The United Nations (UN) International Literacy Day will be observed on Monday, September 8, under the theme: ‘Literacy and Sustainable Development’. According to a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report, “literacy is one of the key elements needed to promote sustainable development, as it empowers people, so that they can make the right decisions in the areas...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says there is need for greater balance between skills and academic qualifications, in order to effectively satisfy and compete in the labour market. Delivering the keynote address at the Kiwanis Club of Kingston’s 50th anniversary scholarship presentation meeting, held at the New Kingston Conference Centre, on September 2, Rev. Thwaites said he is...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is expressing satisfaction with the level of preparedness of schools for Monday’s (September 1) start of the 2014/15 academic year. Reports from the Ministry indicate that there was a relatively smooth start to the new school year without any major challenges. Speaking with JIS News after visiting nine infant, primary, junior high, and secondary...

Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has informed that 97 per cent of the island’s grade seven cohort have been placed in high schools this year. Minister Thwaites, who was addressing the official opening of Jamaica College’s (JC) state-of-the-art museum on Thursday (August 28), said that there is a place in school for every child from early childhood to...

Courts Jamaica’s scholarship award recipients are expressing gratitude for the assistance, noting that it will ease the financial burden on their parents. Fifty-five students, who will be attending secondary and tertiary institutions in September, have been awarded scholarships by the furniture store chain valued at more than $6 million. They were chosen after a competitive selection process, which involved some...

When the young men at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Manchester return to school this week, they will have numerous memories to share and new school supplies to show off to their friends, after a fun-filled back-to-school/work day visit from their Jamaica Information Service (JIS) family. The work day on August 23 is one of three visits [per year]...

To continue preserving the rich history of Jamaica College (JC), one of the island’s oldest secondary schools,   a museum has been established on the grounds of the institution. Located at 189 Old Hope Road in St. Andrew, the museum, set up at an estimated cost of $6 million, boasts scores of poster boards, which chronicle the history of the school,...