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The Jamaica Basic Education Project, financed jointly by the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will be spending some $185 million in 2010/11 on improving the quality of primary education. The programme aims to increase reading fluency and foundation math skills in Grades One to Three at selected schools, improve school performance and...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that as part of the Ministry's drive to engage in more data-driven decision making, it will soon be introducing national student registration. "Within the national student registration, which I will speak more of when we are close to implementation, every student will be assigned a unique account number. And within that account...

Jamaican children with Type 1 diabetes are to benefit under an international programme, which is designed to reduce mortality associated with the disease. Dubbed 'Life for a Child', the initiative, which is funded by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), will provide insulin, syringes and glucose monitoring devices to centres, which cater to diabetic children. A total of 200 of the...

Grade 11 students of Kingston High School, downtown Kingston, were treated to a day of captivating activities during the inaugural staging of Entrepreneurship Day on Tuesday (March 23). The Day's activities, co-ordinated by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, encouraged students to enter into entrepreneurial endeavours, and featured presentations from motivational speakers including broadcaster Mr. Patrick Lafayette and Homestyle...

Retired Principal of Sam Sharpe Teachers' College, Dr. Cecile Walden, has been described as "an educator extraordinaire, a teacher par excellence and an astute leader." In a citation read by Deputy Chairman of the Sam Sharpe Teachers' College, St. James Central Executive Branch of the Past Students Association, Ms. Latoya Reid, Dr. Walden was also cited as "the epitome of...

Twenty eight students and three officials from South Africa's Willowridge High School arrived in the island, yesterday (March 22), for a 10-day visit, during which they will attend this week's annual Boys' and Girls' Championships, at the National Stadium. The group was met at the Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston, by Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia...

Retired Principal of the Sam Sharpe Teachers' College, in Granville, St. James, Dr. Cecile Walden, has been honoured for 40 years of dedicated service to the college and the general teaching profession. The function was hosted by the Board of Management, principal, staff, students and past students of Sam Sharpe Teachers' College, at the institution, on March 20. In his...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has endorsed the financial education programme being undertaken by the MultiCare Foundation and Citibank, which teaches money management skills to students in under-served communities. He said that financial literacy and planning should be critical elements of the learning process, and would be areas of priority focus for the Education Ministry this year. The Minister...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging investors to explore the commercial side of the education sector, with a view to investing in school plants. He was speaking yesterday (March 18), at the dedication ceremony for the American International School of Kingston's (AISK) new facilities, at College Greens Avenue, in Kingston. Noting that it would require the construction of...

Students of the Jose Marti Technical High School in St. Catherine are expressing satisfaction with the Career Day event held yesterday (March 18) on the school grounds, where they were directed to various professions and the requisite education and training. Sixth form student Yannica Hayles pointed out that she was exposed to many possible careers. "I feel high-spirited and interested...

Twenty-six representatives from key emergency response agencies graduated from a two-week search and rescue training course, organised by the Jamaica Fire Brigade's (JFB) Training Department, on Friday (March 19). The course was held February 22 to 26 and March 15 to 19, at the JFB's Training Department, downtown Kingston, and at the Waterford Fire Station, St. Catherine. It was conducted...

Training sessions for goat farmers were held at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Conference Room in Mandeville, Manchester, and at the Sam Motta Demonstration Training Centre, in Knockpatrick, Manchester, on March 17. The training was carried out under the Strengthening of Jamaica's Food Security Programme, funded by the European Union, through its Food Facility Project, and conducted by the...