Public schools across Jamaica will receive an additional $757.5 million in funding for the upcoming 2026/27 academic year. The disclosure was made by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during Wednesday’s (July 15) Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House. “On average, every public school is getting 55 per cent more funding...

Jamaicans seeking financial assistance to pursue studies and professional development in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and other digital-related fields have until Friday, July 17, to apply for grants under the Universal Service Fund (USF) ICT Education Grant Programme. The initiative, which has a total allocation of $3.1 million, will provide funding to 12 Jamaicans through two grant categories designed...

School administrators are being reminded to use only the approved standardised student medical report form for all new registrations and support measures aimed at safeguarding the health and well-being of children. The directive comes from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI) in its latest bulletin, which says the standardised form, developed jointly with the Ministry of Health...

Students at Golden Grove All-Age School in St. Ann are better equipped to make safer and healthier decisions, following an educational initiative on June 25 aimed at strengthening fire-safety awareness and preventing substance misuse. The programme, organised by the NGD Quintessential Foundation, in partnership with the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) and the Jamaica Fire Brigade, provided students with...

Winning the first round of the 2026 Junior Minister of Tourism Public Speaking Competition is a feat Nathan Clarke, student of Glenmuir High School, is elated he overcame on Friday (July 10). Nathan, a debater by nature, and his teacher, Shanika Dennis-Spence, journeyed from rural Clarendon into the capital city to AC Hotel Kingston, with high hopes of making their...

Students and vendors in St. James are to benefit from the donation of 5,000 notebooks and 60 tents by Rosh Marketing Co. Ltd, to support back-to-school preparations and vending activities. The items were handed over to Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon, during a ceremony held at the Corporation’s building in...

Zurie Cousins and Neeraj Sahukar of Creative Kids Learning Academy in Kingston have emerged as the top girl and boy, respectively, for the 2026 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). The outstanding pair will begin the next chapter of their academic journey at Campion College this September. Both students have been awarded the Guardian Group Foundation Scholarship, which will...