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Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has donated $1 million for the development and empowerment of the Grade 4 literacy and numeracy levels in primary and all-age schools within the constituency, from his Community Development Fund (CDF) allocation. A special grant of $250,000.00 was also made to the John Rollins Success...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will be embarking on a public education programme to sensitise Jamaicans on the new initiatives being pursued by the Trust. On Tuesday (April 20), Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding announced several new strategies to make it more affordable for Jamaicans to own a home, including the one per cent reduction in interest rates paid...

The second in the current series of public consultations on the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) will take place Wednesday (April 21), at the Jamaica College (JC) Auditorium in Kingston, starting at 5:00 p.m. The announcement was made by Director of the Education Transformation Programme in the Ministry of Education, Ms. Jean Hastings, during an interview Tuesday (April 20) with...

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) will be hosting a training workshop to sensitise key stakeholders about the proper methods to be used in preserving historical documents. Personnel from libraries, churches and the National Gallery of Jamaica have been selected for the one-day workshop, which will be held at the NLJ's offices at 12 East Street, Kingston on Wednesday, April...

The CAST/UTech Alumni Association (Ontario Chapter) has named architect, author and motivational speaker Mr. Maurice Burnside as its 2010 Distinguished Alumnus. The announcement was made recently at the 8th anniversary awards banquet of the Association held in Toronto, Canada. Making the presentation was last year's honouree, Andrea Wilson, Director of Customer Experience and Sustainability at Corporate Express Canada. Mr. Burnside...

President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison, has said that the institution is extending its reach across the island to meet the overwhelming demand for its educational offerings. Addressing past students at an alumni fundraising event in Toronto, Canada recently, Professor Morrison stated that the institution, which serves more than 12,000 students, "is still functioning largely in...

Outstanding student beneficiaries of the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) are not letting poverty get in the way of their academic success. The hard working and focused students are not bothered by the fact that their peers know that they benefit from the social safety net programme put in place by Government to assist persons, who face...

Five sixth form students of Vere Technical High School in Hayes, Clarendon, who participated in a mentorship programme organised by bauxite/alumina company Jamalco at the school, are to receive scholarships to pursue tertiary education. The scholarships will fulfill a commitment made by Jamalco at the launch of the mentorship programme in 2008. Manager of Corporate Services and Government Affairs at...

The St. Elizabeth-based Balaclava High School has won the 2010 Health Debating Competition organised by the parish's Health Department. At the finals of the competition held on Tuesday (April 13) at the Black River High School, Balaclava beat six other institutions to take home the winning trophy among other prizes. The Hampton School placed second. Munroe College and Black River,...

I bring you greetings on behalf of my husband the Honourable Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica and the Jamaican people. I am very pleased to be invited to speak with you today to share with you my work in support of early childhood education in Jamaica as you gather to discuss the topic of Women and Children. Children's issues...

The Atlanta-based Integrity Children's Fund (Integrity) has contributed US$280,000 to three schools in Kingston and St. Andrew over the past seven years. The schools are Joy Town Learning Centre, a basic school making inroads in early childhood education in Trench Town; Operation Restoration Christian School, a remedial school attempting, with excellent results so far, the educational rehabilitation of illiterate teenaged...

Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, Dr. Rebecca Tortello, is encouraging Jamaicans to actively participate in the Government's literacy drive, particularly at the primary level, by committing themselves to reading to at least one child a day. Speaking Wednesday (April 14) at Western Union's I P.L.E.D.G.E (I Promise to Lend Encouragement to Develop Growth in Education) Programme 2010 launch,...