The Ministry of Education and Youth will host its annual National Mathematics Week of activities from Sunday, April 14 to Friday, April 19, under the theme ‘Adding Up the Excitement: Maths Rocks’. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday (April 11), Mathematics Coordinator for the Ministry’s Region Seven, Camae Johnson Burrell, said wide-ranging activities have been...

Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (third right), presents a check valued at $300,000 to Captain of the St. Jago High School 2024 Schools’ Challenge Quiz team, Jhaneille Esson, at Thursday’s (April 11) monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in Spanish Town. Assistant coach, Chevelle Crosdale-Lee (left) and other members of the team share the occasion. St....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, receives a copy of 'Chief Takyi – Breaker of Chains' from author, Enoch Takyi, during the third Annual Tacky Day celebrations at the St. Mary Parish Library in Port Maria on Monday (April 8). The event was held to honour the courageous acts of Chief Takyi [Tacky],...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 9) passed amendments to the Appropriations Act 2024, to exclude the amounts related to statutory expenditure that were inadvertently included in the Act. The Bill was piloted by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, on behalf of Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Mrs. Williams...

The Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY) has an approved ‘Philosophy of Education for Jamaica’. A bulletin issued by the Ministry states that in accordance with the recommendations of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission Report, also known as the Orlando Patterson Report (2021), the Ministry was charged to “widely promote an education philosophy which sees learning as a collaborative interaction...

The music programme at Kingston High School has been bolstered through the donation of musical instruments, valued at more than $1million, by the Ministry of National Security. The items, provided under the Ministry’s Music, Sports, and Technology (MST) Initiative, include keyboards, acoustic and bass guitars, amplifiers, mixer board, microphones and stands, drums and percussion instruments. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace...

Students at 13 institutions are poised to benefit from the 2024 National Budget Secondary School Tour, which runs from April 9 to 30. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, the tour aims to sensitise students about the national Budget and the Ministry’s role and function. Addressing Tuesday’s (April 9) launch at St. Catherine High School, State...

The St. Jago High School team proudly display their winning trophy in the 2024 Schools’ Challenge Quiz competition, at a celebratory gathering held on Monday (April 8) at the school's Monk Street premises in Spanish Town, St Catherine. The members of the team (from left) are Jermaine Miller, Jhanielle Esson (captain), Nathaniel Baker and Kevandra Blake. St. Jago secured victory...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Best Kept School Competition is deemed to be reflective of the values of pride, responsibility and community stewardship. This, according to Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Faval Williams, who was speaking during the competition’s awards ceremony at JSIF’s office in Kingston on Friday (April 5). Mrs. Williams said the programme, which falls under...