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Spontaneous applause erupted in the ballroom of historic King's House on Wednesday, when 11-year-old Toni-Ann Williams, was announced winner of the Jamaica Information Service's (JIS) 2012 Heritage Essay competition. The young student of Mount Alvernia Preparatory school in St. James beat 84 other contestants from primary level schools across the island to take top honours in the competition organised by...

Seventy-two  per cent of students who sat the Grade Four Literacy Test in June this year achieved mastery, a three per cent increase over last year’s results. Outlining the outcomes in the House of Representatives on December  4, Education Minister, Rev. the Hon Ronald Thwaites, said the overall percentage is expected to increase after the results from the scheduled second...

Teacher at the Holland High School, Dageanna Spencer-Hull and Principal of the Rollington Town Primary School, Dr. Margret Bailey, were on Tuesday (December 4),  announced as the 2012/2013 Lasco/Ministry of Education Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year, respectively. The two were chosen from a shortlist of 12 educators, six in each category, following several intense rounds of...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says that persons with a second language, such as Spanish, stand to earn 15 per cent more than those without such a skill. He was addressing a ‘Spanish Day’ event on Novmber 30 at Kingston Technical High School, where he encouraged students to learn a second language to enhance job prospects and...

The national campaign, aimed at encouraging the display of national pride through the wearing of official Jamaica 50 pins, has been taken to the nation's schools. Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna and Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites on November 28, launched the ‘Pin of Pride’ campaign for schools on the grounds of the St....

Some 100 primary and secondary schools islandwide have been selected for a pilot project, to be spearheaded by the Ministry of Education and Jamaica Education Television (JET), which will incorporate the use of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), to enhance the delivery of education at these institutions. The initiative, for which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the...

MONTEGO BAY - Residents, who occupy housing lots in the Whitehall phase one housing development in Westmoreland, were presented with their titles on Friday (Nov. 23), by Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy. More than 500 lots are available in the development, which was originally earmarked for hotel workers in the 1980's.  The Government started the project...

MONTEGO BAY - Newly installed President of the Caribbean Bursars' Association, Valerie Facey, has charged her membership to always uphold the highest standards of professional integrity. Delivering her address at Thursday's (Nov.  22)  closing session of the association's conference held at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in St. James, Mrs. Facey told the school financial officers that issues related to...

A total of 175 tertiary students from at-risk communities in western Jamaica have been awarded scholarships valued at $19 million by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) in the Ministry of National Security. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, made the presentations at a ceremony held on Thursday (November 22) at the West Jamaica Conference of Seventh Day Adventists Centre...

Acting Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education (MOE), Clement Radcliffe, has called on Bursars to eliminate the waste of resources, and to ensure that the school plants are managed to the benefit of students. Delivering the keynote address at the 12th Annual Caribbean Bursars’ Conference, held on November 22, at the Hilton Hotel, in St. James, Mr. Radcliffe...

A total of $16.5 million will be disbursed to 17 tertiary students, under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), over a three-year period, having excelled academically at the secondary level. This was disclosed by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, at an awards ceremony, held on November 22 at the Ministry’s Head Office, 1F...

Rehabilitation works have been completed at the Gregory Park Primary School in Portmore, St. Catherine,  by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), at a cost of just under $40 million. This was done under  Phase Two of the European Union (EU)-funded Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP II). Works undertaken included the construction of a 100-metre block wall, and drainage system; replacement...