Several teachers and education officials are lauding the Education Partnership for Improved Reading Outcomes, for equipping the education system with the tools for steady progress in literacy. Under the three-year project, which ended in March, the Education Ministry,  in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),  provided capacity building and technical assistance to the National Literacy Programme,...

Roehampton Primary School, in St. James, is being hailed by educators and senior Government officials as a shining example in St. James. Located in the hilly district of Anchovy, the school, with a student population of 179, has been doing well academically, showing marked improvement in both the Grade Three Diagnostic Test and also the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT)...

Mentor, mother, friend and counsellor are just some of the names aptly used to describe  Principal of the Hampton School for Girls, Heather Murray. Mrs. Murray has been at the helm of the institution, located in the cool hills of Malvern, St. Elizabeth,  since 2004, but her entire adult life has been dedicated to the teaching profession, covering  primary and...

Groundbreaking innovations by Jamaicans have enhanced the quality of life of the society and contributed to development in several fields, locally and internationally. In health care, for instance, Canasol, formulated by Drs. Manley West and Albert Lockhart, has aided hundreds of glaucoma patients. The papaya sector has been fortified by Professor Paula Tennant’s disease-resistant variety. In technology, Xormis, a Jamaican...

Michael Norman Manley was born on December 10, 1924 in St. Andrew, Jamaica. He was the second son of internationally renowned lawyer, Rhodes Scholar and one of Jamaica’s National Heroes, the Rt. Excellent Norman Washington Manley and Edna Manley, nee Swithenbank, outstanding sculptor and patron of Jamaican arts. Although Manley’s first love was journalism, he eventually became involved in trade...

Parents try to keep their children safe at home, at school and anywhere else their young may find themselves. Children should also be protected while using the Internet. While the Internet is an invaluable tool for research, recreation and maintaining communication with family and friends the world over, there are several potential dangers lurking online. Parents ought to make themselves...

Often when Jamaica’s rich cultural heritage comes up for discussion the topics range from iconic music artistes to our collage of culinary treats. But Jamaica’s natural gifts, its indigenous flora and fauna and sprawling mountain ranges, are also considered as part of our cultural legacy. This year, with the UNESCO designating the Blue and John Crow Mountains a World Heritage...

There are several key events and personalities that propelled, Jamaica, a former colony of the British Empire, heavy under the weight of slavery and other social injustices, towards independence. The birth pains of our nation are sometimes drowned out by the excitement and vibrancy of our annual celebrations. But we must not forget any event or any of the lives...

The University of Technology (UTech) Students’ Union Council’s annual Summer outreach project, Teach the Youth, is off to a good start with the enrolment of more than 600 students from five Kingston and St. Andrew communities. The project, which operates summer classes at select locations in the communities of August Town, Kintyre, Tavern, Highlight View and Sandy Park, got underway...