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The alumina refinery company, Jamalco, is partnering with the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), to upgrade the literacy and numeracy skills of residents in mining communities in Clarendon and Manchester. The programme, which was launched at Harmons All-age School in Manchester last week, is being funded by the Alcoa Foundation, at a cost of US$100,000 and is designed to...

Volunteers from the United Kingdom-based Projects Abroad, have painted a classroom at the Villa Road Primary and Junior High in Manchester and donated reading material to the institution. Speaking to JIS News at a workday at the school last week, Bridgette Barrett, Country Director for Projects Abroad, said that the group conducts a "dirty day" every month, to give a...

Managers and leaders of organisations are being urged to retool themselves, and to remain current and relevant in order to gain employee confidence and create better working environments and successful businesses. This was put forward at a policy forum on leadership and management, which was hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) yesterday (Feb. 28) at the Bloomfield...

The School Garden Programme in Manchester will soon benefit from a grant of approximately $835,000 which is being made available under the agricultural and environment grant facility from the Ministry of Education. School Garden Coordinator for Manchester, Dean Collins at a meeting of the Manchester 4-H Clubs Parish Advisory Council Meeting on February 26, explained that the grant is given...

Students of the Mandeville-based Church Teachers' College have been urged to contribute to the country's economic and social development, by continuing to pursue success, and maintaining civic pride. The call came from head of Capital and Credit Financial Group, Ryland Campbell, as he addressed students and faculty members at the institution's open lecture held on February 24. He said much...

The Ministry of Education will be launching a major programme this year to create and maintain peace in schools. Education Minister, Andrew Holness, making the announcement at a recent Peace Day press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Kingston, said that the initiative was in keeping with the Ministry's thrust to address the growing problem of...

The Ministry of Education is reviewing the school feeding programme, to improve its effectiveness and to ensure that the neediest students are served. Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference held at the Ministry yesterday (Feb. 26), said that criticisms have been levelled against the structure of the programme and the system developed to identify needy students. Each...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness has said that schools, in the future, would receive funds for nutrition programmes on time. He gave the assurance at a press conference held at the Ministry yesterday (Feb. 26), to address concerns that have arisen regarding late payments for the school feeding programme, as well as allocations under the Programme of Advancement through Health...

Guidance Counsellor of the St. Ann's Bay Primary School, Saloman Smith, has appealed to parents to provide greater support at the early childhood level so that their children can reach their full potential. Addressing an Open Day at the James Hill Basic School in Clarendon, recently, Mr. Smith said that parents have a duty to ensure that the foundation set...

There has been improvements in student performance since the introduction of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), according to assistant Chief Education Officer at the Student Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Sharon Neil. "I think the Ministry is trying to be responsive, by putting these assessments in place, to provide teachers with tools that will guide them...

Minister of National Security, Col. Trevor MacMillan, has said that even though violence has become a major problem within schools, it was a minority of students who are committing the offences. "During a meeting with principals from across the island, one said that there were six boys who gave all the trouble in the school. [Another principal] had a larger...

Students Expressing Truth (SET), a pilot programme aimed at bringing balance to schools affected by violence, and to boost the quality of interschool relationship, was launched at the Ascot High school in St Catherine, yesterday (Feb. 23). It is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID's) Community Empowerment and Transformation Project (COMET) and will target behaviour modification...