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  • over 20,000 students benefit from cost sharing programme

    Over 20,000 students benefitted from the Government's Cost Sharing Programme for the 2002/03 academic year....
  • Students To Benefit From 'River Of Life Programme'

    Three schools in the parishes of St. Ann and St. Mary are participating in an educational programme, titled 'The River of Life Programme', geared at cultural exchange, environmental education and computer literacy....
  • Cultural Events To Be Staged At Devon House This Year

    Devon House will host a series of cultural events this year, showcasing quality local products and cuisine, as part of efforts to promote the development of Jamaica's cultural heritage....
  • Moratorium For Persons With Library Books

    Persons in possession of books owned by the Jamaica Library Service have been given a three-month moratorium to return them without having to pay any penalty....
  • WCJF Reaching Out To Adolescent Mothers

    For almost 25 years the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has been quietly going above and beyond the call of duty, not only assisting pregnant teenagers through its programme for adolescent mothers, but also following up the progress of the bab...
  • More Funds Needed To Finance Students' Research Work - Uwi Professor

    Professor Trevor Jackson, Campus Coordinator of the School of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of the West Indies has said that the University needed more financial assistance to help fund students' research work....
  • Research Consortium Established In Jamaica

    Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Professor Errol Morrison has said that a research consortium, consisting of four major tertiary institutions and one research institution, aimed...
  • Campaign On To Promote Literacy At Top Hill Primary

    As part of a campaign to promote literacy at the Top Hill Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Reading Specialist, Dr. V. Elaine Carter, will be addressing parents of students attending the school, tomorrow (March 19), to get them more involved in the educ...
  • Public Sector Employees Challenged To Improve Quality And Efficiency Of Service

    Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, has challenged employees in the public sector to improve the quality and efficiency of their service in order to set the pace for Jamaica to become more competitive globally....
  • Club Donates First Aid Kit To Basic School In St. Ann

    A first aid kit valued at $3,000, was recently donated to the One Love Basic School in Mansfield Heights, Ocho Rios, St. Ann by members of the Young Children's Priority One Club....
  • Students Benefit From Kiwanis Breakfast Programme In St. Ann

    Some 50 students from three schools in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, are now benefitting from a breakfast programme, initiated by the Kiwanis Club of St. Ann....
  • Teachers Urged To Integrate Culture In Teaching Methodologies

    Director of Culture in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Sydney Bartley, has encouraged teachers to integrate culture and the arts in their teaching methodologies....
  • Education Minister Commends Teachers

    Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson, has commended teachers who have remained in the classroom, "despite the significant challenges and negative encounters"....
  • Late Educators Honoured At Montego Bay Community College

    The Lorna Nembhard Auditorium and the Ivy Townsend Library at the Montego Bay Community College, in memory of late principals who had served the institution with distinction, were officially declared opened by Governor-General His Excellency the Most. Hon...
  • Parenting Seminar At Mind Tomorrow

    Parents are always encouraged to become more involved in the education of their children attending high school....
  • Jamaican Male Students Perform Creditably In Some Science Subjects

    Jamaican male students have performed creditably in some science subjects and information technology, surpassing their Caribbean counterparts....
  • US$5,000 Donated To Liberty Hall

    Liberty Hall in downtown Kingston, the former headquarters of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), has received a US$5,000 donation from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)....
  • Jamaican Educators Visit Uk For 'Twinning' Programme

    Seven principals and a guidance counsellor from schools in Jamaica are to go on a one-week visit to the United Kingdom (UK) as part of a twinning of schools programme, where they will meet with their UK counterparts to increase cultural and academic excha...
  • Project Launched To Improve Early Childhood Education

    The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture has launched the Enhancement of Basic Schools Project, aimed at improving the early childhood education system in Jamaica....
  • Jamaica Has To Position Itself In Competitive Environment - Dr. Robertson

    Minister of Development in the Office of the Prime Minister, Dr. Paul Robertson, said today that Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean was facing the challenge of positioning themselves in a fiercely competitive environment, driven by liberalized trade...