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Hundreds of prospective tertiary students from western Jamaica, were informed  about the offerings of the University of Technology (UTech) on September 27, when the  university  staged an Open House at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, in St. James. Representatives of the eight faculties of the Kingston and Montego Bay campuses were on hand to guide students through career studies and...

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has sought the support of members of the newly formed Jamaica Association of Private Tertiary Institutions (JAPTI), in implementing two new initiatives of the Ministry. These are the roll out of virtual education, and implementation of the alternate high school diploma for adults, who did not complete their secondary education. Speaking at JAPTI's...

Before the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) was launched early this year, persons could easily access the grounds of the St. Richard's Primary School in Kingston, as there were numerous "faults" with the perimeter wall. With  the implementation of the programme, students and staff of the institution, and parents, can now breathe a sigh of relief as the existing boundary...

Chairman of Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Ambassador the Hon. Burchell Whiteman, says that the ongoing pursuit of knowledge must be a way of life for every Jamaican. “Lifelong learning is not for the so called disadvantaged or deficient because we all have value and we all have deficiencies. Adult education, lifelong learning needs to be a way of life for...

The community of Long Hill and surrounding areas in Westmoreland now have a new school with modern facilities to serve children at the early childhood level. The King's Infant School, another project under Food for the Poor's (FFP) Jamaica 50 Campaign, was officially opened on Tuesday (Sept. 25). It replaces the Long Hill Basic School, which operated out of the...

Edwin Allen High School student, Sammar Reid, is singing high praises for the Alvin Day Scholarship programme. He tells JIS News that if it was not for the financial assistance he received through the programme in 2010, he would not be where he is today. Sammar recently attained nine subjects in the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC), with five distinctions....

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has praised the Hydel Group of Schools for the invaluable contribution it has made to the country's educational landscape. "Hydel follows a tradition, a history that has made the Jamaican education system proud," Minister Thwaites said, as he addressed the Hydel Group of Schools' 20th Anniversary Thanksgiving Ceremony, held on the school...

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has urged administrators of local private tertiary institutions to ensure that the quality of their courses are of the highest standard. Speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Association of Private Tertiary Institutions (JAPTI), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday, September 25, Rev. Thwaites argued that the nation needs “every...

The Department of Management Studies and the Mona School of Business at the University of the West Indies have merged to become the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM). The single business school was officially launched on September 24, during a ceremony held at the Sir Alister McIntyre building at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus....

Students of the St. Andrew High School (SAHS) for girls are benefiting from the renovation and refurbishing of their school's science laboratory and the Fay Saunders Counselling Centre, valued at over $7.8 million. Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, was on hand to officially rededicate the lab and the counselling centre, during a blessing and rededication service at the...

Education Minister , Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says  the government will be rolling out a diploma programme early next year for persons, who did not finish high school. He made the announcement yesterday (September 20), while addressing a special ceremony for over 100 persons, who  provided services during the recent Jamaica 50 celebrations and  cricket test match at Sabina...

The government will be increasing the early childhood education budget this year and providing more trained teachers, as it looks to improve outcomes at that level. Education Minister, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says less than four per cent of the education budget is spent on basic schools and "that cannot work." "We have to increase that. We are putting in...