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MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is giving serious thought to the level of support that can be given to independent schools which are seriously affected by the economic crisis. “Recently you would have noticed that our private schools have suffered terribly, because of the economic downturn over the last three years. Several schools...

KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has praised Diageo/Red Stripe for transforming the lives of young Jamaicans through its 'Learning for Life' (DL4L) programmes. "Red Stripe/ Diageo has partnered with both Government and private institutions to devise far-reaching and high-impact training programmes, which have offered a lifeline to hundreds of young persons,"...

KINGSTON — General Manager for Technical Services at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Owen Sweeney, has urged graduates of the Area Youth Foundation (AYF) training programme to enhance their skills by furthering their education, to augment what they have been taught over the last 12 months. Speaking at the graduation ceremony at the Thelma Rose-Campbell Auditorium, Young Women’s Christian...

KINGSTON — Ground was broken for a state of the art library media centre, at Campion College, in Kingston, on June 29. The centre will feature several different computer-accessible and internet-enabled areas for students to do research, study as well as to complete assignments and projects needed for external examinations. It will be named in honour of the late Jonathan...

MANDEVILLE — Chairman of the Jamaica Broilers Group, Robert Levy, has charged the 2011 graduating class of the St. Elizabeth-based Munro College to be honest and truthful in their conduct at all times, noting that these qualities will put them on a path to lasting success. Delivering the keynote address at the institution’s valedictory service held at the school’s auditorium...

KINGSTON — Academic and extra-curricular programmes at the Trench Town Primary School, Kingston, have been significantly boosted with the renovation of the institution’s Resource Centre and the provision of educational and recreational equipment by the Canadian High Commission. The approximately J$1 million project, initiated by Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Stephen Hallihan, was funded by the Canadian International...

KINGSTON — A total of 5,200 young Jamaicans will be employed under the National Youth Service’s (NYS) annual National Summer Employment Programme (NSEP) to be carried out in two phases over the months of July and August. “We have 1,560 places for tertiary or college students and we have 3,640 places for secondary students. There are two batches we have...

KINGSTON — The top prize winners in the Access to Information (ATI) National Essay Competition were presented with their awards, at a ceremony at the offices of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) in Kingston on Tuesday (June 28). First prize went to Malike Kellier, past student of Cornwall College, Montego Bay. Second was Claudia Deonnie Landley of Holy Childhood High School,...

MANDEVILLE — Residents of Patrick Town in Manchester came out in their numbers last Wednesday (June 22) to pay tribute to former principal of the community’s all-age school Rhoda Daley, who turned 100 years old on the day. At a ceremony held on the school grounds, past and current teachers and students of Patrick Town All-Age and the nearby Campbell’s...

MANDEVILLE — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Carla Francis-Edie, is encouraging parents to be involved in the school life of their children. Delivering the keynote address at a graduation ceremony at the Brokenhurst Basic School, in Manchester, on June 23, Mrs. Francis-Edie emphasised that when parents are involved in the education of their children, they...

KINGSTON — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has said that the Government will be introducing a performance-based national school leaving certificate for high school leavers. The Minister, who was addressing a graduation ceremony yesterday June 26 at the Convent of Mercy (Alpha) Academy, said that the initiative, which will be fully implemented in all secondary schools within the next...

KINGSTON — The Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) adult education centre in Kingston, has been provided with additional classrooms to assist with delivering its mandate of helping to improve adult literacy and numeracy skills. The six new classrooms can accommodate 25 persons each, increasing enrollment from 175 to 280 students per shift.  Addressing the official handing over ceremony at...