జమైకా: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు
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2011లో ఇ.ఎస్.పి.ఎన్. ఆధారంగా అత్యధికంగా వేతనం అందుకుంటున్న జమైకన్ ప్రొఫెషనల్ క్రీడాకారులలో " జస్టిన్ మాస్టర్సన్ " ఒకరు.
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==విద్య ==
The emancipation of the slaves heralded in the establishment of the Jamaican education system for the masses. Prior to emancipation there were few schools for educating locals. Many sent their children off to England to access quality education.
After emancipation the West Indian Commission granted a sum of money to establish Elementary Schools, now known as ''All Age Schools''. Most of these schools were established by the churches.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jis.gov.jm/education/html/20041212T090000-0500_4438_JIS_MORAVIAN_CHURCH_CONTRIBUTING_MUCH_TO_EDUCATION.asp |title=Moravian Church Contribution to Education in Jamaica |accessdate=22 December 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123064227/http://www.jis.gov.jm/education/html/20041212T090000-0500_4438_JIS_MORAVIAN_CHURCH_CONTRIBUTING_MUCH_TO_EDUCATION.asp |archivedate=23 November 2007 }}</ref> This was the genesis of the modern Jamaican school system. Presently the following categories of schools exist:
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Additionally, there are many community and teacher training colleges.
Education is free from the early childhood to secondary levels. There are also opportunities for those who cannot afford further education in the vocational arena through the Human Employment and Resource Training-National Training Agency (HEART Trust-NTA) programme,
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moec.gov.jm/news/speeches/ict2003.htm |title=Transforming the Jamaican Education System |accessdate=22 December 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520221921/http://www.moec.gov.jm/news/speeches/ict2003.htm |archivedate=20 May 2008 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> which is opened to all working age national population<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/worldtvetdatabase1.php?ct=JAM | title=Vocational Education in Jamaica | publisher=UNESCO-UNEVOC | date=August 2012 | accessdate=26 May 2014}}</ref> and through an extensive scholarship network for the various universities. Students are taught Spanish in school from the primary level upwards; about 40–45% of educated people in Jamaica knows some form of Spanish.
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