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KINGSTON — Major upgrading works will be carried out at the Sawyers Primary and Freemans Hall Primary and Infant Schools in Trelawny at a cost of  $20.2 million and $28.8 million, respectively. Contracts for the two projects were  signed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the respective communities on November 30. The work is expected to be undertaken...

KINGSTON — Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, and President of the Spanish Jamaica Foundation, Her Excellency Celsa Nuno, has issued an appeal for the Ministry of Education to make Spanish compulsory at all levels of the education system. She pledged that her Embassy "would spare no effort to support the Ministry" in that endeavor. "Being able to speak Spanish -  and...

KINGSTON — Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Grace McLean, says the Ministry has been working to prepare students to adapt to the ever-changing technological landscape. "The Ministry of Education recognises the role that technology plays in education and training and has taken steps to ensure its integration in the teacher-learner interaction. Our literacy and numeracy programmes and...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon Olivia “Babsy” Grange, says that her ministry is currently in discussions with the University of the West Indies (UWI) on the possibility of establishing a wellness centre, specifically designed to serve athletes. “It is a demonstration of my ministry’s commitment to collaboration that we are considering this project as one...

KINGSTON — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Audrey Sewell, has commended the pivotal role played by educators in developing the emotionally intelligent, articulate and productive citizens needed for national development. "The teaching profession is more than a job. It is a calling: Teachers have the duty to impart knowledge and to nurture and awaken the minds of young...

MONTEGO BAY — The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), on November 25, officially signed a $29 million contract for the upgrading of the Wilson’s Run Primary School in South Trelawny, including overhaul of the outdated sanitary facilities. The improvement work, which is already underway, is expected to be completed within three months, and includes extensive renovation of existing buildings and...

KINGSTON — A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been entered into by Jamaica College (JC) and the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) to formalise collaboration on educational and training initiatives focused on seafaring and related disciplines. Through the arrangement, the high school students will be sensitised about careers in maritime and related areas, and provided with access to a specialised vocational...

KINGSTON — The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) is developing a Primary Exit Examination (PEE), Professor of Research, Measurement and Evaluation at the University of the West Indies' (UWI) School of Education, Mona, Dr. Stafford Griffith, has disclosed. Speaking at a luncheon hosted by the UWI for dignitaries attending the 14th CARICOM Presidents and Governors-General Conference in Jamaica on Tuesday (November...

MONTEGO BAY — More than 200 students and teachers of the Falmouth Infant School in Trelawny are benefiting from more reliable water supply. On Saturday (November 19), members of the Rotaract Club of Falmouth, with assistance from plumbers from the community, installed a 650-gallon water tank at the school located on Pitt Street. Club President, Jermane Stewart, told JIS News...

KINGSTON — The newly constructed Old Works Basic School in Watermount, St. Catherine, was officially opened by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, on Thursday (Nov. 17). Dr. Baugh, who is also the Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine where the school is situated, underscored the need for collaborative...

MONTEGO BAY — The issue of safety on the country’s roads for pedestrians, commuters and drivers has been of grave concern over the last few years, especially in light of the growing number of road fatalities. Statistics show that there were over 300 road fatalities across the island in 2009 and 2010, which has led to a national drive to...

KINGSTON — Some 36 trainees at the HEART Trust/NTA's National Tool and Engineering Institute on November 16 received trophies and certificates for outstanding work. The presentations, which were made during the Institute's annual Open Day and Trainee Awards ceremony held at its Ashenheim Road campus in Kingston, were for performance in the skill areas of air conditioning and refrigeration; computer...