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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...

MONTEGO BAY – School administrators are being urged to re-evaluate the methods being employed in the teaching of mathematics in the classroom, in order to improve student achievement in the subject and overall standards in the country. "Schools and principals need to sit and analyze how the subject is being taught as against how it should be taught," said Director...

The Ministry of Education shares in the grief now being experienced by the family of Jeremiah Yson, a grade four student at St. Peter and Paul Preparatory School, who died yesterday (Thursday, March 17) under tragic circumstances. The Ministry extends condolences to the teachers, administrative staff and the entire school family as they mourn the loss of one of their...

Cabinet has approved the addition of 4,000 children in government pre-primary institutions to the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education's (PATH) Nutritional Support Programme. This will ensure that PATH beneficiaries, who attend government infant schools and infant departments, officially receive PATH nutritional support, boosting their nutritional status, their capacity to learn and school attendance. Minister with responsibility for Information,...

Former Prime Minister and newly installed Chancellor of the University of Technology (UTech), the Most. Hon. Edward Seaga, has said that the country's economic and social advancement depends on education, which he says, "remains the only substantial base for new growth". "If we want more good news on the job front then we must make more investment in education. Education...