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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...

The Ministry of Education is looking to build at least two more Mico Child Assessment and Research in Education (CARE) centres during the next financial year as part of the process to achieve full literacy at the primary level by 2015. Portfolio Minister, Andrew Holness, who was addressing the official opening of the St. Ann Mico CARE Centre in St....

The Ministry of Education is pleased to advise that following a rigorous interview and selection process, Mrs. Grace McLean, Deputy Chief Education Officer for Schools' Operations, has been selected to assume the post of Chief Education Officer effective November 9, 2009. Her proven track record in Educational Leadership and Management has prepared her to take on this new role. Mrs....

It is almost mind boggling to imagine an organisation marking approximately 1.2 million examination scripts in 30 subject areas, written by more than 150,000 students from the Caribbean in just five weeks each year. Yet, this is the job of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), and one which it proudly performs. Administering and marking exams is however, only a small...

The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) is looking into the possibility of introducing a primary school exit examination within the next two years, as the organisation seeks to expand its offerings. CXC Pro-Registrar, Mr. Glenroy Cumberbatch, said that while most Caribbean countries have their own primary school exit examination there is still need for a regional test. "One of the problems...

Educators, administrators, tertiary students and a host of other players in the education sector will explore a broad range of issues at Eduvision 2009, at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay St. James, November 23 to 24. Eduvision 2009, the fourth biennial international conference and exposition on technology in education and training, will focus on the use of...

The St. Catherine-based Kitson Town All-age School has appointed a four-member taskforce, which will monitor students' performance and make recommendations to the school board as to measures to be taken to improve the school's literacy level. The appointment of the committee was part of strategies to come out of a recent meeting convened by the school board and the Parent-Teachers...

Tractor and heavy duty equipment operators are being encouraged to take part in the Tractor and Maintenance Programme offered by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, at the Denbigh Training Centre, in Clarendon. Speaking with JIS News, Field Services Co-ordinator for the 4-H Clubs, Central Region, Mrs. Edith Wiggon, said that although the operators have been engaged in the sector for years,...

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...