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The Grade One Inventory, which provides a profile of a child's learning style and abilities on entering first grade, will now be conducted in October. Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry Wilson, in her contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 12), explained that the decision to move the assessment from September to...

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry Wilson has raised concern about the low performance of boys in this year's Grade Four Literacy Test. Mrs. Henry Wilson, in her contribution to the 2007 /08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representative yesterday (June 12), said that there was a 23 per cent gap in the performance of girls over the...

A total of 507 learners from four parishes sat diagnostic tests in reading/comprehension and mathematics during the implementation phase of the High School Equivalency Programme in 2006/07. This was announced by the Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry Wilson, in her contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 12). "Of this number, 118...

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry Wilson, has said that 11 schools will be removed from the shift system when the new school year starts in September. She was making her contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 12). The schools that will be removed are: Melrose Primary and Junior High; Stony Hill...

The Factories Corporation of Jamaica will be carrying out several activities to improve its profitability in the financial year 2007/2008. As contained in a Ministry Paper outlining the Corporation's performance, which was recently tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell, the agency will maintain its focus on sectors with proven growth...

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry Wilson, has said that the Youth Information Centres operating in Portmore, Kingston and St. Mary represented one of the most highly successful strategies employed by the Ministry in reaching young people. Making her contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 12), she informed that the Portmore Youth...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says she will be directing that the management of the national airline, Air Jamaica and the operators of Virgin Atlantic Airways meet with Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) to explain how the recently announced code share arrangement on the London to Jamaica route will work. The Prime Minister made the announcement while addressing Jamaicans...

The Board of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has approved more than $65 million for the rehabilitation and beautification of some of the island's landmarks and heritage tourism sites. Executive Director of the TEF, Ian Neita told JIS News that of the sum, $13 million would go towards the redevelopment of the Cinchona Botanical Gardens, which would involve "the restoration...

The roadway between the communities of Alleppo and Cromwell Land in St. Mary is to be fully rehabilitated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). To be carried out at a total cost of $33 million, the project will be facilitated through a partnership between the JSIF and the Alleppo Citizens Association. An agreement between the JSIF and the Association...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) will continue to work with key stakeholders, such as the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, and the Ministry of Finance and Planning, to finalize the establishment of the PetroCaribe Development Fund. This requires an amendment to the PCJ Act and work to this end is now at an advanced stage, according to...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has said that the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Decent Work Agenda has become an essential feature of strategies for balancing economic and social development, and is a global imperative. "Decent work for all is a great principle and a great ideal. It is essential to achieving social justice, prosperity and a better quality of life...

What a delight it is for me to address this august assembly and to bring you warm greetings from the Government and people of Jamaica. I extend congratulations to the esteemed Director General, Ambassador Somavia and to the staff of the ILO for another successful year of operation. In the past I had the honour to participate in these annual...