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A contract, valued at $6.2 million, was signed Tuesday (May 12) between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Bath Community Development Council Benevolent Society (BCDCBS) for the construction of a canteen and rehabilitation of the Ginger Hill Basic School. JSIF's General Manager Technical Services Omar Sweeney, speaking at the signing ceremony at the Fund's offices, New Kingston, noted...

The National Education Inspectorate (NEI) will be carrying out inspections of the education system, commencing with primary and secondary schools this September. Chief Inspector of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen, speaking at a technical working group meeting at Christar Villas Hotel in Kingston on May 7, said that the inspections will be phased over three years. "We will start with schools and...

The Ascot High School will be moving speedily to implement the security guidelines recommended by the Ministry of Education, to ensure the safety of the institution's student and teacher population. Education Minister, Andrew Holness, made this disclosure to JIS News following meetings with school administrators and teachers of the Portmore-based institution yesterday (May 7). The discussions came in the wake...

The Ministry of Education, frustrated with the increased incidents of violence in schools, has partnered with Peace and Love in Society (PALS) to implement a five-year behaviour modification programme, aimed at reducing anti-social and disruptive behaviours. The Ministry will provide $7 million for the first phase of the project, which will run from May to December, and will involve 90...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has told the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and the Lord Bishop of Jamaica, Alfred Reid that his government is open to having Churches manage public schools and select their own teaching staff. He was receiving the churchmen who visited him this morning (May 8) at Jamaica House. The Prime Minister, a confirmed Anglican who was...

Minister of Education Hon. Andrew Holness, has said that the Government is serious about addressing the problem of youth at risk, especially as it relates to young males, who are the main victims and perpetrators of crime. The Minister, who was addressing the Regional Caribbean Conference on Keeping Boys out of Risk, on Tuesday (May 5) at the Rose Hall...

The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ), Central Chapter, participated in Read Across Jamaica Day, with officers visiting the Christiana Moravian Primary and Infant School, in Manchester, on May 5. Principal of the institution, Paul Baker, in welcoming the PAJ officers, headed by the representative in Central Jamaica, Glendon Baker, said their effort will enhance the school's endeavours to lift literacy...

Minister of Education Hon. Andrew Holness, took time out on Teachers' Day, Wednesday (May 6), to talk with students of a Grade Six class at the Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School in Kingston. During his visit to the institution, Mr. Holness participated in the teaching of mathematics to a grade six class. He dealt with individual students having difficulties...

The nation's teachers are being called upon to be moral leaders in the classrooms and in the wider society. The call has come from head of the Ridgemount United Church in Manchester, Rev. Oliver Daley, who addressed the 2009 Valedictory Service of the Church Teachers College, held recently at the institution's campus in Mandeville. "As you go into the educational...

Four educators who have given long and distinguished service to education were honoured at a luncheon, on May 4, hosted by Kingston Bookshop Limited, as part of its annual celebration of teachers during Education Week. Accumulatively, the four teachers have given 100 years of service in the classroom. They are: Acting Vice-Principal of Christiana Leased Primary School, Vinnette Graham-Bowen; Senior...

Minister of Education Hon. Andrew Holness, has encouraged students who are struggling with reading, not to become discouraged or withdrawn from their classes. He also exhorted parents and teachers to be more patient with them, instead of giving up. "Not all children will read at the same pace or acquire the skills at the same time, but it doesn't mean...

Over the past four years, the College of Arts, Science and Technology (CAST)-University of Technology (UTech) Alumni Association has awarded more than C$55,000 in scholarships to 58 students in Jamaica and Canada. This was revealed by President of the association, William Woolnough, at the group's 7th anniversary banquet held recently in Toronto Canada. Mr. Woolnough said 25 of the students,...