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Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Art, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Billy Heaven, yesterday (November 3) officially handed over musical instruments valued at $500,000 to the Holland High School in Trelawny. Among the items were a drum set, trumpet, clarinet, guitar, keyboard and saxophone. The donation brings to 18, the number of high schools across the island, which...

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has taken another step in ensuring that Caribbean Culture remains an integral part of its syllabus, with the signing of a contract which will see a musical piece composed to commemorate the Bicentenary anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 2007, being added to its syllabus. The Council today (November 4), signed...

Chairperson for the Coalition For Better Parenting (CBP), Ms. Janet Davis, is encouraging parents to read to their children. She was addressing the national church service to launch Parents Month 2009 on Sunday (Nov. 1) at the New Beulah Moravian Church in Mandeville, Manchester, under the theme: 'Parent, the Right Way: Read To Your Child Every Day'. Ms. Davis said...

A total of 210 students from 14 schools across the island and their parents, have been selected to participate in a Literacy and Numeracy Development (LAND) project. The project, which will get underway in January 2010, is being implemented by the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ). "We will be assisting these families by providing training for their children in...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has suggested that Spanish be made a second language in Jamaica, in light of the shifting dynamics of the hemisphere. "I think Jamaica has to make Spanish a second language," Dr. Baugh told JIS News in an interview. He said that the developing relationship between...

The National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica believes that our children need a strong stable foundation upon which to build true character of honesty, integrity, self confidence, drive, determination and loyalty. With this foundation they will thrive to accomplish their desires and their dreams. This truth is nestled in the stark reality that many parents are still trying to figure out...

President of the University College of the Caribbean, Mr. Winston Adams, is encouraging Jamaicans to improve their English language skills. "We have a chronic problem in this country, in terms of our written language and that has been the experience in many workplaces; therefore, I encourage us all to polish our language skills in all forms," he said. Mr. Adams...

Our parents face a tremendous task in today's society. Many parents are faced with the challenge of raising children in single-parent homes, or acting as guardians for their wards. They also have to contend with technology, television, peers, and the general public, as there are contending views about what is socially acceptable. The role of parents has become significantly more...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasised today (October 30), that all stakeholders in the parenting process, must accept responsibility for their actions. "One of the things that we have tried to do as a Government, is to develop this concept of personal responsibility and everyone needs first and foremost to take responsibility for themselves. We want parents to understand...

At a time when mastery of Standard English continues to be a problem among Jamaican children, a group of teachers is devising strategies to improve the students' competence. The National Association of Teachers of English (NATE) used its annual general meeting, at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston on Friday (October 30), to discuss the 'Effective Teaching of Grammar'. The group...

Teachers and students of secondary schools have welcomed the publication of three handbooks on economics, geography and sociology by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), which will help in preparations for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Sociology teacher at Clarendon College, Jodie Titus, speaking to JIS News at the launch held recently at STATIN'S Cecelio Avenue offices, described the...

Twelve year-old Shanice Codner is among the thousands of youngsters, who made the transition from Primary to High School at the start of the 2009/10 academic year in September, having been successful in this year's Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), which was held in March. Shanice, who currently attends the Holy Childhood High School in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, emerged...