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National Co-ordinator for the Programme for Alternate Student Support (PASS), Michael Forrester, has disclosed that over 600 students from at least 60 schools islandwide, have benefitted from the programme since 2001. "We had over 200 students in 2008. Since the beginning of 2009, we are already at 60 plus and counting. Overall, I would say that we have seen over...

The University of Technology (UTECH) and the Jamaican Institute of Management (JIM) on Monday (Feb. 16) launched the UTECH/JIM School of Advanced Management at the offices of JIM in Kingston. Professor Errol Morrison, President of UTECH and Dr Alfred Sangster, Executive Chairman of JIM, signed the agreement formalizing the union between both institutions. Keynote speaker, Governor-General, Professor Sir Kenneth Hall...

Chief Advisor to the Minister of Education, Alphansus Davis, has called on educators to work to create an inclusive learning environment that addresses the diverse needs of all students and encourages them to achieve. Mr. Davis, who was speaking at the launch of the North West Clarendon Principals Association academic quiz competition in Spaldings, recently, said that segregation could permanently...

The Ascot Primary School in Portmore, St. Catherine staged a successful 'Jamaica Day' on Friday (Feb. 20), with teachers, students, and parents coming together to showcase traditional dress, music and food, which highlight the country's culture. Principal of the school, Jean Fearon, told JIS News that implicit in the celebration was the need to make the students more appreciative of...

Archdeacon The Venerable Egbert Robertson, past chairman of the deCarteret College in Mandeville, was recently honoured by the institution for more than 30 years of outstanding service. At the function held on the school grounds, the Archdeacon's wife Olga Robertson, who served as Regional Director in the Ministry of Education, was also lauded for her contribution to education. In paying...

deCartetret College, Mandeville, marked Jamaica Day celebrations on Friday(Feb. 20) with music, dance, songs, speech and drama, depicting various aspects of the Jamaican culture. "We had our cultural expressions, as we do every year, to celebrate the theme. So we focused on names, some of the names of the students and what they mean, and encouraged them to honour them...

Principal of the Lyssons Primary School, St. Thomas, Ena Barclay, has lauded the $33.6 million contribution from the Digicel Foundation to the Ministry of Education's (MOE) Enrichment Centre Project. "This is a wonderful occasion, and I am indeed very happy to be a participant on the receiving end, and to say thanks to all who have made it possible," she...

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...