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Regional Mathematics Co-ordinator, Mrs. Claudette Henry Harris, is asserting that children's performance in mathematics will improve significantly, over time, if parents play a more active role in their lives. "We believe that a partnership should exist between the school and the home. If parents really work with the teachers, then we should see marked improvements in our children's numeracy skills....

Mathematics Co-ordinator for Region 4, Mr. Davion Leslie, is reporting that the island's numeracy specialists have established math clubs and math corners in a significant number of the 327 critically performing schools islandwide, from September to December 2009. "The specialists have established math clubs in 78 per cent of the 327 schools, which are supported by the team, which translates...

The Ballynure Basic School in Harry Watch, Manchester was officially opened on Sunday (February 28) after extensive upgrading work, which was funded by the Culture Health Arts Science and Education (CHASE) Fund at a cost of more than $10 million. The project included expansion of classrooms, putting in new bathrooms, and renovating existing buildings. Speaking at the opening ceremony held...

The Government will be putting measures in place to assist tertiary level students, who may be de-registered for non-payment of fees in September, as a result of the pending freeze on tertiary subsidies. Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, making the announcement at yesterday's (March 3) sitting of the House of Representatives, informed that the assistance will be provided through...

The Mandeville-based Northern Caribbean University (NCU) yesterday (March 3) hosted its first International Language Conference, which brought together language teachers to discuss and explore issues relating to research and practice in the teaching of languages in Jamaica and the wider region Organised by the NCU's College of Humanities, Behavioural and Social Sciences and the Department of English and Modern Languages,...

Over 30 professionals in the energy sector are participating in a two-week pre-training course in the use of an energy modeling software, which will assist in building the country's sustainable energy capacity. The software, called the Model for Energy Supply Strategy Alternatives and their General Environmental impacts (MESSAGE) is used to formulate and evaluate alternative energy supply strategies for a...

The 2010 National Secondary Schools' Food and Nutrition Quiz, which aims to enhance and promote food, nutrition and healthy lifestyle in schools and communities, was officially launched at the Ministry of Education's Caenwood Centre in Kingston yesterday (March 2). The competition is the Jamaican leg of a Caribbean-wide contest, organised by the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI). According to...

Mathematics performance in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) is expected to be at 65 per cent by 2015, with the interventions being implemented by the numeracy specialists, as part of the Education Transformation Programme. National Mathematics Co-ordinator, Mrs. Tamika Benjamin, gave this projection today (March 3), during a JIS 'Think Tank'. March 3 is also being celebrated as World...

A public education campaign, which aims to stop cigarette smoking within the designated area of Emancipation Square, in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, will begin this week. The campaign will be spearheaded by the Smoke Free Action Coalition, in collaboration with the St. Catherine Parish Council. Emancipation Square was recently declared a smoke free zone by Mayor of Spanish Town, Dr....

Some 28 final year officer cadets from the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) created history on Friday (February 26) when they became the first batch of students to graduate from a one-week course on 'Mastering Yacht Life'. The programme, which is jointly offered by the Heart Trust/NTA, the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), CMI and the Luxury Yacht Group, seeks to...

Members of Jamalco's management team, led by Managing Director Jerome Maxwell and Refinery Manager, Silvio Porto recently participated in a mentorship training workshop at the company's Halse Hall Clarendon refinery, where they have now become certified mentors. The course was designed to equip them with the necessary skills to guide and counsel teenagers who are participating in the Jamalco Mentorship...

Teachers and students of the Tiny Tots Basic School in Lacovia now have improved surroundings to enhance the teaching and learning process. The St. Elizabeth-based school was recently expanded by the Culture Health Arts Science and Education (CHASE) Fund and the Digicel Foundation at a cost of more than $15 million. The institution, which for many years operated from the...