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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...

KINGSTON — The National Land Agency (NLA) on June 24 donated 150 books to the Clan Carthy Primary School’s library as part of its drive to improve the literacy skills of the nation’s children. Public Relations Officer at the NLA, Adrienne Mullings, said the agency amassed more than over 300 books for donation to the Kingston-based institution and the Redwood...

KINGSTON — State Minister for Mining and Energy, Hon. Laurence Broderick, is urging students to help promote and support Government’s conservation thrust, by carrying out energy saving activities at home, particularly during the summer holidays. He was speaking at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) Energy Conservation Incentive Programme for Schools 2011 awards ceremony, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New...

OCHO RIOS — Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness has called on leaders in the school system to rise above petty issues that seek to retard progress, and to be transformational, rather than transactional. “Do not be satisfied at the level at which you are, always try to change and improve. Don’t get trapped in the local issues trying to be...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Education intends to make the results of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) available on the internet by next year. This was announced by portfolio Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, at a press conference held at his National Heroes Circle offices on Tuesday (June 21) to announce the outcome of the examination. He explained that releasing...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness is imploring parents and school administrators to ensure that students at the primary level are registered under the national student’s registry. “We appeal to parents and to schools to ensure that the registration forms which are being circulated in the schools for the grade five students this year, are completed,” he said.  The Minister...