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Education, Youth and Culture Minister Maxine Henry Wilson, has said that increased effort would be placed on identifying and catering to "special needs students" as an integral part of the thrust to transform the education sector. The Education Minister who was opening the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House yesterday (May 10), admitted that not enough emphasis was being placed...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has received reports from various monitoring agencies of government with respect to legislations governing their activities and how their capability to detect and prevent corruption might be strengthened. The Prime Minister had requested the review by the agencies at a meeting held recently at Jamaica House. Arising from the submission of reports, Mr. Patterson will convene...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, has said that focus must be placed on giving the cohort of young men, who have the potential to do "serious damage" to the growth of the economy, a second chance to become productive members of the society. "There is a cohort of young men, who for whatever reason, have missed either...

The Kiwanis Foundation of Jamaica has embarked on a campaign to encourage the continued growth and development of discipline and courtesy in the country. The campaign, aimed principally at the youth, will see Kiwanians meeting and talking to groups of young people as well as the wider society on these essential elements of social well-being. Already, the Kiwanis Club of...

Approximately 400 students, teachers and parents from eight educational institutions in the Bluefields area of Westmoreland, are participating in an information technology project aimed at enhancing computer literacy and promoting sustainable community development. The project, which celebrates its first anniversary this week, is the brainchild of the Bluefields People's Community Association (BPCA), which is being sponsored by the Environmental Foundation...

The Hill Top Juvenile Correction Centre in St. Ann is a beacon of hope for youngsters who have run afoul of the law. The staff at the facility has been working to achieve full rehabilitation of the wards that are entrusted in their care and through academics, counselling and other intervention, are helping them to realize their full potential. "We...

Minister of Health, John Junor has said that the process to develop a National HIV/AIDS Policy was part of efforts by the government to provide a legislative framework to deal with HIV/AIDS at a national level. Minister Junor was speaking at a press conference held yesterday (May 10), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel to launch the draft policy and to...

The Early Childhood Act and the Regulations and Standards for the monitoring of pre-schools, will come into effect this year, to ensure that all early childhood institutions have adequate provisions of the development of children. Maxine Henry Wilson, Minister of Education Youth and Culture, who made the announcement during her contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Minister Maxine Henry-Wilson has outlined several interventions to be undertaken by the Education Ministry to improve the quality of student performance at secondary schools during the 2005/06 fiscal year. Mrs. Henry-Wilson who was making her opening presentation in the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate yesterday (May 10) in the House of Representatives said the stigma of...

Education, Youth and Culture Minister Maxine Henry Wilson, yesterday (May 10) announced plans for the institution of a screening programme to identify developmental, behavioural and psychosocial problems in children. "Early identification and appropriate intervention can dramatically reduce the effects of developmental problems on children's later learning," the Minister stated, during her contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House....

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture will be going all out in its efforts to improve Grade Four literacy rates in Primary schools during the 2005/06 school year through several planned initiatives. Education Minister, Maxine Henry Wilson made the announcement in her opening presentation in the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (May 10). She informed...

Education, Youth and Culture Minister Maxine Henry Wilson, has said that increased effort would be placed on identifying and catering to "special needs students" as an integral part of the thrust to transform the education sector. The Education Minister who was opening the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House yesterday (May 10), admitted that not enough emphasis was being placed...