The HEART Trust/NTA is on track to launch its Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Support Programme in March, which will provide grant funding of up to $3 million to entrepreneurs enrolled in its Smart Track Programme. The Smart Track Programme, which includes specially designed and customised courses for entrepreneurs, allows them to pursue Level Three National Vocational Qualification of...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says parents should not panic if their children are slow to read at the early childhood level. He said the focus at that stage should be on the development of the cognitive skills, which are related to learning, reasoning, and problem-solving. In a recent interview with JIS News, Rev. Thwaites said it is...

The HEART Trust/NTA is developing a Career and Lifelong Learning Policy aimed at promoting continuous learning for a dynamic and constantly changing job market. The agency’s Career Development Unit preparing the policy will ensure that the country’s labour force has access to programmes and services, which will help them in managing their life, learning and working in self-directed ways. Director,...

A $10 million contract was signed on February 19 between the Ministry of Education and Marken Construction Limited, for the building of a new classroom block at St. James High School, in Montego Bay, St. James. Work is expected to commence  before the end of this month and should be completed by June 30. Speaking at the signing ceremony, held...

A new block of classrooms at the Barracks Road Primary School, in Montego Bay, St. James, was officially opened  today (February 19), by Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. The classrooms, which are accommodating students from grades 4 and 6 as well as those in a special literacy programme, were built at a cost of $25 million. In his address...

Residents of Seaview Gardens and surrounding communities  are to receive training in a range of  skills, to be offered by St. Andrew Workforce College, which was launched today (February 18), at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, in New Kingston. The college, which is to be established in Seaview Gardens, West St. Andrew, will provide competency-based training and international...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education  Fund (CHASE), W. Billy Heaven, says the organization continues to be a leader in the critical areas of national development, particularly sports and early childhood education. In a recent interview with JIS News, Mr. Heaven said as it relates to sports development, CHASE gives 40 per cent of...