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• Nyan Reynolds: From Olympic Gardens to a Masters in Public Health and a member of the US Army

   Oct 28, 2018

  Nyan Reynolds holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health and is a member of the United States Army today but his start in life many years ago might have... more

• Adventist Christian education: Panacea to societal ills?

   Oct 21, 2018

  Northern Caribbean University (NCU), which is owned and operated by the Adventist church, is convening a summit to examine the impact of its strand of Christian... more

• PM to push for Spanish as official second language

   Oct 21, 2018

  Pointing to the number of Spanish investment projects in the island, Prime Minister Andrew Holness argues that it is of strategic importance that Spanish... more

• US$30 million awarded under tablets in schools project

   Oct 21, 2018

  Cabinethas approved two contracts totalling US$30 million to continue the implementation of the Tablets in Schools project.Of the sum, US$16 million has... more

• PEP Performance Task pushed back to March 2019

   Oct 3, 2018

  KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Performance Task aspect of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), previously scheduled for December, has been pushed back to March 2019.The... more

• Principal of the Year launches online mentorship, coaching programme for young colleagues

   Sep 23, 2018

  TheLASCO/Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Principal of the Year 2018, Howard Salmon has unveiled a specially designed online platform which... more

• 59 head back to school with VM Foundation funds

   Sep 16, 2018

  File photoFifty-nine students were named beneficiaries of Head-Start scholarships and grants at the Victoria Mutual (VM) Foundation's 2018 Scholarship... more

• Coping with back-to-school anxiety

   Sep 16, 2018

  September signals a time of adjustment for the entire family as routines and schedules change.But whereas the start of the new school year can be exciting... more

• Food for the Poor provides educational grants for 250 students

   Aug 26, 2018

  KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Approximately 250 students from early childhood to tertiary institutions islandwide have received educational grants from Food... more

• 'A house without a library has no soul'

   Jun 3, 2018

  The Early Childhood Commission used the occasion of the basic school book donation ceremony in Kingston on Tuesday to remind parents to do all they can... more