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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), engages with Bustamante High School students, during the handover of renovated and expanded information communications technology (ICT) facilities at the institution in Clarendon on Thursday (Jan. 15).

Bustamante High School Gets Modern ICT Labs

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...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right), unveils the plaque for the HEART/NSTA Trust Region 1 National Development Project during the handover ceremony at the Jamaica Society for the Blind in Kingston, on Thursday (January 15). Sharing in the moment (from left) are Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton; Chairman of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Damion McLean, and Regional Director for HEART’s Region 1, Dr. Sasha Shim-Hue.

Facilities at Jamaica Society for the Blind Renovated

Principal Director of Cause for Change Foundation Limited, Richardo Aiken (left) and Chief Executive Officer of VM Foundation, Samantha Charles (second right), present the winning cheque to students of Brown's Town Primary who won the finals of the Environmental Quiz and Expo competition, held at Holiday Haven in Runaway Bay, St Ann, on January 13. At right is Director of Cause for Change Foundation Limited, Doren Watson, and in the background are other partners and sponsors.

Brown’s Town Primary Wins Environmental Quiz and Expo Competition

Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, gives an update on the education sector at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, on Wednesday (January 14).

All Schools Operational

Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, provides an update on the education sector during a post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, on Wednesday (January 14).

Changes to Administration of PEP to Accommodate Students Impacted by Hurricane Melissa

The 54 employees of Campion College who were awarded for over 10 years of service at the school

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Campion College Honours Long-Serving Staff

Fifty-four educators and support staff at Campion College who have given more than 10 years of service were honoured at the institution’s long-service awards ceremony held on Monday evening (January 12). The honourees, who served for a combined 1,046 years, include former board chairman Anton Thompson; former principals, Grace Baston and Radley Reid; 35 teachers, 11 support staff and one...

Regional Director for Region Five in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Susan Nelson Smith.

3 months ago EducationHurricane Relief & RecoveryInformationSkillsYouth

Psychosocial and Learning Loss Interventions Bolster Region Five’s Post-Hurricane Education Recovery

Psychosocial support and targeted learning-loss interventions have served as central pillars of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s recovery effort in Region Five in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Regional Director, Susan Nelson Smith, told JIS News that emotional well-being was prioritised before and during the reopening of schools. She noted that the initiative was first implemented among...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM) and Customer Engagement Laboratory at Stony Hill Technical High School in St. Andrew on Friday (January 9). Joining her are State Minister in the Ministry of National Security and Peace and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second right), along with other stakeholders.

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$10m EDPM and Customer Engagement Lab Commissioned at Stony Hill Technical High

Students at Stony Hill Technical High School in St. Andrew are now benefiting from enhanced access to digital training and workplace-ready skills, following the official opening of an Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM) and Customer Engagement Laboratory at the institution. The facility, valued more than $10 million, was commissioned on Friday (January 9) and represents a major investment by...

A section of Lacovia Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth under repair.

3 months ago Education

Face-to-Face Classes Resume at Lacovia Primary After Hurricane Melissa Disruption

Face-to-face classes have fully resumed at Lacovia Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, after months of disruption caused by infrastructural damage from Hurricane Melissa, even as restoration works continue on sections of the compound. This was confirmed by Principal, Stacia Williams Brown, who noted that the institution is grateful to have fully resumed classes. She told JIS News that...

Restoration works underway on the administrative building at Lacovia Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth.

3 months ago Education

Restoration Works Advancing at Lacovia Primary and Infant School

Restoration works at Lacovia Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth are progressing steadily as the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information rebuilds institutions damaged by Hurricane Melissa, with an emphasis on resilience against future adverse weather events. During a recent visit to the institution, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan, reported that contractors are on site...

A section of the Clapham Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, which was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last year.

3 months ago EducationYouth

98 Per Cent of Region Five Schools Reopen for Easter Term

Ninety-eight per cent of schools in region five have reopened for the Easter term, as recovery efforts continue following extensive damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information – Region Five, Susan Nelson Smith, told JIS News that the region has made steady progress despite the impact of the hurricane on school...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (centre); Regional Director at the Ministry for Region Five, Susan Nelson Smith (right), and Managing Director at the Southern Contracting Company, Dameon Sinclair, look at a section of the Clapham Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, which was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last year. The occasion was a visit to schools in the parish by Senator Morgan and other stakeholders on Thursday (January 9).

3 months ago EducationYouth

School Restoration Efforts Advance in St. Elizabeth

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has commenced inspections of ongoing work at several schools being repaired, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan, said that the inspections would have started earlier in the week. He explained that this follows earlier site visits by the Ministry’s leadership that were aimed at...