An early childhood educational institution, catering to children with learning disabilities, is to be built on the campus of the Sir Clifford Campbell Primary School, in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, and opened at the start of the 2016/17 academic year, in September. An initiative of the Rockhouse Foundation, the non-profit charitable arm of the Negril-based Rockhouse Hotel in Westmoreland, the school will...

The infrastructure of several early childhood, primary and special needs schools across the island are to be upgraded over the next five years at a cost of $15 million, donated by Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Limited. The project, which is entitled: ‘$15 million over 5 years’, was officially launched at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on February 11. In...

The infrastructure  of  several early childhood, primary  and special needs schools  across the island are to be upgraded over the next five years at a cost of  $15 million,  donated by Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Limited. The project, which is entitled: ‘$15million over 5 years’,  was officially launched at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, on  February 11. In his...

Effective April 1, the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) will be charging interest on the reducing loan balances for new and returning students. This will result in students paying 20 per cent less than they were previously charged. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, while highlighting the Government’s commitment and support to tertiary education during  the...

Over 90 secondary school English teachers from across the island have been trained in contemporary teaching strategies, through the iTeach LASCO Ministry of Education (MoE) professional development series. The series, which was developed by former LASCO MoE Principal and Teacher of the Year 2014/15, Heather Murray and Anieta Bailey, seeks to provide a forum to expose teachers at the secondary...

With the hospitality industry set to deliver thousands of jobs over the medium term, the HEART Trust NTA is ensuring that it provides the necessary training of personnel for the sector. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the move, is geared at enabling Jamaica’s competitiveness in attracting investors from the international community. “No more work permit in the...

Work is far advanced to establish the new National Standards Curriculum, for the grades one to nine levels, which is to come into operation for the beginning of the 2016/17 school year. The goal of the new Curriculum is to improve the general academic performance, attitude and behaviour of students, which will redound to the positive shaping of the national...