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Jamaicans are welcoming the decision by the Government to reintroduce civics to the school curriculum, noting that it will help instil national pride and contribute to nation building. The subject, which educates students about their rights, duties, and responsibilities as citizens, the structure and functions of government, the significance of national symbols and emblems, among other things, will be reinstated...

At least three new early childhood institutions, which are at various stages of construction, are to be completed by the end of September. The structures are being built as part of Food for the Poor’s (FFP) Jamaica 50 Campaign, which entails the construction and refurbishing of 50 of the island’s basic schools, over a 50-month period. The three schools –...

The Jew Pen Basic School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine will have a permanent home soon, following the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a new facility to house the institution on August 29. The school is the third of 50 early childhood education institutions that will be built by Food For The Poor in this Jamaica's Jubilee year....

Hundreds of children from Lilliput and surrounding communities in St. James on August 29 benefited from free medical checks, which are required for the start of school on September 3. At a health and information fair held on the grounds of the Lilliput New Testament Church of God, the children, some of whom will be attending school for the first...

Economics Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Collin Bullock, says there are certain achievements which the Government can build on, and areas that need to be improved, in order to stimulate growth in the economy. "We have got to continue the improvements which are being shown in terms of the reduction in major crimes. We’ve got...

An additional $230 million has been allocated to the nutritional support initiative this academic year to benefit students under the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Director of the School Feeding Programme in the Ministry of Education, Helen Robertson, told a recent JIS Think Tank, that the additional amount will provide for an increase in the daily allocation...

A total of 60 students have received a well-needed financial boost from the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) under the institution's 27th annual scholarship and awards 'Head Start' programme. The students, who are studying at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels at institutions across the island, were presented with scholarships and bursaries worth over $2 million at an awards ceremony...

The distribution of commodities for the cooked lunch component of the School Feeding Programmne will begin this week. Director of the programme in the Ministry of Education, Helen Robertson, advised that region one schools can collect their food items as of Wednesday (August 29) at the warehouse in Kingston, while haulage contractors will begin deliveries to the other regions as...

The Ministry of Education has advised that the provision of funds to all schools has been completed, for the start of the new school year in September. Acting Chief Education Officer in  the Ministry, Clement Radcliffe, informed JIS News at a ‘Think Tank’ last week, that the financing of schools is one of the most critical issues that must be...

The National Education Trust (NET) is looking to increase partnerships for the construction and upgrading of schools. Addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer of the NET, Paul Matalon, said the Trust intends to enhance collaboration with the church and the Diaspora.  Education, he pointed out, has been the largest beneficiary of Diaspora grants over the last 40...

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is inviting Jamaica's youth to submit entries for its 2012 Sexual and Reproductive Health Essay Competition, under the theme: 'Children by Choice and not by Chance'. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Outreach Programmes at the Family Planning Board, Dianne Thomas, explained that the competition is being held as part of the...

Approximately 75 members of staff of the Grand Palladium Hotel in Point, Hanover, have graduated from a training course in food and beverage service and food preparation, which was carried out by the HEART Trust/NTA. The training course lasted  from January to July and  the successful participants have received the National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica (NVQJ) certificate, in keeping with...