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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

Thirty high school and tertiary-level students from across the island who are in need have benefited from scholarships valued at $2 million. This was facilitated through the Save our Boys and Girls Foundation, of which wife of the Prime Minister,...

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.

UTech Lecturer Says Education Can Break Generational Cycles Of Poverty

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.)

Ten Wards Of The State In Tertiary Institutions Receive Scholarships

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.

52 High Schools Participating In Twinning Programme

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 10.

Four More Schools To Be Removed From Shift

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...

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.

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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...

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...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacting with the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission’s (BGLC) top 10 education grant recipients, at a meet and greet at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), recently.

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BGLC Awards Education Grants to 250 Tertiary-Level Students

A total of 250 students from 30 tertiary institutions across the island have benefited from education grants provided by the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC). The recipients were selected from a pool of 590 applicants, who submitted essays exploring the challenges relating to the industry, including the influence and impact of gambling advertising on the Jamaican youth. Special awards...

Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson.

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Women’s Centre Improves Programme Offerings

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has made two changes to its Programme for Adolescent Mothers (PAM), which is delivered at the Centre’s 18 locations across the island. The changes, which came into effect at the start of the 2019/2020 academic year, involve increasing academic instruction from four to five days per week and the offering of three new...

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, converses with Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, during a press conference at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, on Thursday (September 5) to announce government support for additional Bachelor of Medicine (MBBS) students.

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Water to Be Trucked to Schools

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says arrangements are in place to truck water to schools facing a shortage of supply. He said that tanks will be installed at institutions without such storage facility. “The delivery of tanks has already started, but we are ordering more as we go along,” he noted. Minister Samuda was...

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Top Pep Performers Encourage next Batch of Test-takers

Grade-six students, who are preparing to sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) in 2020, are being encouraged by top performers in this year’s inaugural sitting of the assessment to put the nerves aside and focus on preparation. In an interview with JIS News, 12-year-old Gemeila Jones, who was the highest achiever at Spanish Town Primary School, advises the upcoming test-takers...