When I meet with both prospective and existing clients and I ask the question: “What are your investment goals?” the two most common responses are that they are seeking to grow their funds for retirement or saving for their children’s college education. Frustration with saving accounts and other traditional fixed rate deposits have led them
Can I get a scholarship with four CAPE subjects? Career Advisor: Carolyn Marie Smith Dear Career Advisor: I recently received my CSEC results showing I obtained seven distinctions. I am now moving on to sixth form to do the CAPE . It is customary to do four pairs of CAPE units at the end of the
Students at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) are to benefit from practical training in dairy production under a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seprod. Students at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) are to benefit from practical training in dairy production under a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Interim President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes, plans to transform the multidisciplinary tertiary institution into a university within the next five years. Interim President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes, plans to transform the multidisciplinary tertiary institution into a university within the
Twenty-five Excelsior High School past students donated J$500,000 dollars in scholarships to currently enrolled students of their alma mater
GraceKennedy Foundation Awards Over $19Million in Tertiary Scholarships Eighty -four (84) university students will be able to pursue their studies thanks to scholarships from the GraceKennedy Foundation which recently made its annual scholarship awards at The University of the West Indies (The UWI). There were five first-time recipients of full scholarships, along with 13 students who
Education Minister Pledges $6 Million to Improve Industrial Arts Department at Wolmers Boys The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be providing $6 million towards the repair and replacement of equipment in the industrial arts department at Wolmers Boys School in Kingston. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, gave the commitment after observing
Many employers, especially large ones, provide scholarships even if they don’t advertise the opportunities. When Morgan Brunson was a senior in high school, she discovered that her mom’s employer, Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, Illinois, offered college scholarships to employees’ children. Brunson applied and received a US$300 scholarship to help pay for her books at Jackson State University in
The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, officially launched a Centre for Reparation Research on October 10 at the campus. The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, officially launched a Centre for Reparation Research on October 10 at the campus. It is geared towards supporting the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) reparatory justice movement, building
All Primary Students Must Matriculate to Secondary School – Minister of education Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says he is determined to have 100 per cent of primary-level students matriculate into secondary schools for a full five-year course of study. Speaking to students from Wolmer’s Boys’ and Girls’ schools
