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Thirty students from 11 primary and all-age schools in North Clarendon, who gained high marks in the recent Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), were recently presented with bursaries valued at $159,000, to assist with their secondary school expenses.The awards were sponsored by Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Northern Clarendon, Horace Dalley. At the presentation ceremony held at...

The Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF) has urged employers to become knowledgeable of the best practices and improved technologies that will enhance productivity. "It is something that you constantly have to look at especially with all the new information and technology out there," said Alain Fischer, Manager of Enterprise and Business Development at the JEF.Mr. Fischer, who was addressing a recent...

We are on the threshold of another school year. This is a challenging time for all; yet it is a time of promise and anticipation for students, teachers, parents and all other stakeholders. We congratulate the students who have given of their best in this year's GSAT, CAPE and CSEC exams. Many of you have produced excellent results. We wish...

With schools reopening this week, motorists are being urged to be mindful of children using the roadways.The appeal comes from the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in the wake of the noticeable increase in the number of road traffic accidents involving children within the first two weeks of the recommencement of school. Dr. Dayanand Sawh, Orthopaedic Surgeon at the hospital, told...

A world of possibilities unfolded for 18-year-old Jacinth Richards, when she enrolled at Jos

Regional Director for the Child Development Agency (CDA), Sydney Grant, has called on Jamaicans to unite in creating a more protective and nurturing environment for the healthy development of the nation's children. Mr. Grant, who was addressing the Sandal's Montego Bay scholarship awards ceremony held on September 1, said that the CDA has been pursuing a more integrated approach to...

School administrators in St. Thomas are expecting a smooth start to the school year, with most reporting that the necessary repair and upgrading projects have been done or are near completion. Noel Williams, Bursar at Seaforth High, told JIS News earlier this week, that the school administration was ready to meet the challenges of the new academic year. In terms...

The government's e-learning project will get underway this September in 31 institutions across the island. The one-year pilot will be implemented in 28 high schools at the grades 10 and 11 levels, and three teachers colleges. After the test phase, the project will be rolled out to all of the nation's 150 high schools from grades seven to 11, says...

With only two days before the start of the new school year, the region five office of the Ministry of Education and Youth has reported that most schools in Manchester and St. Elizabeth were ready to accommodate students. Regional Director of Region 5, Rueben Grey, told JIS News that 85 per cent of schools were prepared for the new term,...

Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Brenda LaGrange Johnson today (September 1), signed a US$529,300 agreement to assist Jamaica in securing its borders against drug trafficking. The signing took place at the Ministry's offices on Oxford Road in Kingston. In his address, Dr. Phillips said that, "illegal drugs are often exported to the...

Director of the Health Promotion and Protection Division in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Eva Lewis Fuller, suggested that schools should make it mandatory for students to engage in regular physical activity. "The recommendation really is to have the full impact of at least half an hour of physical activity three times a week at least, to have an impact...

The National Road Operating and Construction Company (NROCC) and the National Works Agency (NWA) will be continuing improvement works on Port Henderson Road and Passagefort Drive in Portmore, to ensure the smooth flow of traffic for the new school year. Minister of Housing Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, speaking at a press conference held at his Maxfield Avenue offices...