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Minister of Education Hon. Andrew Holness, has encouraged students who are struggling with reading, not to become discouraged or withdrawn from their classes. He also exhorted parents and teachers to be more patient with them, instead of giving up. "Not all children will read at the same pace or acquire the skills at the same time, but it doesn't mean...

Over the past four years, the College of Arts, Science and Technology (CAST)-University of Technology (UTech) Alumni Association has awarded more than C$55,000 in scholarships to 58 students in Jamaica and Canada. This was revealed by President of the association, William Woolnough, at the group's 7th anniversary banquet held recently in Toronto Canada. Mr. Woolnough said 25 of the students,...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has reaffirmed his Ministry's commitment to ensuring that all children leaving the public education system are fully numerate and literate. Speaking at the launch of the Western Union I P.L.E.D.G.E((I Promise to Lend Encouragement to Develop Growth in Education) programme, today (May 1) at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, Mr. Holness said that this commitment...

The National Child Month Committee has promised a series of engaging and uplifting activities for Child Month 2009, which will focus national attention to the need to protect the environment for the future of the nation's children. Under the theme: 'Preserve the Environment: Protect our Children', the month will seek to heighten awareness of the rapidly deteriorating social and physical...

Some 20 schools and one library across six parishes are to benefit from literacy support as the Read Across Jamaica Foundation pays its annual visit to the island from May 1-9, under the theme: 'Journey across Jamaica.' Executive Director of the Washington DC-based (USA) Diaspora organisation, Janice Wisdom, said that the volunteers will be visiting institutions in the parishes of...

Retreat Primary and Junior High School topped the competitive events at the recently held St. Mary 4-H Clubs' Achievement Day at the Oracabessa High School. Second place went to Marymount High School in Highgate, and third to St. Mary High School, also in Highgate. Retreat Primary and Junior High won eight first places, while Marymount High and St. Mary High...

Opposition Spokesman on Education, Senator Basil Waite, has said that if Jamaica's crime situation is to be fixed, the education system must be fixed first. "I am of the view that as a country, Jamaica's best days are ahead of us and if we are going to fix Jamaica, as we must, if we are going to fix the crime...

Minister of Education Hon. Andrew Holness, has said that he will replicate the success of the Expanding Educational Horizons (EEH) project, by using some of its components as Ministry of Education policy initiatives. Speaking at a symposium and exposition of the EEH project at the Hilton Kingston Hotel today (April 30), Mr Holness said that its success must not be...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has said that a survey of schools is being conducted to determine how many have physical education programmes in place. She said that the survey, which is now underway at the primary level, is to see if "all the schools have physical education coaches or if they have coaches in other...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has given the assurance that none of the approximately 100 Jamaican students in Mexico has contracted the Influenza A (H1N1) Virus (Swine Flu) currently affecting that country. The Prime Minister was speaking last night (April 29) on his monthly call-in radio programme, Jamaica House Live. Mr. Golding said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

St. James High School in Montego Bay has received a $5 million donation from the Montego-bay based Wards Power Tools and Supplies Limited to assist with development projects at the institution. The funds will go towards the construction of a computer laboratory; supporting the industrial arts programme for which the company has already contributed $250,000; and covering scholarships to the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Dr. Ronald Robinson, has called for a more commercial approach to the provision of tertiary education in Jamaica. "There has been a major shift, particularly since the 1970s, towards reducing Government funding for higher education, with moves towards greater competition and a commercial approach to...