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Lasco Principal of the Year Wants to Share Best Practices

St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) Principal, Keith Wellington, who is the 2016 LASCO Principal of the year, does not take winning the prestigious award lightly. Mr. Wellington, who was recognised for his transformational leadership, which has, among other things,...

: General Manager for Corporate Services at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Rhonda Lumsden-Lue (right), prepares to present the winning trophy in the agency’s Science Quiz Competition to the Roehampton Primary in St. James. At left, teacher at the Theicia Allen and students show off the certificate of participation, while Principal of the school, Winston Jennings (2nd right). The award ceremony was held on December 14 at JSIF’s head office in Kingston.

Rural Schools Take Top Spots In JSIF Quiz

Spanish Teacher, Kerene Nelson (standing), instructs a grade-seven class at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS). Miss Nelson is the 2016/17 Lasco Teacher of the Year.

Lasco Teacher of the Year Passionate About Education

Officials of the Community Based Rehabilitation Jamaica (CBRJ) and some of the 23 persons who were honoured for helping the disabled community, at a special function, held recently at the Arians Restaurant in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.

Persons Honoured for Helping the Disabled

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses Edu-TVET Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Montego Bay, on December 8.

Education Minister Emphasises Importance of CAP

9 years ago EducationOffice of the Prime Minister

Government to Provide Training For The BPO Sector

The Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Dr. Horace Chang says Jamaica’s Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector will be improved through specialized training. The government is targeting the BPO sector for significant growth which will positively impact the administration’s 5:4 target to grow the economy. Speaking at a meeting with representatives of some of the island’s...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

9 years ago Education

Education State Minister Lauds Work of JCTE

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has lauded members of the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE) for its impact on the country’s education system. “You have served the country’s education system for years and have, through your own lives, truly led to the transformation of our education landscape,” the State Minister...

National Partnership Council member Professor Alvin Wint speaking during Wednesday’s (December 7) launch of the Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica, at King’s House.

9 years ago Education

Professor Wint Chronicles Events Leading To Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica

University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor Alvin Wint, says the newly established Partnership for a Prosperous Jamaica marks the continuation of a series of social-partnership engagements that have been undertaken across three successive administrations. Speaking at the launch at King’s House on December 7, Professor Wint noted that the current initiative, being led by Prime Minister,...

Permanent Secretary in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden (left), interacts with students of the Robert Lightbourne High School in St. Thomas, at the launch of the Ministry’s Career and Parenting Pilot Project at the school on December 7.

9 years ago EducationLabour

Labour Ministry Launches Career Project at Robert Lightbourne High

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has taken its Career and Parenting Pilot Project to the Robert Lightbourne High School in St. Thomas. Over the next five years, the students and their parents will benefit from assistance in making wise career choices. At the launch of the project on December 7, students from grades seven to nine were advised...

A section of a roadway leading to the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), at Palisadoes Park, Kingston. (FILE).

9 years ago Education

Caribbean Maritime Institute to be Expanded

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be making an investment in the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), to make it easier to accommodate the growing number of applicants vying for spaces. Mr. Holness says he is aware of the challenges at the facility and that discussions are well advanced to expand the Institute to give more...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

9 years ago Education

PM Says Access to Education is an Inalienable Right

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says access to education should be seen as an inalienable right as opposed to something which is considered reserved for only a special few. Mr. Holness, who was giving the keynote address at the Edu/Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Conference at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James, on December...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Miss Kingston and St Andrew 2016 Festival Queen, Shanique Shand (centre) and students of Mountain View Primary School on their way to plant a tree at the school. Occasion was the recent launch ceremony for Project Cultural and Environment Outreach (CEO).

9 years ago Education

Festival Queen Spearheads Project at Mountain View Primary School

More than 700 students and their teachers of the Mountain View Primary School, in Kingston, will benefit from a cultural and environmental project, spearheaded by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Miss Kingston and St Andrew 2016 Festival Queen, Shanique Shand. Called Project Cultural and Environmental Outreach (CEO), it aims to inspire positive change through cultural awareness and environmental responsibility....