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The National Library of Jamaica is concerned primarily with the collection and preservation, organization and provision of access to all publications relating to Jamaica and Jamaicans. These include publications produced in Jamaica as well as those produced outside of the island.
Jan 26, 2022 · Computer tablets were distributed to approximately 24,000 students and 1200 teachers in six pre-primary, 13 primary, five all age and junior high, and 12 high schools, one teacher’s college, and one special education institution . By 2018, a new phase was launched with an investment of US$30 million to facilitate the training of approximately ...
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As early as the 1970s, this IOJ unit was responsible for documenting and sharing information on the impact and presence of the African diaspora in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean. While the publications can not be accessed on the official website, the link leads you to the list of publications that can be found through WorldCat.
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The National Library of Jamaica was established in 1979 under the Institute of Jamaica Act of 1978. It originated from the collection of the West India Reference Library (WIRL) which was founded in 1894 as a section of the Public Library of the Institute of Jamaica. This public library was the first of its kind in Jamaica. It began operations ...
The Jamaica Library Service was established in 1948 and provides, under the Ministry of Education and Youth, a Library Service free to the public and to schools island-wide. The organization is managed at two levels through a Central Library Board and a local Committee in each Parish. The Jamaica Library Board is the central statutory body ...
About JAMLIN. The Jamaica Libraries and Information Network (JAMLIN) formerly the National Information System (NATIS) comprises libraries, archives, information and documentation units, which collect documents and publications in all formats (print, audiovisual and electronic) and make these available to satisfy the information needs of the ...
Feb 6, 2021 · Nearly 40% of Jamaica’s almost 2.9 million people are in the K-12 education system that employs between 23,000 and 25,000 teachers. The island’s education system is guided by policies which made education compulsory for all individuals age 6 to 18, and there is universal coverage up to grade 9.
