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The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is encouraging regional academics to use the data gathered by the Council over the last 35 years to carry out research aimed at finding ways to improve students' performance in CXC-administered tests. Registrar of the CXC, Dr. Didacus Jules, yesterday (Aug. 16), lamented that the Council was sitting on "mountains of information" regarding the performance...

Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Clement Radcliffe, is urging students to work hard to reach their full potential and achieve greatness. "Recognise the greatness that you have within you, and work to realise that greatness," Mr. Radcliffe said. He was delivering the keynote address at Jamalco's 2010 Community Scholarships Award ceremony held last week at Halse...

Government will be instituting gradual changes at the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB), to enable students easier access to loans. This was stated by Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, while addressing tertiary level students at a rap session, held at Marley Beach, in St. Mary, on August 15. Mr. Holness pointed out that government is currently paying 80 per cent...

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) will be seeking to increase the number of student intake for its academic programmes, as part of plans to fill the demand for trained persons within the marine industry. Deputy Director at the CMI, Vivette Grant told JIS News that currently there are 800 full time students at the institution, but there are plans to...

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...