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The Ministry of Education is advising that schools in Kingston and St. Andrew will be open on Monday (May 31) with the exception of some institutions located in the West Kingston area. According to a release from the Ministry, the Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town high schools, as well as all adjoining primary, all-age, junior high, infant and basic schools,...

Approximately 104 young entrepreneurs from the Tel Aviv and South Side communities, in Kingston, have received training in small business management, under the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)/Urban Renewal project. According to a Ministerial Report, tabled in the House of Representatives recently, by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, 32 businesses have been approved to benefit from a...

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has given the assurance that it is committed to working with the Government of Jamaica to find the best solution for CXC candidates in Jamaica, who have been affected by the recent unrest. In a statement today (May 28), the regional examination body said it has been in constant contact with the Ministry of Education...

The Ministry of Education has made the decision to reschedule the Grade Three Diagnostic and Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy tests, as a result of the unrest in West Kingston. The Grade Three Diagnostic Test is now to be held on Tuesday, June 15 and on Wednesday, June 16. It was originally scheduled for June 1 and 2. Below is...

The Newcombe Valley Primary School, in St. Elizabeth, received a face-lift on Labour Day (May 25), when members of the Police Youth Club in the area came out to support the institution. "We decided to do this project to get the fence of the school cleared from trees and bush, as this is where we keep our meetings. The entrance...

The Iona High School in Tower Isle, St. Mary is the latest institution to benefit from free high speed internet under Flow Jamaica's Building Leaders Through Technology Programme. The service, which was turned on Friday (May 21), has a transfer speed of 15 megabytes per second, which will enable faster download of information for research and other purposes. As part...

The Ministry of Education says it is moving to deal with the effect the current violence is having on the psychological health and emotional wellbeing of students. In a release Tuesday (May 25), the Ministry stated that its Guidance Counselling Unit has organised a meeting with leaders of various agencies, including the Victim Support Unit, the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRFY),...

Despite inclement weather conditions, scores of residents of St. Ann turned out on Labour Day, May 24, to work on the parish project, which was the erection of perimeter fencing at the Rhoden Hall Basic School. The compound of the school, located in the Calderwood Division, was also cleaned and fruit tree planted. Principal of the school, Gertrude Parkes, told...

The Ministry of Education is advising the public that all schools in the parish of Kingston - all basic, infant, primary and high schools - will be closed tomorrow until further notice. They include: Denham Town PrimarySt. Alban's PrimarySt. Andrew PrimaryGreenwhich All-ageBoys Town All-ageTavares Gardens PrimaryWhitfield All-ageTrench Town PrimarySt. Michael's PrimarySt. Aloysious PrimarySt. George's Girls SchoolMountain View PrimaryNorman Gardens Primary...

The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) wishes to advise the general public that all examinations [CXC, GCE & University of London] scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, will be held as time-tabled. However, having regard to the current situation, candidates from the following centres should go to the Overseas Examinations Commission, using the Manhattan Road entrance [across from...

The Ministry of Education will host the inaugural 'Play Day Jamaica' on Friday, May 28, in several early childhood institutions, primary and preparatory schools islandwide. This was disclosed by the Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, Dr. Rebecca Tortello, in an interview with JIS News. "Play Day Jamaica is being celebrated for the first time this year on Friday,...

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has launched it's 'We Have Rights Too' booklet, which sets out the rights of every Jamaican child. The launch was held Wednesday (May 19) during the staging of the Commission's mid-term review of Jamaica's National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Early Childhood Development at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. According to the ECC's Communication Manager,...