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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that Jamaica's economic transformation must be underpinned by corresponding pursuits in education. Mr. Shaw contended that it is only through the "enablement of our people intellectually, through technology and the learning process of how to do things better, more efficiently (and) productively," that Jamaica will be able to achieve...

Eight more corporate area schools are to benefit from the Reading for Educational Achievement and Development Programme (READ), which is aimed at improving the reading and comprehension skills of basic school students in inner-city communities. Barita Education Foundation, which is the local implementing agency for the programme, has partnered with Digicel Foundation to expand the reach of the initiative, which...

Local construction firm, Surrey Paving and Aggregate, has partnered with Singapore's Air Transport Training College (ATTC) to open the Caribbean Aerospace College in Jamaica, which will provide training in aircraft engineering. Chairman of Surrey Paving, Leslie Chang, providing details of the project at a special forum for high school students at the Hilton Kingston earlier this week, said that the...

Auchtembeddie All Age School walked away with two prizes in the North West Manchester Schools Essay Competition, held on March 6, at the Mile Gully High School, in Manchester. The school placed first in the Grade 6 category, and second in the Grade 5 category. First place winner, Davia Davy, told JIS News that the competition, which required students to...

Mile Gully High School, in Manchester, has received eight computers from the charity organisation, Food for the Poor. Making the presentation at the school, on March 6, Manager for the Education and Social Outreach Programme, Food for the Poor, Marcia Hall-Walker, said the organisation decided to contribute to the school's 10th anniversary with items that would enhance the learning environment...

Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven, has called on young people to inform themselves about Jamaica's achievements, and not be trapped into believing that there is nothing to celebrate about the country's past. "We have a lot to be proud about. We can, with pride and joy, celebrate Jamaica, and we can honour the name we...

Over 200 students who excelled in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate [CSEC] and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations [CAPE] in 2008, were Friday(March 6) presented with awards of excellence at a ceremony at St. George's College, downtown Kingston. The awardees are drawn from 47 schools at the CSEC level, and 28 schools at the CAPE level, and are considered top performers...

The University of the West Indies Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (UWI STAT) group, has launched a regional essay competition, targeted at high school and UWI students in territories, which support the institution. President of UWI STAT, Jeffrey Foremen, made the announcement at a JIS 'Think Tank', held recently at the agency's Half-Way Tree Road office. The essay topics centre on...

The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), will hold its 5th annual fundraising ball in Florida, in the United States of America (USA),on May 16, with the proceeds to go towards education, health care and human development programmes in the island. Philanthropist and businesswoman Michele Rollins, will be the special honouree at the event, which will be held at the Ritz-Carlton...

The Coalition for Better Parenting (CBP), is undertaking a six-month parent facilitator training programme in an effort to improve the knowledge and skills of persons involved with parenting. Training will begin on Thursday, March 26 at the Caribbean Child Development Centre at the University of the West Indies in Kingston. Co-ordinator of the CBP, Doret Crawford, told JIS News that...

The e-Learning Jamaica Project has been enhancing the educational environment at deCartertet College in Mandeville, Manchester. Speaking with JIS News on Monday (March 2), e-learning coordinator at the school, Hans Stevens, said that under the project, the school was given 15 laptops, document cameras, scanners, television sets, camcorders, 70 personal computers equipped with CD-ROM drives and flat screen monitors. "Currently...

Tertiary level students, who are seeking summer employment abroad, are being urged to exercise caution about the agencies that they sign up with for work. Co-ordinator for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security's J1 Summer Work Programme, Lorna Young, said that students must be very vigilant and refrain from paying money to persons offering jobs overseas. "Students need to...