Be Removed From Shift

Four schools will be removed from the shift system in the 2019/20 fiscal year at a total cost of $93.9 million. They are Exchange All-Age School in St. Ann, which will be upgraded at a cost of $21.9 million; Albert Town High School, Trelawny, $30 million; Cedric Titus High School, Trelawny, $12 million; and Port Antonio High, Portland, $30 million....
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), accepts a copy of a framed storyboard highlighting aspects of the life and work of late cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett Coverley, affectionately called ‘Miss Lou’, during a civic ceremony in Gordon Town, East Rural St Andrew on September 8, to commemorate the centenary of Miss Lou’s birth. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Chairman, Fontana Pharmacy, Kevin O’Brien Chang; and Manager, Fontana Pharmacy, Nicole Watson Chang. More than 1,700 of the storyboards will be donated to schools, libraries, Ministries and Diplomatic Missions. This is being facilitated through a partnership between the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Fontana Pharmacy.
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Storyboards Depicting Life and Work of ‘Miss Lou’ to Be Donated to Schools

More than 1,700 storyboards depicting aspects of the life and work of Jamaica’s late cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately called “Miss Lou”, will be donated to schools, libraries, Ministries and Diplomatic Missions. This will be facilitated through a partnership between the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Fontana Pharmacy. The project was announced at a...
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Sergeant Deane Cover of the Community Safety and Security Division, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), addresses a career day event at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, recently.
CommunityEducationYouth

Education a Priority at Mount Olivet Boys’ Home

Education continues to be a priority at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, as the administration of the State-run residence pulls out all the stops to provide an environment conducive to the development of the wards in the institution’s care. “The boys are doing very well. We have 10 boys who were placed between first and 10th in their classes,” the...
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Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Examination Coordinator, Georgianna Galloway Hill, provides details about the performance of adolescent mother in this year
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Adolescent Mothers Excel in CSEC

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is reporting strong performance by adolescent mothers, who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations this year. Examination Coordinator, Georgianna Galloway Hill, said that 44 girls were entered for CSEC. “We are pleased with their performance. This year, in six out of the nine core subjects that we entered our students, we...
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