The Ministry of Education is advising schools that were closed last Friday as a result of the smog emanating from the Riverton City disposal site to remain closed on Monday, March 16, 2015. This is to facilitate the clean-up of some schools and to determine their readiness for resumption, particularly those that are located within the immediate vicinity of the...

The Ministry of Education has reported that all is in place for the 2015 sitting of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The GSAT will be administered over a two-day period from Thursday, March 19 to Friday, March 20. A total of 38,470 students will sit the examination in 1,112 centres across the island. Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean,...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging Mathematics teachers to “sharpen your skills”, as the Ministry continues work to improve the outcomes for this subject. Alluding to the results of a recent survey, the Minister noted that nearly 800 of over 1,700 high school Mathematics teachers are qualified in virtually all areas but that subject. He also noted that...

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), as at March 2015, has accredited over 233 programmes and seven short courses. This comprises 207 programmes in more than 30 local universities, colleges and other learning institutions, and 26 programmes delivered in Jamaica by overseas institutions. Executive Director of the UCJ, Dr. Yvonnette Marshall, said the accreditation of programmes is in keeping with...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government is committed to ensuring that the country’s youth are given the best opportunity to realise their fullest potential, through education and training, and other means. “It is imperative that our young people are encouraged to become active, productive and responsible members of their communities and are provided with the...

Thousands of primary and secondary school students from across the island will gather at the Old Library grounds at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, on Thursday, March 12, for the third staging of the Ministry of Education’s Mathematics Exposition, beginning at 9:00 a.m.                                                                                The exposition is the Ministry’s core activity for National Math Week, which...

The All American Institute of Medical Sciences (AAIMS), in Black River, St. Elizabeth, staged its inaugural graduation exercise on December 4, in which 19 Pre-Medical and 34 Pre-Clinical students graduated. The AAIMS, which is Jamaica’s first off-shore private medical school, opened in 2011 with an enrolment of six students. This was made possible after Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon....

Students of Jessie Ripoll Primary, Orion Isaacs, and Ardenne High School, Juve McKenzie, scored big in the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) annual Heritage Essay Competition, and the inaugural Poster Competition, respectively. The two students placed first in the competitions, and received trophies, certificates, as well as cash prizes sponsored by corporate entities, at the 2014 awards ceremony, held today (March...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has called on schools to join with parents and guardians in raising a generation of peacemakers, who will shun acts of violence and war. He said there are too many elements in the society, who uplift violence and disrespect.  “We, in the school, from the early childhood level cascading up to primary and...