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A contract valued at more than $22 million has been signed for the expansion of the Retreat Primary and Junior High School, in St. Mary. It was signed yesterday (July 14), between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and Alfrasure Structures and Roofing Limited, at the school. The project will be funded with a grant obtained under the European Union...

President of the Bethel Bible College in Mandeville, Pastor Roy Notice, has said that the church will work with other groups, for the advancement of communities across the island. "The nation's development and advancement is our business; the church has a deep concern about what is happening in the nation," he told a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has said that the Ministry will be looking to plant more trees at schools, particularly those built near roadways, to reduce the harmful effects of dust and vehicle emissions, among other elements, on children. Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness He noted that some schools do not have sufficient trees, which are pivotal in...

The Happy Grove High School in Portland is moving to address problems of indiscipline at the institution. Recently, more that 30 students from grades seven to 10, benefitted from a four-day Behaviour Change workshop, organised by the institution's Guidance and Counselling Department. Under the theme: 'I Want To Change, Help Me,' the event featured presentations from resources persons, discussion sessions,...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has commended the National Parent Teachers' Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), saying that it has helped parents to better contribute to their children's education and overall development. "With the formation of the NPTAJ five years ago, a medium was created that would facilitate greater partnership among parents, teachers and the school community....

Residents of Mount Pleasant and adjoining communities, in Portland, were able to access the many services offered by Government agencies, at a Youth Empowerment Fair, held recently at the Mount Pleasant Health Centre. Investigator at the Portland Health Department, Dorrett Norrine (right), conducts blood sugar tests on Iris Samuels, a resident of Mount Pleasant, at a recent Youth Empowerment Fair,...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer and Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, presented with a video promoting the Kiwanis Environmental Health and Learning Initiative (KEHLI), during a ceremony at the Cabinet Office, in Kingston, on Monday, July 12. An initiative of the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, the KEHLI is aimed at improving the learning environment of urban schools....

Government's plan to encourage more Jamaicans to become proficient in Spanish is fast becoming a reality with the help of some 43 Cuban teachers, who have been teaching the language at primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in the island. Over the past 13 years, there have been some 238 Cuban teachers in almost every parish offering their services for a...

From July 12 to 31, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will host a summer camp for young persons of West Kingston, who have been affected by the recent joint police/military operations in that area. This was disclosed by Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Guidance and Counselling Unit of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Fern McFarlane during an interview with...

Southern Regional Director of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Grace Ann McFarlane, has called on students to plan their future and to develop character traits that can bring them to success. Delivering the keynote address at the graduation ceremony of Balaclava High School, St. Elizabeth on Thursday (July 1), she said that as the students closed one chapter of their...

Plans are advanced for the implementation of the second phase of the Cuban Literacy programme 'Yes I Can' in St. Mary, aimed at improving the literacy rate in the parish. The English equivalent of the 'Yo Si Puedo' literacy initiative in Cuba, the programme is designed for persons in English-speaking countries, and is part of an on-going educational cooperation agreement...

The Jamaican Government is moving to expand opportunities for applications/vocational-based education at the tertiary level, as it seeks to provide more options for training outside of the academics and meet the certification needs of persons pursuing careers in the technical fields. Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, has said that the move will also ensure that once secondary students leave the...