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  2. Education in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    The Jamaica Tourist Bsm is a new subject at all levels from early childhood up to secondary, that is for children from age 4 to 20 years". [16] This program, introduced for the 1999/2000 academic year, works in accordance with the set curriculum, which includes "Mathematics, Social Studies, Resource and Technology which will carry tourism ...

  3. Culture of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Jamaica's leading annual film event The Reggae Film Festival takes place each February in Jamaica's capital city, Kingston. Members of Jamaica's film industry gather here to make new links and many new projects have grown from the event. Jamaica has many talented film makers but there is a great lack of available funds and resources for filmmakers.

  4. Jamaican Patois - Wikipedia

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    Female patois speaker saying two sentences A Jamaican Patois speaker discussing the usage of the language. Jamaican Patois (/ ˈ p æ t w ɑː /; locally rendered Patwah and called Jamaican Creole by linguists) is an English-based creole language with influences from West African and other languages, spoken primarily in Jamaica and among the Jamaican diaspora.

  5. Gestures in language acquisition - Wikipedia

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    Gestures are distinct from manual signs in that they do not belong to a complete language system. [6] For example, pointing through the extension of a body part, especially the index finger to indicate interest in an object is a widely used gesture that is understood by many cultures [7] On the other hand, manual signs are conventionalized—they are gestures that have become a lexical element ...

  6. Jamaica Coalition on the Rights of the Child - Wikipedia

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    The Jamaica Coalition on the Rights of the Child (JCRC) [1] is a UNICEF-sponsored program in Jamaica for protection of children's rights. JCRC works to monitor and implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child nationally in Jamaica. The Coalition was established in November 1989.

  7. Fifty-nine Haitian children with disabilities and 13 caregivers were evacuated by boat to Jamaica on Thursday, fleeing ongoing gang conflict.

  8. Men's studies in the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    Female dominance can be explained in certificate programs because "their male counterparts do not need further qualifications to get ahead." [6] Jamaica's recent statistics on education have indicated that females now outperform males at all levels and in a wide range of disciplines, including some formerly dominated by males. [6]

  9. Maxfield Park Children's Home - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] [4] Children are admitted to the home after having been determined to be in need of care and protection as provided by the Child Care and Protection Act, which was nationalized in 2004. [5] [6] Children at the facility are referred from the Jamaican Child Development Agency (Children's Office), the police and the courts (Children's or ...