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The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture has reached out to students in western Jamaica, who have suffered trauma as a result of violence, with the staging of a peace concert and candlelight ceremony on January 27 at the St. John's Methodist Church Hall in St. James. Approximately 1,000 students from schools in Hanover, Westmoreland and St. James participated in...

The Montego Bay Community College, the only multi-disciplinary public tertiary institution in western Jamaica, has been ably addressing the educational needs of thousands of young bright minds in the parishes of St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland and Trelawny over the last 30 years. Described as the “university college” of western Jamaica, the institution has chalked up an enviable record of academic...

In continuation of its efforts to develop a world class Jamaican work force, the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) has invited employers to become affiliated to its Accredited Training Organization (ATO) Programme, through which they can provide skills training for members of their communities. The invitation was extended by Jennifer Walker, Director of Quality Assurance...

Classes have resumed for students at all 397 government schools in the parishes of Trelawny, St. Ann and western St. Mary, even though some students are being accommodated in makeshift classrooms while their schools are being repaired. Ezekiel Crawford, Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture Director for Region three, said only 15 of the 250 early childhood institutions and the...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) began an extensive public education campaign last week (July 12) at six locations throughout the United States and Canada. The two-week mission includes South Florida, Atlanta, New York, Washington D.C. and then to Canada where they will visit locations in Toronto and Ottawa. The team led by Dr. Patricia Holness, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson has said that the society was demanding more and better from the education system, and that Jamaicans at home and abroad shared a conviction that education was the driver for both personal and national development. She also argued that the majority of persons had recognized that the educational product, "our people", would...

A new state-of-the-art computer classroom valued at some $2 million has been opened at the Prospect College in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The facility, along with 12 new computers, donated by the Mitchell Green Foundation, will provide training opportunities for 30 male students at the institution as they focus on the latest in computer technology, and prepare themselves for lifelong...

The Early Childhood Commission which was launched in November 2003 will become fully operational this legislative year, bringing under one institutional umbrella, the policies, standards and regulations pertaining to day care and early childhood education and development. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, in his Throne Speech at the State Opening of Parliament today, said that the...

The Early Childhood Commission, which was launched in November 2003, will become fully operational this legislative year, bringing under one institutional umbrella, the policies, standards and regulations pertaining to day care and early childhood education and development. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, in his Throne Speech at the State Opening of Parliament today, said that the...

Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Seattle, Washington, Enid Dwyer, has said that education was a major priority area in the country, and pledged even greater levels of support for current educational initiatives, particularly at the secondary level. She described access to quality education as an "effective investment and a guarantee for future economic and social advancement", and asserted that the Jamaican...

Mona Preparatory School in Kingston has won the coveted K. Wilson James Shield having outdone 12 other schools in the Art in Preparatory Schools Competition, held recently at the Institute of Jamaica in Kingston. Second place in the competition went to Immaculate Conception Preparatory, which was awarded the Y de Lima Cup; the Institute of Jamaica Cup went to third...

Over the past four years, more than 500 teachers have been recruited from Jamaica to work in the United Kingdom (UK) and for some, the long separation from family and friends coupled with cultural and social shocks, has made the experience daunting. There is however one organization that is providing support to these teachers, to help them cope and to...