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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right) presents a tablet computer to Principal of Cornwall College, Michael Ellis (centre) and Acting Head of the Information Technology and Business Department at the school, Audia Cole on the grounds of the institution in Montego Bay, St. James on November 29.

Cornwall College Receives 30 Tablet Computers

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang handed over 30 tablet computers to Cornwall College in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (November 29), as part of efforts to improve e-learning opportunities for students at the all-boys institution. The...

State Minister, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), speaks with Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), and Administrative Assistant at CPFSA and former ward of the State, Tanisha Esman Ledgister. Occasion was the CPFSA’s eighth annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony on Thursday (Nov. 28) at the Terra Nova Hotel, St. Andrew.

79 Wards Recognised For Performance In CSEC, CAPE

Ministry with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Karl Samuda (right), looks on as Senior Vice President for Customer Services, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company and Deputy Chairman, JPS Foundation, Ramsay McDonald (centre), signs the symbolic cheque covering the cost for 444 students to sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Industrial Technology (electrical) examination. Occasion was the handover of the cheque to the Overseas Examinations Commission at the JPS’ head office in New Kingston on Thursday (Nov. 28). Witnessing the moment (from left) are: President and Chief Executive Officer, JPS, Emanuel DaRosa; Chairman, JPS Foundation, Alphie Mullings-Aiken; and Deputy Director of Examinations, Overseas Examinations Commission, Sharon Burnett.

JPS Foundation Covers Fees For CSEC Industrial Technology

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), along with (from left) Acting Director, Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education Youth and Information, Richard Troupe; Tacius Golding High School student, Christopher Wallace; Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki; School Principal, Lena Russell; Board Chairman, Rev. Futtremann White; and student at the institution, Kevin Foster, display a symbolic cheque for grant funds totalling US$135,223 (J$15 million) to purchase two buses for the school. The grant-signing ceremony was held at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence in Kingston, on Wednesday (November 27). The institution is situated in West Central St. Catherine, for which Dr. Tufton is the Member of Parliament.

Gov’t Of Japan Funding Purchase Of Two Buses For Tacius Golding High School

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, speaking during Wednesday’s (November 27) signing of a 10-year memorandum of understanding between the Government and City & Guilds Group at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

Gov’t And City & Guilds Group Sign 10-Year Skills Development Agreement

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), applauds after unveiling the plaque commemorating the official renaming of the Spalding High School, Alphansus Davis High. At left is the former principal in whose honour the institution has been renamed. The ceremony was held at the school grounds in Clarendon on November 19.

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PM Hails Alphansus Davis for 31 Years of Service to Education

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has lauded retired principal and educator, Alphansus Davis, for 31 years of outstanding contribution to education. Mr. Holness noted that Mr. Davis, who was appointed as one of his senior advisors in 2007, while he was Education Minister, was instrumental in the transformation of the education system. At the time, Mr. Davis was...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), shares a light moment with (from second left) Chairperson, NCB Foundation, Thalia Lyn; College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) students Jovan Thompson and Chenille Humes; and Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee-Chin. Occasion was a media briefing at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue office in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 20), to provide details about an 11-month agricultural training programme in Israel for 15 students of CASE.

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15 Case Students To Study Agriculture In Israel

Fifteen students from the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) will head to Israel on Monday (November 25) for an 11-month agricultural training programme. The students, who will be in Israel until October 2020, are the first cohort to benefit under a scholarship programme that was initiated following a visit to the Middle Eastern country last year by...

The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (November 20) commissioned a rainwater harvesting system at the Lawrence Tavern Primary School.

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Golden Hill, Two West Rural St. Andrew Schools benefit from Water Systems

The community of Golden Hill and two primary schools from West Rural St Andrew are the latest to benefit from the installation of water systems by the Rural Water Supply Limited to increase storage capacity in communities and schools across the island. The schools, Essex Hall Primary School and the Lawrence Tavern Primary Schools had their newly installed rainwater harvesting...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

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Minister Terrelonge Says Greater Support Needed To End Corporal Punishment In Schools

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has called for greater support from teachers and other stakeholders in the education system to put an end to corporal punishment in schools. “As a Government, whilst we have moved to ban corporal punishment in school, we certainly need the buy-in. It is, therefore, important that...

Social Anthropologist at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Herbert Gayle, speaks at the Lucea United Church Family Life Ministries Public Lecture, held at the Bioprist in Lucea, Hanover, on Tuesday, November 19. The session addressed the topic of Good Parenting.

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Residents Of Hanover Attend Session On Good Parenting

Scores of residents in Hanover were exposed to the virtues of good parenting and partnership at a recent public lecture in the parish. The event, held at the Bioprist in Lucea on Tuesday, November 19, was organised by the Lucea United Church Family Life Ministries, in celebration of National Parent Month 2019 (November), under the theme ‘Be the Positive Influence:...

Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe, presents a plaque to Assistant Superintendent and English teacher, South Camp Juvenile Correctional and Remand Centre for Girls, Nadra Barnett. Occasion was the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Juvenile Services Unit awards ceremony at Curphey Place, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (November 19).

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DCS Awards Wards And Staff For CSEC Success

Wards at the island’s three juvenile correctional centres who were successful in the 2019 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, and teachers and other staff who helped to prepare them, were recognised by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on Tuesday (November 19). The children and members of staff are drawn from the Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre in St....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), serves breakfast, which he prepared, to student of Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Janessa Clarke, during the Eat Jamaican School Tour at the institution on Friday (November 15).

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School Breakfast Programme Being Revitalized in St. Elizabeth

Over 2,000 acres of farmland on the Holland Estate in St. Elizabeth have been purposed to grow produce for the school breakfast programme for students that is being revitalized across the parish. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, made the announcement during the Eat Jamaican School Tour at Holland Primary School...