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MIAMI — Former students of Westwood High School, Stewart Town, Trelawny, have joined the ranks of alumni associations in South Florida representing alma maters in Jamaica, through the recent launch of the South Florida Westwood Old Girls Association (SFCWOGA). Through SFCWOGA, the initial team of 20 members will unite with other chapters already established in Jamaica, Atlanta and New York,...

MANDEVILLE — Students of Cross Keys High School, in Manchester, were introduced to the offerings of institutions of higher learning in the parish, at a Career Day, held at the school on May 26.  Principal of the institution, Ralph Nelson, told the students that while the school teaches the academic subjects, the institution must provide them with practical hands-on experience...

MANDEVILLE — Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Grace McLean, has lauded adults in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, who have successfully completed training with the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) and the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI). She noted that they have made an investment in their own development. “I laud your decision to invest in your...

MANDEVILLE — Mile Gully High School, in Manchester, has honoured Hugh Nash for serving the institution as Chairman for 30 years. At an appreciation function held on May 21, in Mandeville, Principal of the school, Ulit Bracket, lauded the former Chairman for his distinctive leadership to the management of the school, which has led to academic successes and awards. “The...

KINGSTON — The skills of students of the Abilities Foundation in furniture making, horticulture, and agriculture were on display yesterday, at their annual Open Day, held at the institution, in Kingston. On show were products, such as scotch bonnet peppers and sauces; plants; cushions; pillows; handbags; and furniture, including stools, chairs and dressers. The event was held under the theme:...

KINGSTON — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has appealed to corporate Jamaica to join his ministry in advancing the Enrichment Centre initiative, designed to improve literacy and numeracy in primary schools.  Digicel Foundation, a non-profit organisation established by telecommunications company, Digicel, has been collaborating with the Ministry since 2009 to launch Enrichment Centres in 12 primary schools. The initiative...

KINGSTON — The Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute (TUEI) opened a two-day conference to establish a road map for trade unions to ensure their “relevance and sustainability” at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on Thursday (May 26). The conference is the Institute’s main contribution to the celebrations surrounding the annual Workers’ Week anniversary which ended on Labour Day, May...

MANDEVILLE — Manchester’s Porus High School honoured five retired teachers and Dr. Bert Mitchell, who established a scholarship fund to support the students over 35 years ago, at a special function on Tuesday (May 19), at the Golf View Hotel, Mandeville. The other honourees were: Bernice Hylton, retired Vice Principal, who served the school for 36 years; Arlene Bryan, 32...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Education, Hon Andrew Holness, wants the full force of the law applied to students guilty of violence against teachers. He was speaking to the media on Wednesday (May 25), during a visit to the Cambridge High School, St. James. The school was the scene of an altercation between a male teacher and a group of...

KINGSTON — A mathematics teaching module, piloted in six high schools over a three-year period, has significantly improved the test scores of students at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) level. Designed by former principal of Campion College, Radley Reid, the teaching guide has garnered tremendous results, with some schools reporting percentage changes of over 100 per cent, and one...

KINGSTON — Mayor of St. Catherine, Andrew Wheatley, headed the list of eager volunteers, who turned out in their numbers to support the Labour Day parish project, which is the refurbishing of the Crescent Basic School in Spanish Town.  The scope of work include the overhaul of kitchen cupboards; repainting classroom ceiling; putting in new toilets; construction of a concrete...

OCHO RIOS — Scores of residents turned out at the Beecher Town All-Age School in Ocho Rios to support work at the facility, which was selected as the St. Ann parish project for Labour Day 2011. The scope of work, which involved the continuing construction of the school’s computer laboratory and cleaning up of the school yard, also saw the...