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Three publications, which look at parenting in Jamaica and its role in national development, were yesterday (November 26) launched at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. The publications are entitled: 'Parenting in Jamaica' by Dr. Heather Ricketts and Professor Patricia Anderson; 'The Changing Roles of Fathers in Jamaican Family Life' by Professor Patricia Anderson; and 'Parental Involvement in Education in...

Two projects, aimed at bringing about an increase in attendance at the Beecham Primary School in St. Mary, are in progress at the institution, with support from the Ministry of Education and the Jamaica 4-H Clubs. The projects are a pig rearing venture and a computer technology programme, which have been implemented as part of a policy initiative being driven...

President of Tanzania, His Excellency Jakaya Kikwete, has underscored the need for national efforts by developing nations, particularly in Africa and the Caribbean, towards leveraging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the academic programmes of their schools. In an address at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) on Thursday (November 26), on the theme: "Africa...

Students from several high schools in St. Mary participated in a St. Mary Youth Council meeting, organised by the St. Mary Parish Council on Thursday, November 19. The event, which was held as a part of activities to observe Local Government Month (November) in the parish, was convened as a mock version of the monthly meeting of the St. Mary...

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is working on an Information Communication Technology (ICT) competency standard for teachers, which will provide guidelines to facilitate the effective use of ICT by both teachers and students. UNESCO Advisor for Communication and Information, Mr. Isidro Fernandez Abali, speaking yesterday (Nov. 23) at the opening of the fourth biennial International Conference...

One of Jamaica's corporate giants has launched two programmes in Canada, aimed at assisting the Jamaican diaspora and Jamaica's education sector. Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), which is celebrating its 135th anniversary, recently launched its Jamaica Vacation (JamVac) Account to a capacity crowd at the International Centre in Toronto, Canada. The JamVac Account targets vacationers to Jamaica, by encouraging them...

Recipient of the Hampton Old Girls Association/Wesleygammon 2009 Scholarship, Ms. Dainalyn Swaby, has called on her peers to ensure that discipline is maintained in schools, as it enhances educational development. "It is important to maintain order within an educational institution. If there is no order, there will be chaos in the school, and it will not ensure the smooth running...

Mrs Lorna Golding, wife of Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has pledged $250,000 from the Jamaica Early Childhood Foundation to the St. Catherine Early Childhood Resource Centre. Mrs. Golding, who is the Chairman of the Foundation, gave the undertaking at the opening of the resource centre on November 19 where the Prime Minister was the keynote speaker. In handing...

Six basic schools in St. Ann were presented with items on November 20, by the United States Embassy and the crew from the United States vessel, the USS WASP. The items, which were handed over at a ceremony, held at the Fern Grove Basic School's Resource Centre, in Ocho Rios, included back packs, teddy bears, books and pencils. Wife of...

Over 130,000 Jamaicans students should be enjoying the benefits of locally produced melon and June Plum juices next January, as part of their school feeding programme diet. Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries' Centre of Excellence, Dr. Derrick Deslandes, says that the 130,000 students are just a pilot, as it could be expanded to include about 600,000 students...

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, has called on Jamaicans to play their part in helping the country achieve the goals of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Speaking at a forum commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Convention at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston on Friday (November 20), Mrs. Clarke suggested that persons could help the process...

Principal of the University of the West Indies' (UWI) Mona campus, the Hon. Professor Gordon Shirley, has said that steps have been taken to address some of the challenges affecting the institution, arising from the global economic downturn. Speaking at the launch of the campus' engineering programme at the Mona Visitors' Lodge and Conference Centre on Monday (Nov. 9), Professor...