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KINGSTON — Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Ministry is developing a national strategy to address the challenges associated with the building of schools in communities. The move comes against the background of residents’ objecting to the construction of schools in their area under the Primary Education Support Programme (PESP), out of concern that, inter alia, they will devalue...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved a contract valued at $45.4 million for the upgrading of general facilities and the construction of a boundary wall at the Tivoli Gardens High School in Kingston. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure at April 20 post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. He said that the...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Basic Education Project, which seeks to increase literacy fluency and foundation mathematics skills among grades one to three students, has received a boost of $173.71 million in the 2011/12 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will go towards initiatives aimed at achieving a 90 per cent early grade reading fluency in...

KINGSTON — A sum of $46.85 million has been allocated in the 2011/12 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, to improve the operations of the School Feeding Programme. The programme, which started in July 2010 through funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Government of Jamaica, is a...

MANDEVILLE — Some 125 parents and adolescents from the Cross Keys community in Manchester, recently benefitted from an empowerment training programme, carried out by the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) through its Community and Restorative Justice Centre (CRJC). Speaking at the graduation ceremony held at the Cross Keys High School, Director of CRJC, Merylyn Campbell-Flinch, explained that the objectives of the...

KINGSTON — Morant Bay High School, St. Thomas, recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary with an Open Day and Career Day Expo under the theme "Showcasing Our Talent, Preparing for the Future." Organised by the Guidance Counselling Department and Teacher/Librarian, Alicia King, the day allowed students to learn about various careers, and showcase their talent at a concert which followed. “Because...

KINGSTON — The Primary Education Support Project in the Ministry of Education is set to receive a $403.97 million boost to carry out measures aimed at improving the performance, efficiency and equity of the country's primary education system. The provision is contained in the 2011/12 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. Initiated...

KINGSTON — A sum of $70 million has been set aside in the 2011/12 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, for the Early Childhood Development Project. The project, which is funded by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the Government of Jamaica, seeks to enhance the quality of early...

KINGSTON — The Enhancement of Basic School Project, a programme under the Ministry of Education, is slated to receive some $188 million to continue its work during the 2011/12 financial year. The money has been allocated in the Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament. Initiated in April 2002, the project is geared towards...

KINGSTON — Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, has vowed to return the subject of civics to the curricula of Jamaican schools. Speaking at a ceremony for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Jamaica,at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston on Wednesday (April 13), Mr. Holness said teaching the subject was critical in building solid characters and moulding exemplary citizens. He said...

KINGSTON — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, is encouraging students to take advantage of the educational opportunities presented to them from very early in life. He said it through education and Jamaicans will be able to elevate their status and contribute to the development of the nation. "If persons are...

KINGSTON — As the Government strives toward universal secondary education, enrolment in secondary school has increased from 72 per cent to 82 per cent since 2006, says Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. Making the disclosure during his Throne Speech in Gordon House, today April 14, to mark the official start of the new Parliamentary year, the...