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United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director to Jamaica, Denise Herbol (2nd right), presents a laptop computer to the Cambridge Police Youth Club (PYC). Accepting the computer (from left) are: Constable Farouk Reid, Constable Marvin Miller, Inspector Brenton Rose, and Oneil Gordon, while Ivel Malcolm (right) of the Social Development Commission (SDC) shares the moment. The presentation was made during the graduation exercise for participants in the USAID’s three-day Microsoft Desktop Publishing workshop for community journalists, held on March 2, at the Western Campus of the University of Technology in Montego Bay.

25 Montego Bay Youth Trained in Desktop Publishing

Twenty five members of the Cambridge and Barrett Town police youth clubs in Montego Bay have been equipped with skills in Microsoft desktop publishing, having successfully completed a training workshop staged by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)....

One of the many display booths at Belmont Academy, in Eastern Westmoreland, during the Jamaica Day 2016 celebrations, on March 4.

Students Celebrate Jamaica Day in Westmoreland

Valedictorian and top performer in the Advancing Childhood Education Programme (ACEP), Winsome Barnaby (2nd left), accepts her award from Manager of Corporate Services, Jamalco, Donna Marie Gordon (centre). Occasion was the graduation ceremony held recently at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Hayles, Clarendon.
Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Jamaica, Winsome Wilkins; Project Director, Mico University College, Sharon Heslop-Brown; and Executive Director, Early Childhood Commission, Dr. Joan Reid. — Valedictorian and top performer in the Advancing Childhood Education Programme (ACEP), Winsome Barnaby (2nd left), accepts her award from Manager of Corporate Services, Jamalco, Donna Marie Gordon (centre). Occasion was the graduation ceremony held recently at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Hayles, Clarendon. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Jamaica, Winsome Wilkins; Project Director, Mico University College, Sharon Heslop-Brown; and Executive Director, Early Childhood Commission, Dr. Joan Reid.

80 Early Childhood Teachers Graduate from Training Programme

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

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.

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Users of Public Libraries Benefitting From Improved Access to ICTS

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) has been transforming public libraries across the island by equipping them with state-of-the-art technology resources, in order to provide Jamaicans with improved access to information and communications technologies (ICTs). This is being done through the ‘Using Technology to Empower Individuals and Communities for Development’ project, which being funded by way of a US$2 million grant from...

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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...

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.

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Jamaican Receives CCCC’S Youth Employee Award

Jamaican engineer, Andrew Chong is still basking in the engineering wonders seen on his recent visit to China. Mr. Chong, who was one of 10 persons chosen for the China Communication Construction Company’s (CCCC) Excellent Foreign Youth Employee Award for 2013-2015, visited several impressive sites as part of his tour of the country to accept his award in the form...

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

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Calabar High Boys Acing Math

Calabar High School is boasting significant results from an initiative being spearheaded by the institution’s alumni to improve mathematics passes among students. The ‘Building a Mathematics culture at Calabar’ programme, launched in 2013, has seen an almost doubling of passes by the boys sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. It has also resulted in improvements in scores received...

Director of Marketing and Communication at the HEART Trust/NTA, Mrs. Natalie Fearon.

10 years ago Education

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...

10 years ago Education

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...