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KINGSTON — The learning environment and play area for students enrolled at the Melrose Primary and Junior High School in Kencot, St. Andrew, have been significantly improved, following upgrading works undertaken at the institution. The $26.7 million project, funded under the European Union’s (EU) Poverty Reduction Programme II (PRP II) and facilitated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), included...

KINGSTON — The University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Professor Emeritus at Mona, Patrick Earle Bryan, was honoured with the Order of Distinction, Commander Class (CD) for excellence in academia, at the National Honours and Awards ceremony at King’s House on National Heroes Day (October 17). Professor Bryan has done extensive research into the social and economic history of the...

KINGSTON — The Government is moving swiftly to implement the safe schools policy, as it seeks to promote the child-friendly schools concept throughout the education system. This was disclosed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Audrey Sewell yesterday (October 19) at the 6th annual Caribbean Child Research Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. She informed that...

KINGSTON — A light morning shower could not stop Cross Primary and Junior High School in Clarendon from having its heritage celebration Thursday morning (October 13) on the school grounds, and the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) was there to support them. Guidance Counsellor at the school, Joseph Thomas, spoke to the students on the National Heroes, during their morning devotion....

KINGSTON — General Secretary of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr. Adolph Cameron, says that teachers should not be held solely responsible for the performance of students in schools, as the entire society has a role to play in their education. Speaking at a seminar on education at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston on Wednesday (October...

KINGSTON — As part of its activities for Heritage Week, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) visited Waldensia Primary School, in Sherwood Content, Trelawny, the alma mater of the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, on October 12. Members of the JIS team presented a heritage package to the school, and Director of Corporate Services at the JIS, Errol Gardner,...

KINGSTON — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says partnerships between Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's), the private sector and the Government can significantly ease the space challenge in the education system and transform under-performing schools. "The best gift that we could give Jamaica for its 50th year, is to build even five new schools, and make them centres of excellence. We...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, and the Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, will leave the island this afternoon (October 12) for Washington D.C. to hold discussions with the multilateral agencies: the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and World Bank. The talks will focus on the government’s economic programme and the measures being taken to ensure that its long...

Some 50 senior education officers from the Ministry of Education’s Regions Three, Four, and Five participated in a Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) sensitisation workshop on Friday, October 7, where they discussed the role of the education officers in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan. The workshop, which was held at the St....

KINGSTON — The Financial Secretary, Dr. Wesley Hughes, says the Jamaican society must find creative ways of addressing the funding challenges of tertiary education. He said that increasing demand for tertiary education, particularly over the last decade, has presented opportunities for financial institutions and investors to complement the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), which is experiencing challenges in meeting the demand...

KINGSTON — President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison, says that student athletes who train with the institution’s MVP Track and Field Club will be given scholarships equivalent to 50 per cent of their tuition fees. He noted that the scholarships, which start next semester, will be offered “right across the board”, irrespective of the type of...

KINGSTON — Financial Secretary, Dr. Wesley Hughes, says consideration must be given to implementing measures, outside of state funding, to increase the opportunities for more Jamaicans to access tertiary education. Speaking at the 49th annual Carreras Limited tertiary scholarship awards at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday, October 5, Dr. Hughes said there is “growing concern” about the...