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KINGSTON — Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, Dr. Rebecca Tortello, has stressed the need for parents to become more involved in the education of their children. She said that the Ministry recognises that parents are the first, and in many cases, the most important teachers, and "in order for children to achieve success at school and success in...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that 16 schoolboys on the eight teams in the quarter-finals of the Social Development Commission's (SDC) National Twenty20 Community Cricket competition will get scholarships in 2012. Speaking at the competition’s awards ceremony on Wednesday (November 9) at the Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, Miss Grange said that the scholarships,...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Education says 71.4 per cent of students who sat the Grade Four Literacy Test in June achieved mastery, an increase of 4.4 percentage points over the 2010 results. The results, revealed at a press briefing at the Ministry, Heroes Circle, Kingston on Wednesday (November 9), also showed that 19.6 per cent achieved almost mastery, while...

KINGSTON — St. Hugh's Preparatory student, Kathryn Gooden, was a picture of excitement and utter jubilation when she was announced winner of the inaugural Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Heritage Essay Competition, at King's House, on November 8. The pint-sized, nine-year-old copped the top prize  at the  awards ceremony, beating out more than 150 rivals. It was her exceptional essay, detailing...

KINGSTON — The teaching of Mathematics in Jamaica is set to receive a major boost through membership of Jamaica's educational institutions and teachers in the Commonwealth Association of Science Technology and Mathematics Educators (CASTME). The country's access to the facility was launched at the Mico University College, Marescaux Road Campus in Kingston on Friday, November 4. CASTME is a professional...

KINGSTON — Scores of students, teachers and parents from across the island, on November 3 benefitted from a parenting seminar held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. The event was part of a three-day youth forum, organised by the International Youth Fellowship (IYF), which is scheduled to end November 4. It is endorsed by the Ministry of Education...

KINGSTON — Following $39 million of repairs, an upgraded Norman Gardens Primary and Junior High school in East Kingston was officially handed back at a ceremony on Thursday (November 3). The school, which has a student roll of 682 and 37 teachers, suffered severe damage from hurricanes Gilbert (1988), Ivan (2004), Dean (2007) and most recently Tropical Storm Gustav (2008),...

KINGSTON — Corporate Area students, teachers and parents turned out in their numbers Wednesday (November 2), for day one of the International Youth Fellowship's (IYF) youth forum and parenting seminar. The three-day function, scheduled November 2 to 4 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston,  includes presentations from psychologists, counsellors, teachers and other professionals on the topic, “Effectively Communicating with...

KINGSTON — The 40 teachers at the New Day Primary and Junior High School in Kingston, have since September 2011, been volunteering 45 minutes to the students, Mondays to Thursdays, to improve literacy and numeracy at the institution. Principal of the school, Garfield McDonald, explains that in August they had a two-day conference where all staff was involved, and they...

MONTEGO BAY — Approximately 123 tertiary students from volatile and vulnerable communities in western Jamaica were formally presented with scholarships, costing some $29 million, under the Ministry of National Security's crime prevention initiative, the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). Presentation of the scholarships took place Friday (October 27), at a special awards ceremony at the Wexford Court Hotel, Montego...

KINGSTON — The HEART Trust/NTA's Garmex Academy came alive with the colours and sounds of Jamaica on October 28 as the facility celebrated its annual 'Culturama' event. The day-long event, held at the institution’s Marcus Garvey Drive location in Kingston, saw students, clad in the Jamaican colours, participating in a number of activities showcasing the island’s culture and heritage. Under...

KINGSTON — Hundreds of students at the Pembroke Hall Primary School in Kingston have been given access to free eye screening services, to ensure that sight related defects are treated from the earliest onset. The screenings, which began on October 26 and ended on October 27, was made possible through the Lions Club of Kingston and the Canadian High Commission,...