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...

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....

Several public- and private-sector stakeholders have given their commitment to strengthening partnerships with the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) for the development of the sector. At a planning forum held recently at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, several representatives pledged to continue their support of the ECC’s mission for “an integrated and coordinated delivery of early-childhood programmes and services,...

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Northern Caribbean University (NCU) to facilitate the recruitment and training of youth in technical and vocational education. In the initial stage, the partnership will focus on supporting and strengthening 4-H Clubs to offer training based on the National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica (NVQ-J) Levels 1 and 2. It...

The education and development outcomes of students attending schools across Southern Trelawny, are receiving priority attention, through the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Quality Education Circle (QEC) 31. This initiative seeks to ensure that students receive quality education, through all levels of the education system. Addressing participants at a Stakeholders Education Forum at the Troy High School in Trelawny...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says his administration is exploring the possible development and revitalization of programmes that will enhance the well-being of the nation’s teachers. This, he says, forms part of the Government’s ongoing strengthening of the profession’s institutional framework aimed at improving teachers’ capacity to ensure they can maintain a productive, healthy and rewarding career. “Our...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s teachers remain pivotal stakeholders in the national effort to preserve the nation’s moral standards. He contends that while segments of the society were becoming “more accepting” of dastardly acts and incidents of savagery, particularly meted out to children, “teachers will have to draw the line in the sand and defend our...