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KINGSTON — The HEART Trust/NTA and the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) on November 17 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will facilitate the exchange of expertise for the development of students. The document, which was signed during a ceremony held at the HEART/NTA's Oxford Road office in Kingston, will also provide a framework for a train-the-trainers programme, staff and...

KINGSTON — The St. Catherine Parish Council is continuing its public education programme in the parish, to highlight the roles and functions of the organisation, as part of its activities for Local Government Month. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank' on November 15, Secretary/Manager of the St. Catherine Parish Council, Christopher Powell, said the Council is made up of 40...

KINGSTON — Minister of Housing, Environment, Water and Local Government, Hon Dr. Horace Chang, is pleased with the introduction of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology into schools, with approximately 146 teachers being trained to date. "I am excited that… educators are becoming more aware that GIS is an excellent learning tool, particularly in the teaching of geography in schools," the Minister...

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) is encouraging all Jamaicans to support the goals of the Public Sector Transformation process. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Business Development and Communication, Glynis Salmon, said participation from a wide cross section of society will assist the government in charting the way forward for the public sector. She stated that...

Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Hon. Andrew Holness said part of the transformation of the economy has to be done through transforming the education system. He noted that the transformation by his Administration will involve making the education system more efficient and equitable in the coming year. The Prime Minister was speaking at yesterday's sitting of Parliament at the...

KINGSTON — The Institute for Social Entrepreneurship and Equity (I-SEE) will host its inaugural Social Entrepreneurship Conference and Awards Ceremony, on Thursday, November 24, on the New Kingston campus of the University College of the Caribbean (UCC). The conference, which will be under the patronage of the Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon Sir Patrick Allen, is being staged in...

KINGSTON — The Canadian Forces (Canada's armed forces) has assisted the HEART Technical School, East Bell Road, Kingston by repairing and replacing tools and equipment at a cost of nearly $200,000.   The school, operated by Operation Friendship in collaboration with HEART/NTA, was in dire need of new equipment and tools. Under the project, the men and women of the Canadian...

MONTEGO BAY — Approximately 200 students and teachers at the Sterling and Top Lincoln Early Childhood Institutions in  Grange Hill, Westmoreland, are to benefit from a donation of two freezers, costing  $100,000.00. The items were handed over by Councillor  for the area, Lawton McKenzie, at the sitting of the Westmoreland Parish Council, in Savanna-la-Mar, on November  10. The  money used...

KINGSTON — The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) has commenced a series of energy audits, which will involve some 140 primary schools islandwide, Group Managing Director, Dr. Mario Anderson, has informed He made the disclosure while addressing Thursday's (November 10) inaugural Dr. Raymond Wright Memorial Lecture, at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), in St....

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...