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The Ministry of Education will be launching a major programme this year to create and maintain peace in schools. Education Minister, Andrew Holness, making the announcement at a recent Peace Day press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Kingston, said that the initiative was in keeping with the Ministry's thrust to address the growing problem of...

The Ministry of Education is reviewing the school feeding programme, to improve its effectiveness and to ensure that the neediest students are served. Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference held at the Ministry yesterday (Feb. 26), said that criticisms have been levelled against the structure of the programme and the system developed to identify needy students. Each...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness has said that schools, in the future, would receive funds for nutrition programmes on time. He gave the assurance at a press conference held at the Ministry yesterday (Feb. 26), to address concerns that have arisen regarding late payments for the school feeding programme, as well as allocations under the Programme of Advancement through Health...

Guidance Counsellor of the St. Ann's Bay Primary School, Saloman Smith, has appealed to parents to provide greater support at the early childhood level so that their children can reach their full potential. Addressing an Open Day at the James Hill Basic School in Clarendon, recently, Mr. Smith said that parents have a duty to ensure that the foundation set...

There has been improvements in student performance since the introduction of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), according to assistant Chief Education Officer at the Student Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Sharon Neil. "I think the Ministry is trying to be responsive, by putting these assessments in place, to provide teachers with tools that will guide them...

Minister of National Security, Col. Trevor MacMillan, has said that even though violence has become a major problem within schools, it was a minority of students who are committing the offences. "During a meeting with principals from across the island, one said that there were six boys who gave all the trouble in the school. [Another principal] had a larger...

Students Expressing Truth (SET), a pilot programme aimed at bringing balance to schools affected by violence, and to boost the quality of interschool relationship, was launched at the Ascot High school in St Catherine, yesterday (Feb. 23). It is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID's) Community Empowerment and Transformation Project (COMET) and will target behaviour modification...

About 3,900 primary school students in a number of targeted communities islandwide, are to benefit from the expanded Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)/GoGSAT Partnership for Community Transformation Programme, scheduled to roll out shortly. An academic initiative, GoGSAT aims to enlighten targeted youngsters' knowledge about the relevant safety and security key to their welfare, particularly those deemed at risk of dropping out...

Project Manager/ Chairperson of the GSAT Review Committee Miss Jean Hastings says that the second phase of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) Review, which has been the subject of debates in the past weeks, is geared to finding solutions to move forward. Miss Hastings made the disclosure today (February 24) during a Think Tank session at the JIS in...

Team Leader for the popularisation of science and technology, at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Doreen Dietrich, is calling on students, educators and other stakeholders, to appreciate the value of science and technology to national development. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Science and Technology Exposition in Mandeville, Manchester, Mrs. Dietrich said the country was lagging behind developed...

The district of Swaby's Hope in Manchester on Sunday (Feb. 22) honoured the community's basic school principal, Desrene Richards, for 29 years of service to the institution. At the event held at Swaby's Hope Shiloh Apostolic Church, Mrs. Richards was lauded for her outstanding work at the school and in the wider community. Pastor of the Swaby's Hope New Testament...

Parents have been urged to guide their children along progressive pathways, so that they can become successful men and women of the future. The charge came from Operations Manager of the Santa Cruz branch of the Jamaica National Building Society, Alethia Peart, when she delivered the keynote address at a function to honour Desrene Richards, for serving the Swaby's Hope...