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The Ministry of Education has drafted a new policy on the operations of private educational institutions, Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Audrey Sewell, has disclosed. Mrs. Sewell said that Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, will soon reveal the policy, which will focus on issues such as the general management of the institutions, including their financial, registration, enrolment and examinations systems. "We...

Two scholarships are being offered to students in South Florida and in Jamaica, by the Jamaica Ex-Police Association of South Florida (JEPA), as part of its annual scholarship award programme. Applications are now being accepted by the Association, with the deadline for submission being March 31, 2010. Both scholarships, valued at US$1,600, will be awarded to a college freshman in...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon Audley Shaw, and the World Bank's Sector Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Evangeline Javier, signed a US$16 million dollar (approximately J$1.435 billion) loan, to co-finance the EducationSystem Transformation Programme, Thursday (March 4). The loan has a repayment period of 26 years, with a grace period of five (5) years...

The 1,000 female students attending the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School, Manchester, were on Wednesday (February 3) exposed to several motivational talks, and entertained by a fashion parade and a netball match against teachers, as the school celebrated Girls Day. Held under the theme "Good Girls, Great Women', the day of fun-filled activities saw the students engaging in all...

The Brandon Hill Primary and Junior High School in West Rural St. Andrew now has a fully equipped resource centre, which will be used in the teaching of reading and computer studies. The multi-activity centre, which also houses a library, was officially opened yesterday (March 4) at a ceremony held on the school's compound. Students and a significant number of...

Regional Mathematics Co-ordinator, Mrs. Claudette Henry Harris, is asserting that children's performance in mathematics will improve significantly, over time, if parents play a more active role in their lives. "We believe that a partnership should exist between the school and the home. If parents really work with the teachers, then we should see marked improvements in our children's numeracy skills....

Mathematics Co-ordinator for Region 4, Mr. Davion Leslie, is reporting that the island's numeracy specialists have established math clubs and math corners in a significant number of the 327 critically performing schools islandwide, from September to December 2009. "The specialists have established math clubs in 78 per cent of the 327 schools, which are supported by the team, which translates...

The Ballynure Basic School in Harry Watch, Manchester was officially opened on Sunday (February 28) after extensive upgrading work, which was funded by the Culture Health Arts Science and Education (CHASE) Fund at a cost of more than $10 million. The project included expansion of classrooms, putting in new bathrooms, and renovating existing buildings. Speaking at the opening ceremony held...

The Government will be putting measures in place to assist tertiary level students, who may be de-registered for non-payment of fees in September, as a result of the pending freeze on tertiary subsidies. Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, making the announcement at yesterday's (March 3) sitting of the House of Representatives, informed that the assistance will be provided through...

The Mandeville-based Northern Caribbean University (NCU) yesterday (March 3) hosted its first International Language Conference, which brought together language teachers to discuss and explore issues relating to research and practice in the teaching of languages in Jamaica and the wider region Organised by the NCU's College of Humanities, Behavioural and Social Sciences and the Department of English and Modern Languages,...

Over 30 professionals in the energy sector are participating in a two-week pre-training course in the use of an energy modeling software, which will assist in building the country's sustainable energy capacity. The software, called the Model for Energy Supply Strategy Alternatives and their General Environmental impacts (MESSAGE) is used to formulate and evaluate alternative energy supply strategies for a...

The 2010 National Secondary Schools' Food and Nutrition Quiz, which aims to enhance and promote food, nutrition and healthy lifestyle in schools and communities, was officially launched at the Ministry of Education's Caenwood Centre in Kingston yesterday (March 2). The competition is the Jamaican leg of a Caribbean-wide contest, organised by the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI). According to...