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Operators of some 75 early childhood institutions in Kingston and St. Andrew are set to benefit from training to improve health and safety standards at the facilities. The Council for Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) has secured some $1 million in funding for the training programme, which will cover health and sanitation, disaster and emergency management preparedness, and fire safety. Chairman...

Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Student Assessment Unit, at the Ministry of Education, Sharon Neil, is appealing to parents to support and not pressure their children, in light of the upcoming Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), which takes place on March 26 and 27. "I believe that parents have a critical role to play in helping the children to...

Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Audrey Sewell, has called on corporate Jamaica to form collaborative partnerships with the Government to improve the education sector. According to Mrs. Sewell, the Government was "stretched thin in terms of resources and cannot fix everything, and needs the assistance and commitment of every Jamaican." She was addressing the launch of Sagicor Life Jamaica...

The Ministry of Education's target of 100 per cent competence in literacy and numeracy in primary and secondary schools, could be significantly boosted by the Fun 4 Kidz/Sanya Richards Fast Track After School Programme in Jamaica. The brainchild of American Educator, Andrew Post, with significant input from Jamaican-born American 400 metres runner, Sanya Richards, the programme incorporates academics and extra-curricular...

The Rotary Club of Mandeville, Manchester, has contributed $100,000 to the Sickle Cell Trust, for the screening of children in the parish. President of the club, McClooney Blair, who made the presentation to the Trust recently, told JIS News that this was another move to improve and promote health care for children in Manchester. "This year we are focusing on...

Seventy-five teachers, who were recently trained to integrate Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) into the formal teaching-learning process, graduated on Friday, March 13, in a ceremony held at the Hampton High School in St. Elizabeth. The teachers, drawn from Hampton and BB Coke High Schools in the parish, have been certified to international standards. They represent the first of four...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said that the Government would be embarking on a national education initiative to build schools, under the Ministry of Education's National Education Fund. According to the Prime Minister, the Fund would be launched soon, following Cabinet's approval, and establishment of the legislative framework. This will be followed by a public awareness campaign to promote the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that Jamaica's economic transformation must be underpinned by corresponding pursuits in education. Mr. Shaw contended that it is only through the "enablement of our people intellectually, through technology and the learning process of how to do things better, more efficiently (and) productively," that Jamaica will be able to achieve...

Eight more corporate area schools are to benefit from the Reading for Educational Achievement and Development Programme (READ), which is aimed at improving the reading and comprehension skills of basic school students in inner-city communities. Barita Education Foundation, which is the local implementing agency for the programme, has partnered with Digicel Foundation to expand the reach of the initiative, which...

Local construction firm, Surrey Paving and Aggregate, has partnered with Singapore's Air Transport Training College (ATTC) to open the Caribbean Aerospace College in Jamaica, which will provide training in aircraft engineering. Chairman of Surrey Paving, Leslie Chang, providing details of the project at a special forum for high school students at the Hilton Kingston earlier this week, said that the...

Auchtembeddie All Age School walked away with two prizes in the North West Manchester Schools Essay Competition, held on March 6, at the Mile Gully High School, in Manchester. The school placed first in the Grade 6 category, and second in the Grade 5 category. First place winner, Davia Davy, told JIS News that the competition, which required students to...

Mile Gully High School, in Manchester, has received eight computers from the charity organisation, Food for the Poor. Making the presentation at the school, on March 6, Manager for the Education and Social Outreach Programme, Food for the Poor, Marcia Hall-Walker, said the organisation decided to contribute to the school's 10th anniversary with items that would enhance the learning environment...