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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left) is joined at the podium by members of the St. George's College team, who won the recent staging of the University of Technology (UTECH) annual Mathematics competition, during Wednesday’s (March 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left) is joined at the podium by members of the St. George's College team, who won the recent staging of the University of Technology (UTECH) annual Mathematics competition, during Wednesday’s (March 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston.
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Education Ministry to Celebrate Pi Day on Friday

By: Donique Weston, March 12, 2026
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information will be celebrating Pi (π) Day across the island’s schools on Friday, March 13. Pi is a mathematical constant (approximately 3.14) that expresses the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It has been used in formulas across physics, astronomy, engineering and other fields for centuries. “Across all our regions we’ll be showcasing concepts like algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics and probability through creative design,” Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, informed during...
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Regional Priority Non-communicable Disease and Family Health Coordinator, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell, provides details of her study, titled 'Assessment of Delays to Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer among Patients Accessing Care at the Cornwall Regional Hospital', during a recent JIS Think Tank.
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Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Julian Robinson, makes his contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 12).
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), shares the moment as members of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP) hold a symbolic cheque courtesy of CARE International during a handover ceremony for the Roots Resilience Parametric Insurance Programme held on Monday (March 9) at GraceKennedy (GK) General Insurance Company’s office in New Kingston. Also photographed (from left) are CARE International Caribbean Humanitarian Response Lead, Jonathan Arogeti; GK Group’s Head of General Insurance, Tammara Glaves-Hucey; GK General Insurance Client and Partner Services Manager, Orette Duncan; GK General Insurance Assistant General Manager for Client and Partner Services, Andrea Muir-Gibbs; JNRWP Executive Board Member, Marva Allen-Simms; and JNRWP Consultant, Christopher Chinapoo. The initiative will benefit 120 women producers, supported by a US$65,000 pledge from CARE International and a $900,000 commitment from Hi-Pro, and is facilitated through the GK Weather Protection Programme.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), shares the moment as members of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP) hold a symbolic cheque courtesy of CARE International during a handover ceremony for the Roots Resilience Parametric Insurance Programme held on Monday (March 9) at GraceKennedy (GK) General Insurance Company’s office in New Kingston. Also photographed (from left) are CARE International Caribbean Humanitarian Response Lead, Jonathan Arogeti; GK Group’s Head of General Insurance, Tammara Glaves-Hucey; GK General Insurance Client and Partner Services Manager, Orette Duncan; GK General Insurance Assistant General Manager for Client and Partner Services, Andrea Muir-Gibbs; JNRWP Executive Board Member, Marva Allen-Simms; and JNRWP Consultant, Christopher Chinapoo. The initiative will benefit 120 women producers, supported by a US$65,000 pledge from CARE International and a $900,000 commitment from Hi-Pro, and is facilitated through the GK Weather Protection Programme.

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Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (sixth right), and Ambassador-designate of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Kohei Maruyama (sixth left), cut the ribbon to officially hand over a new school bus to Bustamante High School on Thursday (March 5) at the institution’s grounds in Lionel Town, Clarendon. Joining the moment are Principal, Bustamante High School, Wayne Evans (fourth from left); Regional Director, Region 7, Ministry of Education and Youth, Barrington Richardson (fifth from left); Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey (fifth from right); other stakeholders and students. The vehicle was donated through the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects to improve transportation, safety and access to school activities for students and staff.
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Recipient of the HEART/NSTA Trust Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Tertiary Scholarship Programme, Amoy Crawford, tends to a calf on the dairy farm at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Animal Science.
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, with the Responsibility for Land Titling and Settlements, Hon. Robert Montague (second left, seated), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Arlene Williams (left, seated), Chairman of Morant Bay Urban Centre Limited, Lyttleton Shirley (second right, seated), and Managing Director of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica, Donald Farquharson (right, seated), share a photo opportunity with representatives of government departments and agencies that have signed lease agreements to occupy spaces at the Morant Bay Urban Centre. The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Thursday (March 5).
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