Review of payment scheme of CXC Exam

[Karl]

Why do you keep saying the PNP did nothing ?

How is that possible ?

When you are on a treadmill you are certainly doing something.. as to what progress you are making.. that requires deeper analysis.

Thanks for emphasising that the JLP pre-election mantra that - "the PNP did nothing to advance the welfare of Jamaicans during the last 18 years"! - is alive and well!

[Muadib]

We have that tape too! Don't draw wi tongue!

We had Omar on tape tuh...

The result ???

Heh, heh.

[Muadib]

Why do you keep saying the PNP did nothing ?

How is that possible ?

When you are on a treadmill you are certainly doing something.. as to what progress you are making.. that requires deeper analysis.

[Mosiah]

Mr. Holness dismissed claims that the JLP would stop paying for students to sit the examinations.

We have that tape too! Don't draw wi tongue!

[Karl]

One degree of separation - The EXLCR principal was a schoolmate...and, neighbour at Llandilo (often spelt Landilo), Westmoreland.

...and, another something from the '18 years do nothing PNP administration' now being spoken of/about by the JLP!

[Karl]

Government of Jamaica to review payment scheme for CXC exam
published: Monday | October 1, 2007


Petrina Francis, Staff Reporter


Principal of Excelsior High School Beverley Wilson (left) with Minister of Education Andrew Holness and Member of Parliament and former Education Minister Maxine Henry-Wilson at the service of thanksgiving celebrating the reinstitution of the sixth form at Excelsior High School. The function was held at the school's auditorium yesterday. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer

The Government says it will pay the fees for students to sit four Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination this year but will be reviewing the payment scheme with a view of improving students' performance.

According to Minister of Education Andrew Holness the money to pay for the fees was already in this year's budget, but changes are coming. "We are going to review the payment scheme to see how we can use it as an incentive to improve performance at the CSEC level," he told The Gleaner on Saturday.

Mr. Holness did not state exactly how this would be done, but pointed to models in Barbados where students are refunded if they pass the examinations and the National Commericial Bank's (NCB) new initiative which pays for students to sit two business subjects if they maintain a certain average.

"We are going to be coming to the nation shortly with suggestions on how we can improve the value we get from the money we spend on CXC fees," he said.

The Government also pays the fee for students sitting the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), which is equivalent to GCE Advanced Level.

Mr. Holness dismissed claims that the JLP would stop paying for students to sit the examinations.

Since 2002, the former People's National Party (PNP) administration had paid the fees for students to sit CSEC mathematics, English language, Information Technology and a science subject.