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A written proposal for payment of Government teachers' retroactive salaries has been sent to the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) for consideration, Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, said Monday (May 3). Mr. Holness pointed out that while the offer was made to the teachers last week Tuesday, "we have now sent the offer in writing to them, and I'm hoping...

The Ministry of Education is cautioning parents who are planning to send their children to school during the two-day planned strike by teachers on May 3 and 4, as announced by the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), as the students will be unsupervised. "At this point, the Ministry of Education is not actively promoting any alternative for the supervision of students...

A mini-symposium on the environment was staged at Campbell's Castle All Age School in Manchester, recently, under the Jamalco/Forestry Department Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in 2009. Representative of the Forestry Department, Mr. Sherton Douglas, in his presentation to the students, highlighted the importance of trees to the environment. He also demonstrated how trees should be planted and requested several...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, is assuring the public that the two-day industrial action to be taken by Government teachers should not affect external examinations, which begin tomorrow (May 3). The strike, which is expected to last from Monday, May 3 to Tuesday, May 4, is being carried out by teachers represented by the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA). Speaking...

Eleven students enrolled at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) were, on May 1, presented with scholarships at the institution, in Kingston. The scholarships, which will cover tuition expenses for the students who are in Phase III at the Institute, will also guarantee job placements for the recipients. The scholarships were provided by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry...

Students from the Jose Marti Technical High School in St. Catherine were exposed to the inner workings of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and given a motivational boost, during a tour of the agency on April 29. The fourth formers were introduced to some of the work carried out by the Editorial, Radio, Research and Public Relations departments, where they...

Schools islandwide will observe Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday, May 4, as part of activities for Education Week, which is being celebrated from May 2-8. The celebration of the day is of particular importance to the Ministry of Education, as it seeks to achieve 100 per cent literacy at the primary level by 2015. Director of Communications at the...

Students at Tavares Gardens Primary School, in the inner city community of Payne Land, in Kingston, are aiming for top professions, such as lawyers, doctors, pilots, policemen, nurses, teachers and business persons. This was evident yesterday (April 27), as the students paraded in the attire of their chosen career, during the school's Annual Career Day, held as part of the...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Ministry of Education and the Mutual Building Societies Foundation, for a Centre of Excellence Project, aimed at improving the management systems and teaching methodologies in six non-traditional high schools. The six participating high schools are Mile Gully, Porus, McGrath, Seaforth, Green Pond, and Godfrey Stewart. The signing took place today...

The Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), on Trafalgar Road, in Kingston, today (April 28), officially opened its brand new Home Economics Management Facility, fully equipped with top of the line equipment and furniture. The facility was built by the Jamaica Volunteers Association and equipped by the Digicel Foundation. Former Chairperson of the School Board of the Women's Centre, Miss...

Children from Rose Hall and surrounding communities in St. James are to be exposed to life-changing lessons, through football, at the newly-launched Real Madrid Football School for Social Integration. The school was officially launched in Montego Bay on Monday (April 26), however, the agreement for its establishment was signed Tuesday (April 27), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. The...

More than 140 high school students were recognised for successfully completing various pursuits under the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Jamaica, at an awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston on Tuesday (April 27). The awards programme, a character-building initiative, allows young people aged 14 to 25 years to participate in activities aimed at fostering personal and social development. Persons...