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Students of the St. Andrew Technical High School are in light conversation just before the start of the Commonwealth Day 2015 Youth Forum held today (March 9), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. They are (from left): Jervorney Gordon; Lateesa McKenley; Daniel McLeod; Akeli Stampp; and Aaliyah Smith.
Students of the St. Andrew Technical High School are in light conversation just before the start of the Commonwealth Day 2015 Youth Forum held today (March 9), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. They are (from left): Jervorney Gordon; Lateesa McKenley; Daniel McLeod; Akeli Stampp; and Aaliyah Smith.

Govt Committed to Youth Development – PM

By: Rochelle Williams, March 10, 2015
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government is committed to ensuring that the country’s youth are given the best opportunity to realise their fullest potential, through...
Academic Dean at the All American Institute of Medical Sciences in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Dr. Sheila Campbell Forrester (left), in discussion with Chairman of the Board, Dr. Simon Clarke (right), at the institution’s inaugural graduation exercise on December 4.

Healthy Start by First Off-Shore Medical School

By: Marlon Tingling, March 9, 2015
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Mrs. Donna Marie Rowe (3rd left-second row), and Chairman of the JIS Advisory Board, Fae Ellington (4th left), with students who participated in the 2014 JIS Heritage Competition, and the inaugural Poster Competition, at an awards ceremony, held today (March 6), at King’s House, in St. Andrew.

Students from Jessie Ripoll Primary and Ardenne High Top JIS Competitions

By: Garfield Angus, March 7, 2015

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UCJ Celebrates Quality Assurance Week

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) will celebrate its 10th Annual Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education Week from March 8-13 under the theme: ‘The Changing Landscape of Tertiary Education: Challenges...
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By: Judith Hunter, March 6, 2015
Head of Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (left) and Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dorrette Campbell (right), shows one of the educational charts to be distributed to schools under the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), at the launch of the charts on Wednesday (March 4), at the Knutsford Hotel in Kingston.
Education

Schools to Receive Charts to Enhance Learning

Forty schools across the island are to benefit from important educational resource material through the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). “This reflects...
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By: Rochelle Williams , March 5, 2015
Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (left) converses with Shareholder, One-on-One Educational Services Limited, R. Danny Williams (right) during yesterday’s (March 2) media launch of mYLocker® e-learning platform at the Knustford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from second left) are: Business Development and Marketing Manager, Gleaner Company, Nordia Craig; and Managing Director and Chief Education Officer, One-on-One Educational Services Limited, Ricardo Allen.
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Gov’t Incorporating Technology in Education

Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says steps are being taken to revolutionise the country’s education sector through the incorporation of technology. He noted that the introduction and use...
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By: Chris Patterson, March 4, 2015
Registrar, Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Creig Smith (left), cuts the ribbon to display the computers, printers and uninterruptible power supplies that were given to the Jamaica Library Service for the purpose of assisting in the search and rescue of children who go missing. The handing over ceremony was held at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, 2 Tom Redcam Drive, in Kingston, on March 3. Looking on (from right) are: Director General of the Jamaica Library Service, Mrs. Karen Barton; Child Protection Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund, Jamaica, Janet Cupidon Quallo and Political Officer, Embassy of the United States of America, Rebecca Molinoff.
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OCR Hands Over Computers to JLS

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) on Tuesday, March 3, handed over six computers to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), to assist in the search and rescue of children...
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By: Latonya Linton, March 3, 2015