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KINGSTON — More than 140 grade three students are set to benefit from a summer school programme, geared at improving their literacy and numeracy skills. The programme, which was officially launched on July 11, 2011, at the Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High School, in Kingston, will see students from both Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High as well as...

KINGSTON — Children, who attend the Back Pasture Basic School in St. Catherine, will soon benefit from improved facilities, as a $7 million renovation project is to be undertaken at the institution. The project, which is slated to commence soon is being funded through a grant from the Government of Japan under its Grassroots and Human Security Grants Project. The...

MONTEGO BAY — One hundred and fifty five students, who achieved passes averaging between 60 per cent and 98 per cent in the recent Grade Six Achievement Tests (GSAT), were awarded scholarships and trophies by Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Highest on the list were Top Girl, Shannon Brown, of John Rollins Primary School,...

As part of its overall programme to facilitate training and development opportunities in alternative energy, the University of the West Indies (UWI) in collaboration with the Wigton Windfarm, the Scientific Research Council and Alternative Power Sources will offer a summer course in alternative energy. The course will be offered in three one-week modules from July 11-29, 2011 with the first...

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Grace McLean, says the Ministry is putting measures in place to improve the achievement of males, as part of the education transformation thrust. "The scale of underachievement points to the need for systemic changes in the way that education is planned and delivered. The need to raise the achievement of our boys...

WASHINGTON — Sixteen students of the Merl Grove High School in Kingston, Jamaica are the beneficiaries of bursaries valued at US$4,800 from the North Eastern American Chapter of the school's Past Students' Association. The awards are under the Shakara Harris Scholarship Fund, named for the student who was killed in 2004, when she was hit by a car while attempting...

MANDEVILLE — Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, Alphansus Davis, is urging students going on to secondary school, to work hard and shun defeatist thoughts and attitudes that will hinder their progress. “To embark on a higher educational journey, some of the stuff you bring along with you is going to be a hindrance. Thoughts of failure, incompetence, fear...

KINGSTON — Chief Education Officer, Grace McLean, has called on students to take advantage of educational opportunities, noting that the knowledge being imparted in the local education system is preparing them for success in the international market place. “It is very important that you focus on your education…what you’re learning now in school…is what is going to help you to...

KINGSTON — Academic achievement awards were handed out to 24 students from four high schools and one primary and junior high school, by U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Pamela Bridgewater, at the Embassy on Friday (July 1). The awardees were from Charlie Smith High Edith Dalton James High, St. Hugh’s High and Balcombe Drive Primary and Junior High schools...

In keeping with its national energy efficiency and conservation programme, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) has donated a Solar powered system valued at approximately$1.1 million to the Woodpark Basic School in St. Mary. The school was outfitted with a 1 kW peak Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System to power indoor and outdoor lights in the form of 36W T8 Fluorescent...

MANDEVILLE — The Willamsfield e-Learning Laboratory, based at the National Workers Union (NWU) building in the town, is now offering computer training to residents. Speaking at the official launch on Wednesday June 29, 2011, the Principal, Dr. Auma Folkes, said the lab will allow residents to access the Internet, generally work with computers and make themselves more understanding of the...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is giving serious thought to the level of support that can be given to independent schools which are seriously affected by the economic crisis. “Recently you would have noticed that our private schools have suffered terribly, because of the economic downturn over the last three years. Several schools...