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KINGSTON – The Portmore HEART Academy has expanded the range of services it offers to include career development guidance, with the opening of the Portmore Career Development Centre. The centre will aid in preparing persons who are suitably qualified for their career choices, as well as enhancing their skills. It is located on the Portmore HEART Academy campus, 1Northerm Parade,...

KINGSTON – About 20 senior police officers from the region will participate in a two-week advanced anti-narcotics investigation training course, March 28 to April 8, at the Caribbean Regional Drug Law Enforcement Training Centre (REDTRAC), Twickenham Park, St Catherine. Organised by REDTRAC, in collaboration with CARICOM and the European Union (EU), it aims at improving and strengthening senior law enforcer’s...

KINGSTON – The Ministry of Education has condemned the vicious killing of 16-year-old Cornwall College student, Matthew Reid, on Saturday, March 26. In a release Monday, the Ministry said: “The Ministry expresses condolences to the Reid family and Cornwall College.  It is very unfortunate that we live in a society where students are exposed to violence and predatory behaviour on...

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Grace McLean says there were few glitches in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) examination, on March 24 and they have all been resolved. She pointed out that   most of the issues were encountered in Region One (Kingston and St. Andrew). “We had glitches because there were students who were not registered...

KINGSTON – Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness says there were no wide-scale challenges experienced at yesterday's  March 24 sitting of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).   "As far as is possible, all students who could or should have sat the exam were allowed to," he told  journalists at a press briefing  late yesterday, at the Ministry's Heroes Circle...

KINGSTON – Young Jamaicans have been urged to be respectful and maintain the peace, as they interact with colleagues attending the annual ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys ‘and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium. The appeal came from the Director of Development, Planning and monitoring of the National Transformation Programme (NTP), Fabian Brown, while addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think...

KINGSTON – The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 22), approved amendments to the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act, making Jamaica compliant with certain provisions of the United Nations Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, who piloted the Bill, informed that the law is being amended to allow the Director of...

KINGSTON – The Water Resources Authority (WRA) has launched a programme, aimed at promoting the awareness, knowledge and appreciation for water resources in Jamaica. Dubbed, Water Education for Teachers (WET),the programme was launched on March 22, during a forum held at the Girl Guides headquarters in Kingston, as part of activities for World Water Day, celebrated on March 22 each...

KINGSTON – The Ministry of Education is reporting that all is in place for the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), which is scheduled for Thursday, March 24 and Friday, March 25. Approximately 43,000 students across the island are slated to sit the examination. Minister of Education, Andrew Holness is encouraging parents and guardians to play a supportive role in the...

KINGSTON – Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon Lady Allen, wants more volunteers, particularly those with educational expertise, to assist patients of the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston. She said this is critical, as some of the patients are unable to attend school for extended periods, due to the severity of their illnesses, resulting in the...

KINGSTON – Student athletes are being urged to recognise the value of a sound education even as they pursue careers in sports. This advice came from American National Football League (NFL) player, Jeremy Mincey, who plays with the Jacksonville Jaguars from Florida, while giving a motivational talk to students participating in the upcoming Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championship and their...

MANDEVILLE – Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging parents, whose children are placed in the Alternative Secondary Transitional Education Programme (ASTEP) to provide them with the necessary support to get them to the required standard. The Minister, who was addressing a sensitisation session on the programme at the Bishop Gibson High School in Mandeville on March 17, said...