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The cheques for teachers' salaries of non bursar-paid schools, including retroactive sums, have been sent to the regional offices of the Ministry of Education. The sums for bursar paid schools were uploaded yesterday by the National Commercial Bank (NCB). Accounts in banks other than NCB are to be credited by 3:00 o'clock this afternoon. The cheques for the retroactive and...

Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada has adopted 28 basic schools in the last seven months, bringing the total number of basic schools adopted in Jamaica to 285. President of the organisation, Dr. Mary Anne Chambers, cited the figure at the group's recent annual Christmas Toy and Book Drive, held at the Jamaican Consulate General in Toronto,...

The Vere Technical High School in Clarendon, as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations this year, has launched two community initiatives to benefit the elderly and semi-literate persons. Making the announcement at a health fair for senior citizens held recently on the school grounds, Acting Vice Principal of the institution, Sadie Lewis, said that the literacy programme will empower persons,...

A fourth school in Jamaica will benefit from the Atlanta-based Integrity Children's Fund (Integrity) to the tune of US$7,000 (J$588,000) per year. The school, "Teamwork", located in Flankers, Montego Bay, received the first installment via a cheque for US $3,500 (J$294,000), presented to the principal, Dr. Winsome Oban, by Integrity's president, Major Karl Chambers, at their annual Christmas Benefit Concert...

The Ministry of Education had partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on a programme, which seeks to share knowledge and resources to improve education in Jamaica. The Jamaica Partners for Educational Progress - Community of Practice (CoP), which was launched at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (December 15), is an informal knowledge...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has said that the Ministry will be working with underperforming schools to develop programmes and provide resources to address deficiencies in instruction, as it redoubles efforts to achieve universal literacy by 2015. He added that schools will be assessed and held accountable following the results of next year's sitting of the Grade Four Literacy...

The Education System Transformation Programme in the Ministry of Education (MoE) will be hosting a two-day conference in January on special education, in an effort to improve the educational offerings for children with special needs. The conference is slated for the Sunset Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, from January 25 to 26, 2011, under the theme: 'Access, Equity...

Manager for the HEART/NTA's South Western Region, Charmaine Dixon, has urged graduates to use their newly acquired skills to create jobs for themselves and others. She said that despite the challenging economic condition, opportunities abound for entrepreneurship. "Explore your options, find your niche and position yourselves," she advised, at the recent certification ceremony for the region held at the Northern...

The Jamaica Military Aviation School (JMAS) on December 10 graduated its third batch of military student pilots at a wings presentation ceremony at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Air Wing, Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston. The graduates, Lieutenants Damian MacKay and Jermaine Francis, were presented with their military wings by the JDF's Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson,...

More than 800 of the island's 2, 834 early childhood institutions have been given permits to operate, having satisfied some of the required standards. Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure at a press conference held on December 9 at his National Heroes Circle headquarters in Kingston, to provide an update of the sector. "We would prefer to have...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has said that there must be a sustained focus on primary education, so that the youth can get a good start in their education development. "In too many areas we have fallen down in our standards, and we are in desperate need of greater emphasis on primary education. We have...

Minister of Education, Hon Andrew Holness says that in an effort to sustain the continued growth of the early childhood sector, the Ministry, over time, will be seeking to ensure that more trained teachers are employed in these institutions. Speaking at a press conference on December 9, at the Ministry's Heroes Circle offices in Kingston to give an update on...