The establishment of a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) exemplary lab is in progress at Bustamante High School in Clarendon, at a cost of $15 million. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, made the disclosure at the official handover of computer labs at the Bustamante High School on Thursday, January...

Past students of the Manning’s School in Westmoreland are being urged to contribute to the institution’s wellness centre rebuilding project. The facility, which was destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, will benefit from the proceeds of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) held on January 15 at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Andrew. Speaking with...

Technical high schools are being equipped with digitisation laboratories by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, as part of a national effort to modernise technical and vocational education and better align student training with labour market needs. As part of the initiative, a digital construction lab is being established at the Stony Hill Technical High School in St....

Nearly two years after a fire severely damaged two Information Communication Technology (ICT) laboratories at Bustamante High School, the Clarendon-based institution is the beneficiary of modern facilities through public-private collaboration. The restoration and expansion project was done at a cost of $20 million by the Universal Service Fund (USF) in partnership with e-Learning Jamaica Company (e-LJam) Limited, the Flow Foundation...

The capacity of the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB) to deliver support to members of the visually impaired community has been significantly improved, following the renovation of the organisation’s facilities by the HEART/NSTA Trust. The renovations were undertaken by volunteers from Region 1 of the Trust, as part of their annual National Development Project. The renovated building was officially...

Brown's Town Primary students walked away victors of the inaugural Environmental Quiz and Expo, beating The Glen Preparatory 36-30 in a closely contested final match held at Holiday Haven in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on January 13. Meanwhile, Runaway Bay Primary copped third place, beating Lower Buxton Primary 50 points to 7. The competition brought together 13 primary schools from...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has indicated that all 1,010 of the island’s public schools, across the infant, primary, and secondary levels, are now operational, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. The institutions are using different operational modalities, including face-to-face classes, remote lessons and a staggered approach to reopening. “Within the seven most severely...