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PORT ANTONIO — The Portland Parish Disaster Committee is undertaking a public education programme aimed at sensitising residents about the importance of disaster preparedness and mitigation. The initiative got underway in April but gained momentum in June, which is being observed as Disaster Preparedness Month under the theme: ‘Building disaster resilient communities…our first line of defence'. In an interview with...

MANDEVILLE — Students at the Waltham Basic School in Manchester now have more space, as the   section used by the Principal as an office will now be used as a classroom. This has been made possible through the generosity of the Rotary Club of Mandeville, which has constructed an office for the Principal. Speaking at the handing over ceremony on...

KINGSTON — Chairperson of the Lifelong Learning Focus Group, Erica Williams, has stressed the importance of continuous learning throughout one’s lifetime. Speaking with JIS News Wednesday (June 15) during a lifelong learning public seminar, at the Webster Memorial United Church hall in Kingston, Miss Williams pointed out that lifelong learning speaks to learning which takes place “from the womb to...

PORT ANTONIO — The St. Mary Disaster Committee will be hosting a series of public education expositions on disasters, in various communities of the parish during the remainder of June and in July, to alert residents on the importance of supporting initiatives designed to prevent and mitigate the effects of those acts of nature. Disaster Co-ordinator for the parish, Yolanda...

MIAMI — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness says distance learning will be the choice of many more students to achieve tertiary level education in the future.  He said that as information technology is advancing, it is important that other areas of tertiary learning – online and distance learning programmes – are as significant as the traditional methods, because of...

MANDEVILLE — The St. Catherine-based Kitson Town All-age School has honoured six teachers and a security guard, who have given a combined 130 years of dedicated service to the institution. They are: Rachael Christian, who has served for 23 years; Clover Brown and Vice Principal Maureen Heywood, 22 years; Jennifer Lindo, 17 years; Carmen Knight, 16 years; Juliet Lattibeaudiere, 15...

MANDEVILLE — The Nain Early Childhood Institution and the St. Elizabeth Resource Centre were opened at Nain, in St. Elizabeth, on June 9, by Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness. Built at a cost of $72 million, both centres can accommodate 75 students. Speaking at the official opening ceremony, Mr. Holness said the investment that Government has made in the...

KINGSTON — A short-course intervention programme is being scheduled by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), June 27 to 29, to bring public and private sector procurement officers up-to-date on international best practices. The course, the second such programme, originally planned for June 14 to 16, was rescheduled to accommodate international partner, the International Procurement Institute of Washington, U.S.A....

KINGSTON — Five Jamaican students have been awarded scholarships to study medicine at universities in Cuba, under the 2011/2012 Cuba-Jamaica Medical Scholarship Programme. Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yuri Gala Lopez, presented the scholarships on Friday, June 10, at a ceremony at the Cuban Embassy, on Trafalgar Road, in Kingston. The awardees were Cheryl Barnes, Kimberley Lynch, Okiney Clarke,...

PORT ANTONIO — Higgins Land Primary School, St. Ann, emerged winners of the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) Clean School competition for primary and preparatory schools in Portland, St. Mary and St. Ann, at the St. Mary Parish Church hall, Port Maria, on Tuesday June 7. The competition, which started in March, required participating schools to keep their surroundings...

KINGSTON — Correctional Officers based at institutions across the island, have been presented with tertiary education grants totalling $2 million to assist with their tuition. Eighteen of a total of 20 persons received their cheques during a ceremony at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Community and Institution office, Lockett Avenue, Kingston, on June 8. Guest speaker at the event,...

MONTEGO BAY — A $29.3 million financing agreement for the expansion and rehabilitation of the Haddington Basic School, Hanover, was signed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at the school on Wednesday. The main objective is providing the 57 students and three teachers with an improved learning environment. The scope of work will include upgrading of three classrooms, construction...