Posts tagged: Jamaica

Securing our Future: Lessons in HIV Prevention

Improving and increasing actions on HIV prevention for girls and young women in Jamaica is critical because, “women are not only being infected with HIV more frequently than men, they are becoming infected at a younger age. The numbers of new infections peak among women between the ages 15 and 25 years, while for men this peak occurs a decade later, between 25 and 35 years old.”

Friday December 4th, 2009 in , Elora Consulting, FAMPLAN, HIV prevention, HIV/AIDS Services, Jamaica, Jamaica Family Planning Association, Jamaican Researcher, St. Rachel Ustanny | 1 Comment »

Who is the Culprit, Education or Society?

Over the past week the quality of education has taken center stage in the Jamaican media, with the Minister, Andrew Holness chiding elementary/ primary school teachers for the general ill-preparedness of students for secondary schools.This news comes at the dawn of Jamaica’s presentation of a status report on its achievements towards the Millennium Development Goals [...]

Sunday June 14th, 2009 in , Andrew Holness, Education, education system, equality, equity, hidden curriculum, Jamaica, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, justice, MDGs, Millennium Development Goals, Minister of Education, PIOJ, Planning Institute of Jamaica, privileged, social change, social stratification, society, St. Rachel Ustanny, universal access to education | 1 Comment »
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