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MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has stated Government's commitment to continue to expand access to tertiary education in Jamaica. He said contrary to public opinion, there is no plan to divert funding from the tertiary level to early childhood and primary schools, noting that, in fact, support to the sector will be increased. “The Government is...

KINGSTON — The Government of the People's Republic of China has presented six scholarships, for Jamaican students to pursue tertiary studies in that country over two to four years. The students will do courses in broadcasting, architecture, public administration, international relations, international trade and land resource management, in several cities including Beijing, Chongquing, Jinan and Wuhan. Speaking at the presentation...

KINGSTON — Children  attending schools  that are benefitting from the Government's School Feeding Programme should have a healthy start  to the new school year in September. Contracts have been approved  for the supply of  long  grain rice, cornmeal, counter flour,  vegetable oil,  corned beef  and tinned mackerel for the cooked food component, while  funds have been allocated to Nutrition Products...

MONTEGO BAY — The Paul Island Early Childhood Institution in Westmoreland has benefitted from approximately $32,000 (CAD$365) in support from PACE (Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education) Canada under the organisation's Adopt-a-Basic School initiative. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, recently presented the cheque to Chairman of the School Board,...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Education has partnered with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to implement a Literacy Assessment Monitoring Programme (LAMP) to accurately assess literacy levels among Jamaicans. Jamaica is the first country in the Caribbean to put the project into effect, and the first to do it in English. Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness,...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on parents to make sure that their children attend school regularly. “If you are experiencing difficulty, make the authorities aware. There is the PATH programme (to assist), and if you can’t send your children to school, at least make the Ministry of Education and the regional offices aware; we have a duty...

KINGSTON — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says that everything is in place for the Malvern Special High School in St. Elizabeth to accommodate students by the end of October. He said that all staff and other personnel have been hired.  “Everything that is needed is in place…we are just waiting on the work (construction of the building) to...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved two contracts valued at more than $62 million for construction and expansion works at two basic schools in St. Andrew and St. Catherine. This was announced on August 10 by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Alcar Construction and Haulage...

MONTEGO BAY — Operations Director at Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners (NJBP) in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, Delroy Dell, says the company will continue to partner with the Ministry of Education to improve education in the parish. “We at NJBP take education seriously and, as such, we want to ensure that we provide assistance to all levels of the education system,...

MONTEGO BAY — Thousands of students from primary schools across Jamaica are to benefit from an E-Learning Computer Project when the new academic year commences in September. Some 500 reconditioned computers will be distributed to primary schools under the initiative, which is being undertaken by the Rotary Club of Montego Bay Sunrise, with funding from Columbus Business Solutions (parent company...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved two contracts valued at almost $299 million for the procurement and distribution of textbooks for the 2011/12 academic year under the National Textbook Rental Scheme. This was announced on August 10 by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz at the weekly post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Companies...

MONTEGO BAY — Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Ministry is moving to address the problem of failing schools, noting that such institutions should not exist. Mr. Holness, who was addressing the Ministry's Region Six Back-to-School Conference in St. Ann on Tuesday August 9, said that for far too long, generations of students have been allowed to pass through...