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First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awardees share a photo with Company Director Nickeisha Walsh (left); FHC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Xavier Allen (second right), and guest speaker, Jeffrey Azan (sixth, right), during the FHC’s annual awards ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on August 28.
First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awardees share a photo with Company Director Nickeisha Walsh (left); FHC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Xavier Allen (second right), and guest speaker, Jeffrey Azan (sixth, right), during the FHC’s annual awards ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on August 28.

18 Students Receive Scholarships

Eighteen outstanding secondary and tertiary students are starting the 2025/26 academic year with less financial worry, thanks to scholarships and bursaries from the First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union Limited and the FHC Foundation. The awards were presented to the...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), converses with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), converses with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.

Education Ministry to Implement New Data System for Real-Time Monitoring and Strategic Decision-Making
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, helps student at Clan Carthy Primary School, Dalton Francis, to work through a mathematics problem. The Minister taught a class at the Kingston-based institution in observance of Teachers’ Day earlier this year.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, helps student at Clan Carthy Primary School, Dalton Francis, to work through a mathematics problem. The Minister taught a class at the Kingston-based institution in observance of Teachers’ Day earlier this year.

Support for Special Needs Children in Schools
Former Godfrey Stewart High School student, Joyel Ricketts. 
Former Godfrey Stewart High School student, Joyel Ricketts. 

Former Godfrey Stewart High School Student Cops 10 CSEC Passes
Grade six teacher at the Manchester based Bethabara Primary School, Anne-Marie Plummer-Wright (centre), engages in discussion with Principal of the school, Cecil Hamilton (left), and Guidance Counsellor, Horace McCauley (right), during a visit to the institution on August 28.
Grade six teacher at the Manchester based Bethabara Primary School, Anne-Marie Plummer-Wright (centre), engages in discussion with Principal of the school, Cecil Hamilton (left), and Guidance Counsellor, Horace McCauley (right), during a visit to the institution on August 28.

Parents Encouraged to Be More Involved in Their Children’s PEP Preparations

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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.
Education

NPSC Urges Parents To Stay Connected To Their Children

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is calling on parents to remain closely connected with their children, particularly those who are transitioning from primary to secondary school this new academic year. Chief Executive Officer of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, stated that transitioning to high school can be both exciting and overwhelming for students. “It is also at this stage that...
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Regional Director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock.
EducationYouth

Education Ministry’s Region Four Prioritising Career Readiness in 2025/26 Academic Year

Regional Director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock, says career education will be a central focus in schools across the region during the 2025/26 academic year. “We want to focus, as a region, on a purpose-driven kind of living, and we are focusing specifically on career guidance and education,” she told...
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Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information - Region Four, Dr. Michele Pinnock.
Education

Education Ministry To Engage Parents In Targeted Training

Parents across Region Four are to benefit from targeted training sessions this academic year, to help strengthen literacy and numeracy skills among students, says Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock. “We are going to be doing a lot of parent training to really get the parents aware as to how they can...
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Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information - Region Four, Dr. Michele Pinnock.
Education

Region Four Ready For New School Year

Regional Director in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, says schools across region four are ready to welcome students for the start of the 2025/26 academic year on September 1. Region Four covers educational institutions in Westmoreland, Hanover, and St. James. “All our schools will be open next week. A number of schools have organized...
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Social Development Commission (SDC) Executive Director, Omar Frith addresses the audience during the agency’s second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS!) held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore, St. Catherine. During the workshop, participants received training in welding, candle-making, bouquet and gift basket creation, lash-e
CommunityDevelopmentEducationLocal GovernmentYouth

SDC Empowers Youth in Portmore with Entrepreneurial Skills

Scores of young people from the community of Gregory Park in Portmore, St. Catherine were empowered through hands-on training in various entrepreneurial endeavours during the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS!). The workshop was held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore in the parish. Participants were trained...
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Grade-four teacher at Broughton Primary School in Westmoreland, Errolyn Mullings-Williams (left), makes a presentation to fellow educators at the school during a teachers
EducationYouth

Broughton Primary Ready for New School Year

Broughton Primary School in Westmoreland is reporting a strong state of readiness for the upcoming academic year, with enhanced programmes and initiatives geared towards improving student performance in literacy and numeracy. In an interview with JIS News, Principal, Marva Davis-Clarke, said the school has been undertaking several measures in preparation for the September reopening. “As you can see, our physical...
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Tennis instructor Kevin Simms (left) hands over tennis equipment to Principal of Broughton Primary in Westmoreland, Marva Davis-Clarke, at the school on Thursday (August 28). The donation is aimed at bolstering the school
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Tennis Instructor Donates Equipment to Broughton Primary School

Broughton Primary School in Westmoreland has received a donation of tennis equipment from hospitality industry tennis instructor Kevin Simms as part of efforts to introduce the sport to students and promote healthy lifestyles. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Simms outlined that the initiative stemmed from his desire to give back to his community. “A co-worker of mine told...
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