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Fulbright Core Scholar, Geoscientist, Dr. Katherine Kelly Ellins. She is the Programme Director of Outreach and Diversity at the University of Texas, in the United States, and is in Jamaica to assist in the creation of the Jamaica Educational Seismic Network (JAESN), by placing seismographs in schools across the island.
Fulbright Core Scholar, Geoscientist, Dr. Katherine Kelly Ellins. She is the Programme Director of Outreach and Diversity at the University of Texas, in the United States, and is in Jamaica to assist in the creation of the Jamaica Educational Seismic Network (JAESN), by placing seismographs in schools across the island.

Fulbright Scholar Collaborates With Earthquake Unit To Establish Network

Geoscientist, Katherine Kelly Ellins, is working with the Earthquake Unit of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona to establish a network across the country that will allow persons to have greater access to information regarding earthquakes. Trained in...
President of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay, Delores Clarke, emphasizes a point as she addresses students of Chetwood Memorial Primary School, in Montego Bay, St. James, during the launch of the Club’s Bring Up Grades (BUG) Programme, at the institution, on Wednesday, March 2.
President of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay, Delores Clarke, emphasizes a point as she addresses students of Chetwood Memorial Primary School, in Montego Bay, St. James, during the launch of the Club’s Bring Up Grades (BUG) Programme, at the institution, on Wednesday, March 2.

Bring Up Grades (BUG) Programme Launched At Chetwood Primary
Director General of the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Karen Barton.
Director General of the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Karen Barton.

Users of Public Libraries Benefitting From Improved Access to ICTS
Jamaican Andrew Chong (5th from left) along with the other recipients of the China Communication Construction Company’s (CCCC) Excellent Foreign Youth Employee Award for 2013-2015 display their award. Occasion was an awards ceremony that was held in Beijing, China in late January.
Jamaican Andrew Chong (5th from left) along with the other recipients of the China Communication Construction Company’s (CCCC) Excellent Foreign Youth Employee Award for 2013-2015 display their award. Occasion was an awards ceremony that was held in Beijing, China in late January.

Jamaican Receives CCCC’S Youth Employee Award
The math mural mounted at the Calabar High School. The mural, created by the Calabar Old Boys’ Association (COBA), as part of its ‘Building a Mathematics culture at Calabar’ programme, is designed to motivate and inspire students.
The math mural mounted at the Calabar High School. The mural, created by the Calabar Old Boys’ Association (COBA), as part of its ‘Building a Mathematics culture at Calabar’ programme, is designed to motivate and inspire students.

Calabar High Boys Acing Math

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Education Ministry Stages Mathematics Expo March 10

The fourth staging of the Ministry of Education’s Mathematics exposition is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 10. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (March 2), National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, said thousands of primary, secondary and tertiary level students from across the island will gather on the grounds of the Old Library at the University of West...
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Jamaica Day To Be Observed In Schools March 4

Senior Education Officer in the Core Curriculum Unit of the Ministry of Education, Marlon Williams, says plans are in high gear for Jamaica Day 2016 celebrations. The annual celebrations, which are usually held on the last Friday in February, will take place instead on Friday, March 4. Mr. Williams told JIS News that in light of the general election, which...
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Director of Marketing and Communication at the HEART Trust/NTA, Mrs. Natalie Fearon.
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HEART Trust/NTA To Provide Training For More Persons

The HEART Trust/NTA is positioning itself to provide training for more persons to work in key sectors that are expected experience growth over the next three to five years, through expansion of its facilities and the introduction of new courses. Director of Marketing and Communication at HEART Trust/NTA, Natalie Fearon, told JIS News that the agency’s labour market research suggests...
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HEART Trust/NTA to Launch MSME Support Programme

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...
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Focus on Cognitive Skills at the Early Childhood Level – Rev. Thwaites

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...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites ( 3rd right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Cosmetology and Performing Arts Building at the Green Pond High School in Montego Bay, St. James on February 19. Others (from left) are: Regional Director of the Ministry of Education’s Western offices, Dr. Michelle Pinnock; Principal of the Green Pond High, Michael Ellis; School Board Chairman, Stephen Shaw; Coordinator of the school’s Career Advancement Programme, (CAP), Keneisha Campbell; and Lloyd B. Smith.
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Minister Thwaites Opens Cosmetology and Performing Arts Building at Green Pond High

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, on Friday (February 19), officially opened the Cosmetology and Performing Arts Building at the Green Pond High School in Montego Bay, St. James. The facility, established at just over $6 million, will provide students with skills in the areas of hairdressing, beauty culture, nail technology, music, among others. Minister Thwaites congratulated the school’s management...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (fourth left), takes part in the symbolic handing over of a $100 million cheque from the HEART Trust/NTA to the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), to provide assistance to 250 tertiary students pursuing technical and vocational courses, as well as courses in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines, on Monday, February 22, at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, in Kingston. With him are (from left): Chairman of the SLB, Mr. Anthony Lewars; Executive Director of the SLB, Ms. Monica Brown; Financial Secretary in the Finance and Planning Ministry, Mr. Devon Rowe; Chairman of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Moses Peart; and Executive Director of HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley.
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Students’ Loan Bureau Gets $100 Million From HEART Trust/NTA

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) has received a $100 million contribution to its revolving loan fund from the HEART Trust/NTA, to be available to tertiary students enrolled in technical and vocational courses and the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. This contribution is in addition to a previous allotment of $250 million to the programme last year. Minister of...
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