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Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has commended the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) on six decades of outstanding achievements. The Minister, who was addressing the JLS' 60th anniversary international conference recently at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, said that the institution has done an excellent job over the years in modernising its operations and improving service...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has lauded the Digicel Foundation for its $33.6 million donation for schools under the Enrichment Centre Project. At the handing over ceremony, held at the Alhambra Inn, in Kingston, on February 18, the Minister commended Digicel for its social conscience. "The Ministry of Education is very pleased with how you have conducted your assistance to...

An appropriate location has been identified in the parish of St. Elizabeth to set up a residential institution to accommodate disorderly and disruptive students. Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, who made the announcement while addressing teachers at the Spot Valley High School in St. James on Tuesday, (Feb. 17), said that the facility should be up and running by the...

Edu-Pack, an Atlanta-based relief organisation, will renew its effort to assist needy students in Jamaica this year, by providing well needed school supplies, through its ongoing outreach programme. To raise funds to finance its programme, Edu-Pack recently staged its annual Edu-Pack Valentine Gala and Fund-raiser in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. The organisation delivers backpacks of school supplies to...

A healthy lifestyles programme, titled 'Live Life', which seeks to promote the increased intake of fruits and vegetables in one's diet, was officially launched today (February 18), at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus. The programme, designed by the Master of Public Health (MPH) Class of 2009, will last for three months, and is an adaptation of...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has said that the Government is looking at the issue of budgetary allocation to the sector, and is now willing to seriously make a shift, to focus on the earlier stages of the education system. Speaking at the launch of the National Strategic Plan and the World Bank Early Childhood Development Project, today (February 18),...

Education Minister, Andrew Holness, has said that the Government of Jamaica is firmly committed to the provision of inclusive education, embracing the view that children who learn together, also learn to live together and help foster a cohesive society. "The Government is fully seized of the need to provide child-friendly schools and, in everything we are doing, we have taken...

Education Minister, Andrew Holness, has said that schools, which are major agents of socialisation, could be used to break the cycle of violence and crime surrounding the country, by being transformed into violence-free zones. He was speaking at the opening of a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)-sponsored workshop yesterday (Feb. 16), at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios,...

Minister of State for Local Government, Robert Montague, has said that there is a need to eliminate illiteracy from the parish, if it is to realise its potential for economic and social development. Giving the main address at the Annual General Meeting of the St. Mary Parish Development Committee (PDC), at the Port Maria Civic Centre, Thursday (February 12), Mr....

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Environment, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, has said that the Schools Blood Drive Competition will be a critical component in promoting the habit of voluntary blood donation among persons aged 17 years and older. "In targeting young people, we are trying to have a consistent source of blood donors," Dr. Campbell-Forrester said during...

Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Education (MOE), Dr. Rebecca Tortello, has encouraged students to develop critical life skills which can aid them in making positive decisions. Dr. Tortello was addressing the opening of the National Sexuality and Reproductive Health Expo, held under the theme, 'Nuh linga, nuh badda do it, sweep weh sex or make a proper flex', at...

Education Minister, Andrew Holness, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), for US$1.8 million, to assist the Tropical Storm Gustav rehabilitation effort. Speaking at the signing ceremony, which took place on February 12, at the United States Embassy in Kingston, the Minister expressed his appreciation to the USAID and pledged to...