The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has opened a new Faculty of Engineering, with the hope of training more professionals to satisfy the growing demand of Jamaica’s booming construction and industrial sectors. The new faculty was launched on September 12 at the Mona’s Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew. Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Dr. Paul Aiken, said the university...

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) will officially open its Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre for Mechatronics and Automation, at its Palisadoes Park Campus, on Wednesday, September 19. The facility, which is the largest FACT Centre in the world, will offer a multi-layered approach to training through the offering of a wide range of courses. It was built at...

In response to the ongoing violence against children in Jamaica, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) hosted its first Stakeholder Information Session on the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence, in Kingston on Wednesday (September 12). The National Plan of Action is part of Jamaica’s response to its commitment made to the...

Forty-eight adolescent parents have received bursaries and scholarships valued at $2.32 million to assist with their reintegration into the formal education system. The awards, under the Advancing Secondary, Tertiary Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers (A- STREAM) Programme administered by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), include 44 bursaries worth $40,000 each to 40 teen mothers and four fathers enrolled...

Minister of State in Jamaica's Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, is visiting Belgium and France this week to participate in the European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP) September 10 – 14, 2018. The EUVP is an individual study programme of the European Parliament and the European Commission that invites promising young leaders and opinion shapers from countries outside...

One hundred and fifty-two students from 10 high schools across three parishes have returned to the education system better equipped to manage conflicts and disciplinary issues. The youngsters, from the parishes of St. Catherine, Clarendon and Trelawny attended a behaviour-modification camp over the summer, where they benefited from intervention to build their self-esteem and leadership skills and steer them away...

Several business leaders have reacted to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) suggestion that employers diversify employment requirements by also requesting qualifications outside of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). The CXC’s proposal comes against the background of what the regional examination body’s Registrar, Glenroy Cumberbatch, notes is the thousands of students who have been failing CSEC. Small Business Association of...