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Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven, has called on young people to inform themselves about Jamaica's achievements, and not be trapped into believing that there is nothing to celebrate about the country's past. "We have a lot to be proud about. We can, with pride and joy, celebrate Jamaica, and we can honour the name we...

Over 200 students who excelled in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate [CSEC] and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations [CAPE] in 2008, were Friday(March 6) presented with awards of excellence at a ceremony at St. George's College, downtown Kingston. The awardees are drawn from 47 schools at the CSEC level, and 28 schools at the CAPE level, and are considered top performers...

The University of the West Indies Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (UWI STAT) group, has launched a regional essay competition, targeted at high school and UWI students in territories, which support the institution. President of UWI STAT, Jeffrey Foremen, made the announcement at a JIS 'Think Tank', held recently at the agency's Half-Way Tree Road office. The essay topics centre on...

The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), will hold its 5th annual fundraising ball in Florida, in the United States of America (USA),on May 16, with the proceeds to go towards education, health care and human development programmes in the island. Philanthropist and businesswoman Michele Rollins, will be the special honouree at the event, which will be held at the Ritz-Carlton...

The Coalition for Better Parenting (CBP), is undertaking a six-month parent facilitator training programme in an effort to improve the knowledge and skills of persons involved with parenting. Training will begin on Thursday, March 26 at the Caribbean Child Development Centre at the University of the West Indies in Kingston. Co-ordinator of the CBP, Doret Crawford, told JIS News that...

The e-Learning Jamaica Project has been enhancing the educational environment at deCartertet College in Mandeville, Manchester. Speaking with JIS News on Monday (March 2), e-learning coordinator at the school, Hans Stevens, said that under the project, the school was given 15 laptops, document cameras, scanners, television sets, camcorders, 70 personal computers equipped with CD-ROM drives and flat screen monitors. "Currently...

Tertiary level students, who are seeking summer employment abroad, are being urged to exercise caution about the agencies that they sign up with for work. Co-ordinator for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security's J1 Summer Work Programme, Lorna Young, said that students must be very vigilant and refrain from paying money to persons offering jobs overseas. "Students need to...

In recognition of the invaluable contribution of literary great, Claude McKay, a day in his honour was recently hosted at Claude McKay High School in James Hill, Clarendon. Students of the institution presented several of his works, as they took turns paying tribute to the literary figure, after whom the institution is named. For Senior Clarendon Librarian, Ambrozene Johnson, who...

The alumina refinery company, Jamalco, is partnering with the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), to upgrade the literacy and numeracy skills of residents in mining communities in Clarendon and Manchester. The programme, which was launched at Harmons All-age School in Manchester last week, is being funded by the Alcoa Foundation, at a cost of US$100,000 and is designed to...

Volunteers from the United Kingdom-based Projects Abroad, have painted a classroom at the Villa Road Primary and Junior High in Manchester and donated reading material to the institution. Speaking to JIS News at a workday at the school last week, Bridgette Barrett, Country Director for Projects Abroad, said that the group conducts a "dirty day" every month, to give a...

Managers and leaders of organisations are being urged to retool themselves, and to remain current and relevant in order to gain employee confidence and create better working environments and successful businesses. This was put forward at a policy forum on leadership and management, which was hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) yesterday (Feb. 28) at the Bloomfield...

The School Garden Programme in Manchester will soon benefit from a grant of approximately $835,000 which is being made available under the agricultural and environment grant facility from the Ministry of Education. School Garden Coordinator for Manchester, Dean Collins at a meeting of the Manchester 4-H Clubs Parish Advisory Council Meeting on February 26, explained that the grant is given...