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Thousands of students from 40 primary schools in western Jamaica are to benefit from the I-PLEDGE Programme, launched by GraceKennedy (Western Union), on April 10, at the John Rollins Success Primary School, in St. James. Under the I-PLEDGE Programme (I Promise to Lend Encouragement to Develop Growth in Education), the schools will be provided with special reading materials, and will...

The Sawyers Primary School in Trelawny has been upgraded at a cost $21 million by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), with inputs from the community. Work done at the institution included construction of a new sanitation block to house four units for girls, and three for boys; renovation of the existing school building; changing of the roof; and installation...

Students who took part in the John Rollins Success Primary School Reading Marathon 2013, on April 10, were commended for their performances by wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen. She said they have given her hope that Jamaica “is going to be the place to live, work, raise our families and do business.” Lady Allen...

The activities of the Education Sector Reform project have been bolstered with an allotment of $81.4 million in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to support the implementation of the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP) by operationalising the new agencies that are key to improving the capacity to deliver high quality education;...

A total of $516.53 million has been allocated to the education sector to facilitate the upgrading and general improvement of the physical infrastructure of schools this fiscal year. The money is being provided by the Government in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Of the amount allocated, $315 million will be used to undertake various...

A sum of $92.4 million has been set aside for the Primary Education Support Project, to carry out its activities for this fiscal year. This is contained in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to contribute to the improved performance, efficiency and equity of the Primary Education system, through theeffective implementation of...

The activities of the Early Childhood Development Project have been strengthened with an allocation of $32 million in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project has the objective to improve the monitoring of children’s development, the screening of household-level risks affecting development and early intervention systems, in order to promote development. It also seeks...

The Parent-School Partnerships for Improved Literacy Outcomes Project has received an allocation of $21.37 million in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, being implemented by the Ministry of Education through funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), seeks to increase parental involvement in improving reading skills among Grade 1 students...

Implementation of the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP) will continue this fiscal year, with an $881.21 million boost. The money has been set aside in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme seeks to provide support to the Ministry of Education’s policy to expand compulsory education from age 16 to 18 by providing approximately...

The reading and mathematics skills of students at targeted schools should see some improvement, following an allocation of $227.59 million to the Jamaica Basic Education Project. This is contained in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by the Government of Jamaica,with funding from the United States Agency for International Development(USAID), the project aims...

The University of Technology (UTech) School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SHTM) is expected to be completed this fiscal year, following an allocation of $343.6 million. This is set out in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allotment has been provided for the University of Technology Enhancement Project, under which construction and other activities...

The academic capacity of students at seven primary schools in East Kingston and Port Royal is expected to be significantly boosted, through the provision 56 portable tablet computers, valued at just over $950,000, by telecommunications firm, Digicel Jamaica. Institutions benefitting from the 56 Huawei tablets are the Elletson Road Primary, Holy Rosary Primary, Norman Gardens Primary, Rollington Town Primary, Windward...