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Principal of the Ocho Rios Primary School, St. Ann, Suzette Barnes-Wilson.
Principal of the Ocho Rios Primary School, St. Ann, Suzette Barnes-Wilson.

Ocho Rios Primary Gears Up for Major Push in Literacy and Numeracy

St. Ann’s biggest primary school, Ocho Rios Primary, and a key feeder for the parish’s high schools, has geared up for a major push in literacy and numeracy as the new academic year commences. Principal, Suzette Barnes-Wilson, outlined a comprehensive...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, shares a hug with Constant Spring Primary and Infant School students, Ustean Samuels (left) and Neveah McGregor, during orientation day at the institution. At left is Principal, Shay Dillon, and Director of Regional Educational Services in the Ministry’s Region One, Ottis Brown. Constant Spring Primary and Infant was one of several visited by the Minister on day one (September 1) of the 2025/26 academic year.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, shares a hug with Constant Spring Primary and Infant School students, Ustean Samuels (left) and Neveah McGregor, during orientation day at the institution. At left is Principal, Shay Dillon, and Director of Regional Educational Services in the Ministry’s Region One, Ottis Brown. Constant Spring Primary and Infant was one of several visited by the Minister on day one (September 1) of the 2025/26 academic year.

Minister Reaffirms Parental Role in Supporting Educational Success
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
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

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Former Godfrey Stewart High School student, Joyel Ricketts. 
Education

Former Godfrey Stewart High School Student Cops 10 CSEC Passes

Seventeen-year-old Joyel Ricketts is celebrating a major academic milestone, having successfully passed seven subjects in the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Combined with three subjects earned in earlier grades, she now holds passes in a total of 10 subjects. “When I opened the portal and I saw my results I was very proud of myself, because I knew...
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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.
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Parents Encouraged to Be More Involved in Their Children’s PEP Preparations

As the new school year begins on September 1, parents are being encouraged to become more involved in their children’s preparations for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. Grade-six teacher at the Bethabara Primary School, in Manchester, Anne-Marie Plummer-Wright, who has been in the education system for over 20 years, said children who have great parental involvement, most times, are...
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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.
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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
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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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