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The Portland Chapter of the Quality Education Circle (QEC), involving some 49 educational institutions in the parish, was launched yesterday (June 10), at the Port Antonio High School. This is the final launch of the QECs by the Ministry of Education's Region Two office. Some 66 QECs islandwide have been defined by the Ministry of Education. Circle Chapters were launched...

Writing letters, reading and understanding comprehension passages are just a few of the rewards Grade 4 students of Drapers All-Age School in the eastern parish of Portland are reaping from the Ministry of Education's literacy programme. With the Grade 4 Literacy Test on Tuesday (June 29) in primary schools islandwide, students of Drapers All-Age are confidently ready for the Exam....

The School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences at the University of Technology (UTech), officially launched its Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) degree programme, Tuesday (June 8), the first of its kind in the region. Speaking at the launch at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, New Kingston, Associate Professor and Dean of the College of Health Sciences, Dr. Eugenie Brown-Myrie, said...

Guidance counsellors, social workers and medical officials turned out in their numbers today (June 8), for the first day of an intense three-day workshop on trauma and grief management, geared towards child care professionals working in the communities of West Kingston. The seminar, which is being held at the Alpha Boys' Home on South Camp Road, in Kingston, is organised...

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen, has challenged students to use education as the ladder for upward mobility, and to make their lives meaningful. Speaking on a tour of the Clarendon based Race Course Primary School, yesterday (June 8), she recalled her young years in the parish of St. Mary. "I did not know what...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Anthony Johnson, has called on educators in the Diaspora to provide more support for education in Jamaica, including making positive links with schools and teachers. This, he said, would help to support the various programmes now in place to improve educational attainment, and enhance the quality of teaching equipment and facilities. The High...

The Ministry of Education, through its Guidance and Counselling Unit, is providing support for students, teachers and parents affected by the security operation in West Kingston. Portfolio Minister, Andrew Holness, will be visiting schools in the area when they reopen on Monday (June 7), for support sessions with teachers and students. The schools have been closed since the start of...

Jamaica's Ambassador-designate to the United States, Her Excellency, Audrey Marks, has commended the Gleaner Company for its continued support of the Spelling Bee Competition and the sponsorship of Jamaica's entry in the Scripps National Spelling Bee Competition, now underway in Washington, D.C. In welcoming Jamaica's Spelling Bee participant in the competition, Owayne Rodney, and his coach, Primrose Swaby, at the...

Nadine Scott can be easily characterized as a stalwart educator, who from an early age, set her eyes on the teaching profession and never looked back. Currently a principal at the Excelsior Community College in Kingston, she has made the rounds at every level of the teaching profession. On Monday, May 10, she was among 40 educators, who were awarded...

Approximately 185 persons, who have successfully completed a three-year diploma teacher training course at Sam Sharpe Teachers' College in Granville, St. James, graduated from the institution on Thursday (May 27). The 32nd Valedictory Service was held at the Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, under the theme, "Going forth to give excellent service", and was attended by educators and the...

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...