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The Jamaica Library Service (JLS), in an effort to bridge the digital and social divide, undertook strategic developments during the 2007/08 fiscal period. As set out in a Ministry Paper that was tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Education, Andrew Holness on May 20, the plan enabled the organization to fulfill its mandate to facilitate and influence...

Performance in the technical/vocational areas of schools participating in the Tech-Voc Rationalisation Project has improved significantly over the years, according to a Ministry Paper tabled by Minister of Education, Andrew Holness in the House of Representatives on May 20. The purpose of this project is to rationalise the existing Technical and Vocational programmes in the secondary system by upgrading present...

As the Government continues its drive to create effective schools, through a modernization agenda, good leadership and management have become major factors and are being prioritized through improved training and greater accountability. According to a Ministry Paper that was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 20), by Minister of Education, Andrew Holness 731 primary school principals have...

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) is currently processing 25 programmes for accreditation from eight institutions. The programmes include: three masters, 12 bachelors, eight associates, one diploma, one certificate in the areas of education, library studies, the performing arts, urban and regional planning, information technology, human resource management, environmental studies, business studies, architecture and construction technology, biology, and public health....

The Ministry of Education has been working to enhance the reading skills of students through its literacy programmes. As set out in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives on May 20 by the Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, the literacy development component of the Primary Education Support Project (PESP) will be enhanced by the provision of 3,920...

Government has allocated an addition $200 million to assist early childhood institutions that are in danger of closing because they are in breach of public health and safety guidelines, Education Minister, Andrew Holness has said. Speaking in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 20), Mr. Holness said that this is in keeping with the...

The Government has made some $2.7 billion available in the 2008/09 budget to fund the secondary schools tuition fee programme for the new academic year commencing in September, Education Minister, Andrew Holness has announced. This sum, he said, represented a "massive" overall increase of 51.6 per cent over the $1.8 million for the previous year. Making his contribution in the...

Construction has been completed for six buildings under the development of model learning environments component of the Enhancement of Basic Schools Project (EBSP). These include the Yallahs, Hope Village, and DRB Basic Schools, and the St. Thomas, Manchester, and St. James Resource Centres. As stated in a Ministry Paper tabled by Minister of Education, Andrew Holness in the House of...

During the 2007/08 fiscal year, the HEART Trust/NTA and the National Council on Technical Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) enrolled a total of 106,258 persons for training, assessment and certification services. As set out in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives on May 20 by the Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, the HEART Trust/NTA also partnered with...

Some of the functions of the Social Housing Unit of the Ministry of Water and Housing (MoWH) are to be carried out under the Constituency Development Fund, which allocates $40 million to Members of Parliament to undertake development work in their constituencies. This is according to Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, in an interview with JIS News...

The Manchester Social Development Commission (SDC) is encouraging persons to participate in Labour Day projects across the parish, especially at the Manchester Infirmary, which is the parish project. SDC parish manager for Manchester, Rose Griffiths, told JIS News that the scope of work will involve cleaning and beautifying the facility and planting food crops that the residents can benefit from...

The Consulate General in Miami is reaching out to Jamaican nationals in the Belle Glade, Florida, a number of whom are facing health and economic hardship. At a recent community fair hosted by the Consulate on the grounds of the Hole in the Wall Restaurant, persons were assisted to complete applications for Jamaican passports and birth certificates. Volunteers from the...