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AugCHASE FUND BOOSTING SERVICES PROVIDED BY LIBRARIES
Aug
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of schools islandwide, one of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s largest organisations, the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) was called into action. The JLS was to expand its services to facilitate the nation’s students receiving adequate support in a virtual learning environment.…
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AugCHASE FUND TO PROVIDE 2,000 TABLET COMPUTERS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD INSTUITUTIONS
Aug
Over 2,000 students have benefitted from tablet computers donated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund to early childhood institutions across Jamaica to facilitate virtual learning. Two thousand devices, valued $50 million, were distributed between May and August to several schools. They included: Allman Town Infant School…
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AugCHASE FUND DONATES $27.5M TO THE INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA
Aug
Deputy Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Nicole Patrick-Shaw, describes the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund’s donation of $27.5 million to bolster the organisation’s work, as “game-changing!” She informed that the provision, which was presented to the IOJ in January, was utilised to fund several of…