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Some 1,250 students are being employed in tourism related entities and businesses during the summer holidays, through the 2009 'Spruce Up Jamaica' Summer Employment Programme. The programme was launched by the Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, on July 24, at the Jamaica Tourism Centre, in Montego Bay, St. James. It is expected that the programme will give the young...

On Monday (July 27), the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will commence its annual textbook survey, to provide the public with a price list of books available in shops across the island. Addressing a JIS Think Tank session Thursday (July 23), Director of the CAC's Western Region, Pash Fuller, pointed out that the survey aids the public in ascertaining the prices...

Opposition Spokesman on Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has asked the Government to seek a "more suitable alternative site" for the establishment of the proposed Hospitality School. He said the institution, which will train persons in the hospitality industry, is proposed to be established at the Richmond Hill Hotel in Montego Bay St. James, the purchase of which the Ministry of...

Cabinet has approved drafting instructions for the legal establishment of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC). This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, during his contribution to the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 21). Mr. Holness informed that a structure for the JTC has been agreed on, while job descriptions for...

The Ministry of Education is looking to put a School Improvement Act in place to support the Centre of Excellence project, which is aimed at achieving high standards in the secondary education system. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking in the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 21), said that all new schools will operate...

Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on the private sector and civic organisations to join the Government in its national thrust to eliminate illiteracy by the time students reach Grade Six in primary school. Speaking at today's (July 22), post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House, Mr. Holness noted that literacy is a very emotional topic, with many Governments before...

The Government will need to undertake a major programme of construction in order to remove the shift system, reduce overcrowding at the secondary level and provide education up to Grade 11. Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, making his Sectoral presentation in the House of Representatives on July 21, said that Government will have to build, refurbish and replace at...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says his Ministry is making efforts to eliminate the jostling for high school places, which has characterised the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) each year. He said this speaks directly to the need for students to be fully literate by the time they enter Grade Six, as well as the need to build schools...

Legislation to create the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) has been drafted, and is awaiting the finalisation policy direction. Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure at Tuesday's (July 22) Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. "The law will give it a legal personality, but it has to have policy direction. I don't want to go forward with...

The Government is aiming to achieve 100 per cent literacy in all primary schools by 2015. Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 21), said that the goal is based on the educable population at Grade 6, with support to be provided for those with...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says his ministry is making efforts to eliminate the jostling for high school places, which has characterised the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) each year. He said this speaks directly to the need for students to be fully literate by the time they enter Grade Six, as well as the need to build schools...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says that for the first time in Jamaica, national targets for literacy are to be set for primary schools. "Every primary school principal, before the beginning of each school year, will be set a target for performance in literacy," Mr. Holness told the House of Representatives Tuesday (July 21). "The targets may be adjusted...