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Alpart's Community Council has made a transition from being an avenue to quell tensions between the company and communities affected by its fumes, to a vehicle through which areas around the plant are benefiting from lasting development. Principal of the Brinkley Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Vivilyn Powell (first left), and community representative with the Alpart Community Council, Deloris Moss...

Former Principal of the Charlie Smith High School and recent recipient of the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education, Pauletta Chevannes, is calling for more structured mentorship programmes within the teaching fraternity. "I am a believer in mentorship. I benefited from the mentorship of two principals - the late Sister Philamena of Holy Trinity High and Jeanette...

Effortville Primary School, in Clarendon, hosted its Jamaica Day celebration on May 27, with the objective of teaching students the ideals of citizenship and the history of the country. "Jamaica Day to us, is creating a sense of citizenship, having the children know something of their past, of their history, because on display we have many heritage items from way...

The first annual symposium on 'Sustainable Tourism, Attractions, Heritage and Heritage Restoration', was held at the Runaway HEART Hotel, in St. Ann, on May 27. The forum, which was organised by the HEART Trust/NTA, was held under the theme: 'Securing our Future by Preserving our Past'. Director in the Institutional Based Department (IBD) at the HEART Trust, Samuel Brown. told...

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 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),...