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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...

A poultry project has been established at the Donnington Primary School, in St. Mary. It was officially handed over to the school on April 23. The project, which began operations in November 2009, was funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, with support from the school and the Jamaica 4-H Clubs. During the function, a...

Jamaican students continue to excel in the annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Environmental Poster Competition, with Calabar High School student, Lorenz Rowe, topping entrants from 15 countries in the region to win the senior division of the 2010 contest. Lorenz was awarded a cash prize of US$3,000 for his winning poster entitled: 'We are our Environment,' which depicts groups and...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, has noted that his Government sought to, as best as possible, preserve budgetary allocations to Education, while admitting that there have been reductions in some areas, most significantly the allocation to the University of the West Indies (UWI). "We know that this will pose difficulties for both the students and the University. I have...

Minister of Education, the Hon Andrew Holness, will host Wednesday night's "Jamaica House Live". Minister of Education and Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Andrew Holness. He will be hosting the programme in the absence of Prime Minister Bruce Golding, who is currently in Brasilia attending the CARICOM/Brazil summit. "Jamaica House Live" begins at 8:30 p.m. on major radio...

Alston High School is now the proud recipient of a new multi purpose hard court courtesy of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) and State Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Michael Stern. Speaking at the official opening ceremony of the new facility held on Thursday (April 22) on the school's compound at Alston, Clarendon, Mr. Stern who is the...

Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has donated $1 million for the development and empowerment of the Grade 4 literacy and numeracy levels in primary and all-age schools within the constituency, from his Community Development Fund (CDF) allocation. A special grant of $250,000.00 was also made to the John Rollins Success...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will be embarking on a public education programme to sensitise Jamaicans on the new initiatives being pursued by the Trust. On Tuesday (April 20), Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding announced several new strategies to make it more affordable for Jamaicans to own a home, including the one per cent reduction in interest rates paid...

The second in the current series of public consultations on the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) will take place Wednesday (April 21), at the Jamaica College (JC) Auditorium in Kingston, starting at 5:00 p.m. The announcement was made by Director of the Education Transformation Programme in the Ministry of Education, Ms. Jean Hastings, during an interview Tuesday (April 20) with...

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) will be hosting a training workshop to sensitise key stakeholders about the proper methods to be used in preserving historical documents. Personnel from libraries, churches and the National Gallery of Jamaica have been selected for the one-day workshop, which will be held at the NLJ's offices at 12 East Street, Kingston on Wednesday, April...

The CAST/UTech Alumni Association (Ontario Chapter) has named architect, author and motivational speaker Mr. Maurice Burnside as its 2010 Distinguished Alumnus. The announcement was made recently at the 8th anniversary awards banquet of the Association held in Toronto, Canada. Making the presentation was last year's honouree, Andrea Wilson, Director of Customer Experience and Sustainability at Corporate Express Canada. Mr. Burnside...

President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison, has said that the institution is extending its reach across the island to meet the overwhelming demand for its educational offerings. Addressing past students at an alumni fundraising event in Toronto, Canada recently, Professor Morrison stated that the institution, which serves more than 12,000 students, "is still functioning largely in...