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KINGSTON — Director General of the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Patricia Roberts, says the organisation is working to improve the school library system, including addressing those institutions that have non-functional facilities. She was speaking on August 8 opening ceremony of the 40th Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) on the Mona campus of the University of...

KINGSTON — In the prevailing climate of budgetary constraints, the Ministry of Education is giving priority to those schools that are in urgent need of repairs, according to Director of Technical Services in the Ministry, Errol Golding. “We have identified schools that are in need of critical repairs in specific areas, including sanitation, water supply, electrical and roofing. The Ministry...

KINGSTON — Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Grace McLean, is urging young people to take risks in their search for educational opportunities and career paths. “Your whole life is before you, and you can be anything that you want to be. You must prepare to take risks, you must be bold,” she said. Mrs. McLean, who was...

KINGSTON — Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Grace McLean, is urging young people to take risks in their search for educational opportunities and career paths. "Your whole life is before you, and you can be anything that you want to be. You must prepare to take risks, you must be bold," she said. Ms. McLean, who was...

KINGSTON — Participants who attended a pre-conference satellite meeting for the 40th annual conference of the International Association of School Librarianship were on August 5, sensitised about e-learning practices in Jamaica. The meeting, which was held at the Mona Visitors' Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), had as its theme: 'School Libraries: Best Practices for e-learning'. Lecturer, Department of...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Education has partnered with Research In Motion (RIM), the technology company behind the Blackberry product line, to provide some 20,000 teachers throughout the island's school system with Blackberry Smartphones. The initiative is aimed at improving communication and increasing technology awareness and availability among educators. The Canadian High Commission is providing support in the undertaking, which...

KINGSTON — Ministry of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says that plans are in place for the development of a family literacy programme, which will address illiteracy at the home and community levels. He said that the programme will utilise students, who have been trained through the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) and the National Youth Service (NYS), who will serve as...

MONTEGO BAY — Children of staff of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay have received educational grants to assist with their secondary school expenses. The grants, which total $80,000, were handed over by members of the Women’s Committee of the National Workers Union (NWU), which represents the employees at the hospital, during a brief ceremony at the facility on...

KINGSTON — Students participating in the National Summer Employment Programme (NESP) are hailing the Government-funded initiative for giving them the opportunity to gain valuable work experience and contribute to nation building. The programme, administrated by the National Youth Service (NYS), aims to engage high school and tertiary level students in productive activity during the summer, in government and private sector...

KINGSTON — Two hundred and fifty librarians and educators from more than 20 countries across the globe are expected to converge at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona from August 5 to 11 for the 40th Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL).  The role of school libraries in empowering the 21st Century learner will...

MONTEGO BAY — The HEART Trust/NTA's Falmouth Vocational Training Centre (VTC) is equipping residents with skills to become entrepreneurs and to serve Trelawny’s burgeoning tourism industry, recently offering a training programme in the old and beautiful art of glass bead making. Approximately 18 persons from various communities in the parish recently completed a three-week course conducted by international expert Professor...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Education's Competency Based Transition Policy (CBTP) is to be tested in September, when students who failed to attain mastery in the Grade 4 Literacy Test, will be placed in the Alternative Secondary Transitional Education Programme (ASTEP). As an intervention programme, ASTEP will assist the students with maximum two-year transitional training, to reach the required secondary...