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Thousands of students in Westmoreland are benefiting from extensive refurbishing works, carried out at their schools by students from New Hampshire University in the US. The 18 students, who vacationed in Westmoreland during the recent Christmas holidays under the parish's "village tourism project", provided the material and funding to refurbish unfinished classrooms, sanitary facilities and roofs, giving a facelift to...

Minister of Education, Hon Ronald Thwaites, says that while there are many schools performing below expectations, the solution is not relegating them to "failed status", but by renewing focus on adequate preparation at the early childhood education level. The Minister made the remarks while touring the Holy Trinity High School, situated in his Central Kingston constituency, which is among the...

With an ever increasing demand to assist students to fund their tertiary studies each year, the Students Loan Bureau (SLB) continues to work assiduously to ensure that Jamaicans access the highest levels of education, in preparation for the local and international job markets. Executive Director of the SLB, Monica Brown, explains to JIS News that the demand for loans was...

Students at the Tivoli Gardens High School in West Kingston, now have access to interactive learning equipment, which will stimulate greater interest in education, while enhancing the numeracy and literacy programmes at the institution. The equipment, which are housed in the school’s library include computers, document and digital cameras, and a digital whiteboard, among others. They were donated by Petrojam...

Minister of Education, Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says he will be placing focus on underperforming schools, noting that he will be visiting these institutions to assess their needs and provide them with the necessary support to get up to par. "I want to go to see how all of us can help to improve them and to encourage the school community...

President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Dr. Walter Bumphus, has congratulated the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) on its contributions over ten years in shaping young minds for future leadership. "I couldn't help but being nothing short of amazed by the wonderful progress and the achievements you all have had in...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Grace McLean, has challenged tertiary level stakeholders to take on a more competitive business approach, noting that the challenges of the educational landscape requires bold action by all involved. "Education as a whole has evolved and has transcended beyond our borders.  It therefore means that we have to become more decisive in...

All is in place for schools across the island to be re-opened on Monday, January 9, 2012. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Grace McLean, told JIS News that all the necessary grants and subventions have been posted to the accounts of institutions, to allow for the beginning of the Easter term. "We are advising school administrators to...

KINGSTON — Over 750 young persons from across the island will attend several National Youth Service (NYS) training programmes scheduled to take place early this year. Participants will attend the Business Administration training course in January; and the  Teachers’ Assistant and E-Lab Technician training programmes in February,” Acting Executive Director of the NYS, Alan Beckford, told JIS News. He pointed...

KINGSTON — United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Pamella Bridgewater, will officially open the University of Technology’s (UTech) 18th annual diabetes conference, scheduled for March 29 to April 1, 2012. The conference, to be held at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, will be staged through the University Diabetes Outreach Programme (UDOP) under the theme: ‘New...

KINGSTON — The Social Development Commission (SDC) has teamed with New York-based past students of the Pike All-Age School, Manchester, to ensure that its 164 students and 13 teachers return to classes, in January, in an improved physical environment. The project included painting the building, repairs to the driveway and air conditioning unit in the computer laboratory and minor electrical...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has embarked on a public education campaign, aimed at capitalising on the traction and groundswell resonating with the country’s National Development Plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica. Communication Specialist for Vision 2030 Jamaica in the PIOJ’s Plan Development Unit, Carmen Miller, informs that the Institute has entered into an initial six-month contract with the Jamaica Information...