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The National Child Month Committee (NCMC) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for its annual essay and poster competition to Friday, July 31. Vice Chair of the NCMC and co-ordinator of the competitions, Sandrea Long- White, told JIS News that the deadline was originally scheduled for the end of May, "but because of the demand and the...

A total of 26 Jamaican students have been awarded scholarships to study at universities in Cuba, under the 2009/10 Cuban Scholarship Programme. The scholarship awards, which were presented by Cuba's Ambassador to Jamaica, Gisela Garcia Rivera, at a ceremony held on June 14 at the Edna Manley College auditorium in Kingston, will enable the students to pursue study in the...

The Giddy Hall All-Age School, in St. Elizabeth, opened its computer laboratory on Sunday (June 14). The facility, donated by the school's Alumni Association's New York Chapter, houses some 23 computers and was constructed at a cost of US$46,000 (approximately J$4 million). The Principal, Lucille Barnaby, lauded the work of the graduates, as being very supportive of the students and...

High school and tertiary level students, graduating this month, are invited to attend the orientation sessions for the Young Entrepreneurs Programme (YEP) to be held at locations across the island between June 17 and July 9. The schedule for the sessions, which will run from 1: 00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., is as follows:Kingston - June 17 at the HEART/Trust...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has said that the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) is not a good mechanism to determine the placement of students in secondary school and "should not be continued in the long run." He was speaking at a press conference held on June 11 at the Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston, to provide details...

The new national French curriculum, to be introduced in high schools in September, was formally presented to Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, at his Ministry in Kingston on Friday (June 12). The curriculum, developed for Grades 7-9, will be rolled out in all high schools where French is taught. Mr. Holness welcomed the move and said that, since French will...

Chairman of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan, has reported that the Commission has inspected about 1,000 of over 2,000 institutions applying to be registered under the Early Childhood Act. Since November 2007, the Ministry of Education began the compulsory registration of Early Childhood institutions, in a bid to improve the quality of service delivered to children at...

Sixteen year-old, Ardenne High School student, Brayan Serrano Taylor, will be transported back to the time of Christopher Columbus' ocean voyages, when he participates this summer in the Ruta Quetzal, courtesy of the Government of Spain. The Ruta Quetzal is an adventure tour, named for Christopher Columbus' voyages (Ruta) and the Mexican bird (quetzal) worshipped by the Aztecs and Mayas....

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has added a new segment to its flagship Jamaica Magazine programme, in the form of 'School Zone', a 15-minute feature that highlights non-traditional high schools across Jamaica. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JIS, Donna-Marie Rowe, has described 'School Zone' as a lively and interactive programme that gets into the psyche and lingo of young...

All is in place for the Grade Four Literacy Test, which, for the first time this year, will be administered as a national examination. Just under 50,000 students across the island are expected to sit the test on Thursday, June 18, which according to Education Minister, Andrew Holness, will cost some $14 million. The Minister, who was speaking at a...

The Ministry of Education has launched a Child-Friendly School (CFS) sensitisation programme, through which it intends to inform educators about the CFS model, which is aimed at promoting quality education in schools. The programme is a collaborative effort with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), which has developed the CFS manual, copies of which were distributed to the education stakeholders...

The Task Force on Child Abuse Prevention (TFCAP) will host an Information Fair and Mini Exhibition at the Port Maria Primary School, St. Mary, tomorrow(June 10), beginning at 8:30 a.m. under the theme, "Preserve the Environment, Protect Our Children." The day's activities will feature presentations relating to four of the environments in which a child operates: school, community, home and...