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The Early Childhood Commission which was launched in November 2003 will become fully operational this legislative year, bringing under one institutional umbrella, the policies, standards and regulations pertaining to day care and early childhood education and development. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, in his Throne Speech at the State Opening of Parliament today, said that the...

The Early Childhood Commission, which was launched in November 2003, will become fully operational this legislative year, bringing under one institutional umbrella, the policies, standards and regulations pertaining to day care and early childhood education and development. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, in his Throne Speech at the State Opening of Parliament today, said that the...

Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Seattle, Washington, Enid Dwyer, has said that education was a major priority area in the country, and pledged even greater levels of support for current educational initiatives, particularly at the secondary level. She described access to quality education as an "effective investment and a guarantee for future economic and social advancement", and asserted that the Jamaican...

Mona Preparatory School in Kingston has won the coveted K. Wilson James Shield having outdone 12 other schools in the Art in Preparatory Schools Competition, held recently at the Institute of Jamaica in Kingston. Second place in the competition went to Immaculate Conception Preparatory, which was awarded the Y de Lima Cup; the Institute of Jamaica Cup went to third...

Over the past four years, more than 500 teachers have been recruited from Jamaica to work in the United Kingdom (UK) and for some, the long separation from family and friends coupled with cultural and social shocks, has made the experience daunting. There is however one organization that is providing support to these teachers, to help them cope and to...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Donald Rhodd has lamented the breakdown in the family structure, noting that the society was in need of parents who were not afraid to instill discipline while at the same time being a friend, a brother, or a sister to their children. Dr. Rhodd, who was speaking at a Parenting...

One hundred per cent literacy, equal education opportunities for all and free education at all levels, were some of the visions put forward by students who attended the March 5 education roundtable discussion at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston. The roundtable discussion, which is an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture and is aimed at reforming...

Ground has been broken at the Cumberland All-age School in north Clarendon for the construction of a complex valued at about $2 million which will consist of a computer laboratory, library, principal's office, staff room and sick bay as well as a storeroom. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, which was held on Wednesday (March 3), Member of Parliament (MP) for...

With four education roundtable discussions already held across the island, members of the public have expressed concern about the high illiteracy rate and the poor performance of students at the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) level. Speaking at the most recent forum held on February 27 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, Dr. Rae Davis, Chairman of the National Task...

Residents of a number of communities in Clarendon and St. Catherine along with educators from both parishes submitted a raft of proposals at the third in a series of educational roundtable discussions hosted by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture. The residents and educators want the government to offer: compulsory education, reduce the size of classes, zone schools, upgrade...

The community of Epworth in St. Ann has benefited from a refurbished and expanded basic school, which was constructed and equipped at a cost of $3.4 million. Constructed through the efforts of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Social Development Commission (SDC), with the community members providing five per cent of the project cost in cash or kind,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson has emphasised that the education system has to be the driving force to move the country forward. "Many good things have happen in education, but we need to go a little faster because the world is going much faster and therefore, the education system has to be the underpinning to the change...