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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...

KINGSTON — Minister of Education, Hon Andrew Holness, has emphasised the need for more protection of the environment and for the creation of more green spaces for communities. "We know that children who grow up in areas that are well greened in trees and flowers, and grow up with animals tend to have a milder attitude, they tend to work...

KINGSTON — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has commended Carreras Limited for its commitment to education by providing tertiary scholarships to students for the past 49 years. Speaking at Carreras’ 2011/12 scholarship awards function at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, Wednesday, October 5, Mr. Holness noted that the company’s “flagship programme” represented part of its commitment to Jamaica,...

KINGSTON — The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) has had an overwhelming turnout for the first session of its two-day course on procurement documents, said the institution’s Director of Public Service Capability Development, Ann-Marie Smith. She told JIS News that the agency was forced to turn away participants on Thursday morning (October 6) because the room was packed to...

The  5th of October each year marks a significant occasion in the teaching profession.  It is a day when societies world-wide are called upon to reflect upon the responsibilities that they have accorded teachers and the support that has been instituted to enable optimum performance of the profession. The Jamaica Teaching Council, its co-sponsors and partners are proud to salute...

KINGSTON — HEART Trust/NTA in a release Tuesday (October 4) says it has failed to identify any evidence of Jamaican employers asking for “browning” or light-skinned trainees for employment. "An extensive search of our records, as well as interviews with staff involved in the recruitment process, has failed to identify any evidence supporting such ‘browning’ requests," HEART Trust/NTA said in...

KINGSTON — Principal of the Convent of Mercy Academy (Alpha Academy), Guyanese-born Mackran Singh, is to receive the National Honour of Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer (OD) on National Heroes Day, October 17, for his contribution to education in Jamaica. “To be recognized in this way by this great nation is a very humbling experience. I feel...