The world’s largest technical professional organisation, the Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers (IEEE), will host a face-to-face workshop titled, ‘Towards Expanding Access to Quality Engineering Science Excellence Opportunities in Jamaica’. This is scheduled to take place from January 17 to 18 at the University of Technology (UTech), in Kingston. The workshop will showcase IEEE leaders globally, technical professionals, and industry...

Schools across Jamaica are expected to conduct earthquake safety drills on Wednesday, January 17, which will be observed as Earthquake Awareness Day in Schools. A bulletin issued by the Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) stated that the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will launch the Earthquake Awareness Campaign on January 14, 2024, under the theme ‘Drop,...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second right) pause for a photo opportunity during the handover of the Michael Campbell Art Collection to the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on January 11. Also pictured (from left) are Campus Registrar at the...

Students of Richmond Primary and Infant School in St. Mary are set to benefit from a new school bus under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Grants Project, which focuses on addressing basic needs, including education, health and poverty reduction. Representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica and the institution signed a grant contract for the provision of...

Persons wishing to pursue higher education are being encouraged to make use of the benefits available at the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB). The entity recently relaunched its Grant-in-Aid facility, which is tailored for students who are on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), are wards of the State, or are from households where the income is below...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (standing), addresses members of a delegation from Boston College in Montserrat, who called at the Ministry’s main office in Kingston on Tuesday (January 9).

Applications for the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship are now open for government workers. Launched in 2020 by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, the scholarship, which represents investment of $1 billion over a five-year period, aims to upskill public-sector workers who wish to pursue postgraduate studies. Thirty scholarships are offered each year. Senior...

With the establishment of a smart room, learning should improve at the Homestead Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine. Recently, the Digicel Foundation gifted the school with the facility at a cost of US$60,000. It is equipped with 12 laptops, 12 tablets, a smart board, a printer, air-conditioning units and is furnished with desks and chairs and can accommodate...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is to introduce technology labs in primary schools in the next phase of its ongoing drive to build out information and communications technology (ICT) across the education sector. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said equipping these institutions with technology labs is critical to promoting the development of critical skills for the digital age. “The...