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Unity Primary and Infant school students playing together in the schoolyard during lunch on Monday, September 2.

Large Turnout of Students at Schools in Trelawny

Schools across Trelawny saw a large turnout of students ready to embrace the new academic year, despite ongoing repairs to some institutions that were damaged by Hurricane Beryl. Schools across the country have been divided into three priorities by the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Jamaicans Urged to Join the Fight Against Plastic Pollution

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (fourth left); Director of Corporate Services at the JIS, Errol Gardner (left) and Director of Human Resources at the JIS, Dr. David Knight, celebrate with the JIS Heritage Competition 2023 winners representing (from left) Bright Beginnings Education Centre, Richmond Primary and Infant School, Grove Town Primary, York Castle High, José Martí High and Cornwall College.

JIS Accepting Entries for Heritage Competition

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon (third right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the bridge linking Cornwall Courts and Green Pond communities in St. James, on Sunday, September 1. Assisting are St James Central Member of Parliament and Deputy Speaker of the House, Heroy Clarke (sixth left); Government Senator, Charles Sinclair (right); Councillor of the Salt Spring Division, Gregory Harris (second right); and Councillor for the Montego Bay South Eastern Division, Arthur Lynch (second left); and community members.

Bridge Linking Cornwall Courts and Green Pond Officially Opened

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third right), with members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) team who participated in International Coastal Clean-up Day activities at the Shipwreck Beach in Kingston on Saturday, September 16, 2023.

NEPA to Clean Coastlines on September 21 and 22

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

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Minister Vaz Congratulates AAJ on 50 Years of Dedicated Service

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has commended the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) on “50 years of unwavering dedication and progress”. In his message to mark the milestone, which was delivered during Sunday’s (September 1) thanksgiving service at Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston, Minister Vaz said the occasion was a testament to the extraordinary...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, gives a ‘high five’ to students of the Hope Valley Experimental School in St. Andrew. Looking on is Education and Youth Minister, the Most Hon. Fayval Williams. Prime Minister Holness and Minister Williams visited with students, staff, and parents at the school in St. Andrew, during Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year.

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Gov’t Looking to Ensure Access to Education for All Persons with Special Needs

The Government, through the Ministry of Education and Youth, is looking to redouble efforts to ensure that all persons with special needs have access to education. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says this is in keeping with his Administration’s efforts to promote greater inclusivity. “No child should be denied access to education because of any need that they...

Nestled among her pupils is Principal of the Morant Bay Primary School, Fay Lindsay.

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Smooth Start for Several Schools in St. Thomas

There was a seamless transition back to school, today (September 2) for a number of institutions in St. Thomas, as the 2024/2025 academic year begins. Donned in clean, crisp uniforms and with an array of book bags, students were observed out in their numbers journeying to their respective schools across the parish. At Paul Bogle High, the young minds were...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, converses with a Jamaica College student while visiting the institution’s campus on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew, on Monday (September 2), the start of the 2024/25 academic year. Also visiting is Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right).

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Gov’t Placing Greater Emphasis on Investing in Education – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be placing greater emphasis on investing in the education sector. “We are now at a point where we have to give greater focus to make the investment in the things that matter to you now and for the future. We have to make greater investment in our human resource...

Dr. the Honourable Louise ”Miss Lou” Bennett Coverley.

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Floral Tribute and Parish Activities for Miss Lou’s 105th Birth Anniversary

Several activities are being planned to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the birth of cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett Coverley, fondly known as “Miss Lou”. Miss Lou, who was born on September 7, 1919, passed away on July 26, 2006 in Canada. She was buried at National Heroes Park, in a section reserved for cultural icons. On Saturday,...

Students at the Barracks Road Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James.

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Positive Start to 2024/25 Academic Year at Several Schools

Officials of the Ministry of Education and Youth and school administrators are reporting a smooth start to the 2024/25 academic year, on Monday (September 2), at several institutions. This, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which threatened to derail reopening at some schools. Ministry of Education Regional Director for St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, provided updates on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), speaks with Kingston College and Jamaica College students on Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right). The Prime Minister and several Government Ministers greeted students at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew as they made their way to school.

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STEM Education Remains a Gov’t Priority – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education remains a priority focus area for the Government in driving national development. “We are investing. We have said we are going to be building six new STEM schools. Those schools will not be operating under the Education Act, as it presently is. We will develop...