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Tuition fees, easier access to student loans, employment opportunities, and ways to contribute to the development of their communities were among topics discussed by more than 100 tertiary level students from Western St. Mary, with some Government Ministers at a rap session, held at Marley Beach, in St. Mary, on August 15. The event was organised by Minister of State...

Four students who were successful in the recent Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) examinations and are children of employees of the Cornwall Regional Hospital, in Montego Bay, St. James, have received educational grants totaling $40,000.00. The grants, made possible by the National Workers' Union (NWU) Women's Committee, were presented to the students at a scholarship presentation ceremony, held at the...

Former Minister of Education, Dr. Neville Gallimore has encouraged tertiary level graduates to give service to their communities, and to display integrity at their places of work. Dr. Gallimore, who served as Minister of Education between 1986 and 1989, emphasised the need for graduates to reach out to their communities and help in their development. He was delivering the keynote...

Members of the public and the media are being urged to come out in their numbers for the Management Institute for National Development's (MIND) 17th annual public lecture on Thursday (Aug. 19). The event will be held at the institution's main campus at 253A Old Hope Road, Kingston 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Under the theme: 'Vision 2030 National Development...

Four public sector employees will leave for Colombia tomorrow (August 17), where they will attend a two-week Spanish course for public sector officers of the Caribbean Basin countries. The course, funded by the Government of Colombia, aims to improve the communication and written skills of some 15 public officers from the Caribbean Basin, and is designed for officers who are...

A total of 50 young people from communities in Portland benefitted from a three-day Youth Empowerment Camp held recently at the Port Antonio Primary School. The camp, coordinated by the Portland Office of the Child Development Agency (CDA), and the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF), Community, Safety and Security Branch, was aimed at improving social behaviour among the youngsters and to...

First Regional Cooperative Credit Union, has this year granted four new Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarships valued at $25,000 each, and one Tertiary level bursary of $150,000. The scholarships and bursaries now total 21, under the First Regional Cooperative Credit Union Scholarship Awards programme. Education Minister, Hon, Andrew Holness congratulated the recipients on their achievements, at the Credit Union's...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated Government's commitment to phasing out All-Age and Junior High Schools (Grades), leaving primary schools for pre-secondary education above the early childhood level. Mr. Holness made the recommitment while addressing community members and other Government officials at the Fruitful Vale Primary School in Shrewsbury, Portland on Wednesday August 11, following a tour of...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the European Union (EU) on Thursday (August 12), signed a contract valued at approximately $40 million for the construction of the new Albion Basic School in Montego Bay, St. James. Of this cost, the community located in the North Western St. James constituency, is expected to contribute some $10 million in sweat equity...

Jamaica's National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Early Childhood Development (ECD), which sets out to improve the monitoring of child development, has been gaining international recognition and is being used as a model in other countries. Now in its second year of implementation, the NSP is a 5-year plan which takes into consideration all areas of early childhood development, including international...

A new school has been built at Fruitful Vale, in Portland, at a cost of just over $160 million. It will replace the old Fruitful Vale Primary School, which had deteriorated over the years and was unable to accommodate the growing school population. Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, toured the new facility on August 11 to get a first-hand...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw has accepted the resignation of Chairman of the Student Loan Bureau (SLB), Andrew Cocking, and other members of the Board. This follows a meeting with members of the Board, today (August 11), during which the audit report submitted by the Public Accountability Inspectorate Division on the operations of the SLB...