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UTECH Jamaica Western Campus a Strikes Gold in NCU Invitational Debate Series
The University of Technology Jamaica (UTech Ja.) Western Campus A emerged winners of this year’s 11th staging of the Northern Caribbean University Invitational Debate Series on October 16. The Western Campus’ victory charge was led by Enroy Madourie and Jadon...
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Tertiary Institutions to be Included in Apprenticeship Programme
Tertiary institutions will be targeted under the HEART/NSTA Trust’s revamped apprenticeship programme, which is slated to be launched next year. The initiative is aimed at ensuring that the workforce is equipped with the skillsets to meet labour-market demand. Speaking with JIS News, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator...
St. Elizabeth Northwest Students Benefit from Chicken-Rearing Project
One hundred students from six schools in St. Elizabeth Northwest benefited from a chicken-rearing pilot project, which was initiated during the last academic year. Providing details in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 24), Member of Parliament, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said that the students, who were recommended by teachers, received baby chicks and feed. “They were required to rear...
PHOTOS: Education State Minister Addresses UN Clubs
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (at podium), addresses the United Nations (UN) Club Colloquium held on Tuesday (October 24) at Hillel Academy in St. Andrew to mark UN Day. This year’s observance marked the 78th anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter on October 24, 1945. The Charter sets...
18 Students Recognised for Academic Achievement
Eighteen students from non-traditional high schools have been recognised for their academic achievements by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC). During the organisation’s annual Academic Achievement Awards ceremony on October 20 at the Caenwood Centre Auditorium in Kingston, the students received gift baskets, plaques, cash awards and bank accounts for excelling in the 2023 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams....
Scholarship Fund for BB Coke Students
The St. Elizabeth-based Ballard’s Valley Primary School is looking to set up a scholarship fund for the five BB Coke High School students who acted swiftly in getting medical assistance for their severely injured schoolmate. The announcement was made during a recent ceremony at Ballard’s Valley Primary to honour the five young men, three of whom are past students of...
Education Minister Endorses JSE Primary School Stock Market Education Programme
The Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) efforts to develop the capacity of young people in financial literacy and money management have been endorsed by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. Speaking during the launch of the Primary School Stock Market Education programme at the JSE in downtown Kingston on Friday (October 20), Mrs. Williams said the initiative is designed...