Officials at the Albert Town High School are reporting a decrease in anti-social activities, and an increase in the academic performance of students, since the implementation of the Positive Behavioural Intervention and Support (PBIS) programme at the institution. The programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, which is aimed at establishing the behavioural support and...

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is to assist 196 primary schools in setting up vegetable gardens during the upcoming 2016/17 academic school year. Portfolio Minister in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson says the government will be installing security fencing and providing inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, seedlings, as well as the necessary pesticides and water fixtures at...

A scholarship and financial grants totalling $2 million have been awarded to three university students by their Excellencies the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen. The students, who are pursuing Bachelor of Science (BSc) degrees at the University of Technology (UTech), were presented with the funds during a ceremony at King’s House on Friday, August 12. Simone Dwyer,...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the ‘Spruce Up Jamaica’ tourism summer internship programme has been playing a major role in providing well-trained and dedicated professionals for the hospitality sector. Under the programme, which was launched in the summer of 2008, young people ages 17 to 25, are placed in tourism-related entities where they are trained in various areas of...

The Government is insistent that no child, particularly at the secondary level, should be denied access to education, prompting its decision to remove auxiliary fees for these institutions. Under this new policy, which comes into effect at the start of the 2016/17 academic year in September, the administration has increased its total annual funding to high schools from $2.6 billion...

As part of its continued commitment to education, the JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited has awarded 54 high-school bursaries and two tertiary-level scholarships to students, valued at over $4 million. The scholarships were presented during an awards luncheon at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on August 11. In his address at the luncheon, Chief Technology Officer, Jamaica...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Spruce Up Jamaica Tourism Summer Internship programme has been playing a major role in building well-trained and dedicated professionals for the industry. Under the programme, young persons between 17 and 25 years of age are placed in summer jobs across the island where they are trained in various areas. They receive a stipend...