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MONTEGO BAY — Approximately 123 tertiary students from volatile and vulnerable communities in western Jamaica were formally presented with scholarships, costing some $29 million, under the Ministry of National Security's crime prevention initiative, the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). Presentation of the scholarships took place Friday (October 27), at a special awards ceremony at the Wexford Court Hotel, Montego...

KINGSTON — The HEART Trust/NTA's Garmex Academy came alive with the colours and sounds of Jamaica on October 28 as the facility celebrated its annual 'Culturama' event. The day-long event, held at the institution’s Marcus Garvey Drive location in Kingston, saw students, clad in the Jamaican colours, participating in a number of activities showcasing the island’s culture and heritage. Under...

KINGSTON — Hundreds of students at the Pembroke Hall Primary School in Kingston have been given access to free eye screening services, to ensure that sight related defects are treated from the earliest onset. The screenings, which began on October 26 and ended on October 27, was made possible through the Lions Club of Kingston and the Canadian High Commission,...

KINGSTON — E-learning Jamaica on October 26 launched its online mathematics textbook -‘Mathematics Enhancement Programme’ (MEP Jamaica) - which is intended to improve the success rate at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level, by facilitating self-study and reinforcement of classroom teaching. The CSEC math preparation textbook also facilitates the delivery of the curriculum, and is divided into 10 instructional...

KINGSTON — The University of the West Indies (UWI, Mona Campus) and the HEART Trust/National Training Agency (NTA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  deepening their partnership in educational and other areas of development, on Tuesday (October 25). Under the MoU, signed by UWI Principal, Professor Gordon Shirley, and HEART Trust Executive Director, Dr. Carolyn Hayle, HEART/NTA will provide internship...

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...