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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jean Dixon, has suggested that the University of the West Indies (UWI) develop a research programme to examine the resistance of certain pests to various pesticides. She made the suggestion at an award function hosted by the Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, yesterday (December 4). Dr....

About 72 students from five schools in the Kingston 11 section of the Corporate Area, accompanied by their teachers, were treated to a day of fun and excitement in western Jamaica, Friday (December 4), courtesy of the National Child Month Committee. The students, who were drawn from the Marie Atkins Basic, Penwood Basic, Holiness Basic, St Patrick's Primary and the...

The Toronto chapter of the Kingston College Old Boys Association (KCOBA) recently shipped C$20,000 worth of brand new tools to the school for the Industrial Arts programme, thanks to the generosity of the Carpenters Union of Ontario Canada. At the recently held 36th Annual Reunion and Awards Banquet of KCOBA in Toronto, President Lance Seymour publicly expressed gratitude to the...

Business consultant, Aubyn Hill, has challenged the 2009 graduating class of Munro College to continue to work hard and uphold the school's high moral principles and lofty standards of excellence. Mr. Hill, who is a past student of Munro College, told the graduates of the all-boys institution, that these qualities will serve them well in their professional and personal lives....

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has approved the construction and refurbishing of 244 basic schools at a cost of over $1 billion, since the start of the year. "These projects have benefited more than 27,000 children across the island and have provided our children with more comfortable and modern classrooms to enhance learning and give them hope of a...

Graduates of Bethlehem Moravian College, in St. Elizabeth, have been encouraged to use their training to help create a better society, by Head of Capital and Credit Financial Group, Ryland Campbell. "Renew your minds to champion the cause of our liberation as a people, who can achieve excellence in any area of human activity, as we strive to build our...

Three St. Catherine schools on Friday (Nov. 27) received educational materials from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) valued at approximately $10,000. The schools are Newlands Basic in Portmore; Sargeantville All-Age in Harker's Hall; and Seafield Primary and Infant. Acting Radio Manager at the JIS, Mrs. Alva Lindsay Blair, made the presentations to the schools. A total of 385 students are...

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...