At a time when focus is being placed on entrepreneurship and small business development, one enterprising young lady is taking the charge to start her own business, while still in high school. She is 18-year-old Mahalia Gordon, a student at the Central High School in May Pen, who has developed ‘Gordonna’s Everybody’s Natural Blend’. The condiment, formulated from locally grown...

Chairman of the Crime Prevention Programme in the Ministry of Education, Professor Frederick Hickling, says meetings will be held with the various stakeholders before an action plan is created to deal with behavioural problems in schools. “What we have to do is to get the people, who have knowledge, information and experience in this area to come together, sit down...

The Ministry of Education will, over the next three months, commence work on a special initiative aimed at enhancing science education in primary and high schools islandwide. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who made the announcement during a recent meeting at the Ministry, said Senior Advisor, Radley Reid, will lead the undertaking. The aim is to facilitate the establishment...

The Society for Scientific Advancement (SoSA), a volunteer group of scientists from the island’s three largest universities and in the Diaspora, has been working to advance scientific knowledge among primary and secondary students. They are on a mission to create an atmosphere within which science can flourish to drive development within Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. Speaking with JIS News,...

The Ministry of Education has advised administrators of public primary schools that it is a violation of the Education Regulations 1980 to require students to sit a screening examination before they can be considered for admission to schools. In an advisory issued last week Chief Education Officer, Dr Grace McLean directed school administrators to accept on a first-come, first-serve basis...

Eight educational institutions based in Portmore, St. Catherine, have formed a cluster through which they will share best practices aimed at enhancing student behaviour and learning outcomes. The group is to lead the ‘Respect Agenda’ campaign that seeks to re-socialise students in civil values such as respect, honesty, discipline and hard work. The objective is to transform the behaviour of...

A total of 20 pre-service teachers, studying for their diplomas and degrees in Spanish, have been presented with scholarships valued at $50,000 each, courtesy of the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation (SJF). The student teachers, who attend training institutions across the island, were awarded based on their academic performance, general conduct and financial need. They were also presented with certificates during a special...