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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), in conversation with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a press conference held on Friday (August 15) at the Ministry’s Heroes’ Circle offices in Kingston, where the report on Jamaica’s performance in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) tests was presented.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), in conversation with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a press conference held on Friday (August 15) at the Ministry’s Heroes’ Circle offices in Kingston, where the report on Jamaica’s performance in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) tests was presented.

Improved Performance In 2025 CSEC English and Maths

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is reporting improvement in the performance of Jamaican students in the May/June 2025 sitting of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) English A and Mathematics.   Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (front, third left) poses with the selection committee and the 2025 recipients of the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship during the programme’s awards ceremony and engagement session held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (August 13). Twenty-eight public-sector workers were awarded full scholarships during the ceremony.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (front, third left) poses with the selection committee and the 2025 recipients of the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship during the programme’s awards ceremony and engagement session held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (August 13). Twenty-eight public-sector workers were awarded full scholarships during the ceremony.

28 Public-sector Workers Receive Full Scholarships For Graduate Studies
Principal of Somerton Primary and Infant School, Lally Stewart Reid. 
Principal of Somerton Primary and Infant School, Lally Stewart Reid. 

Somerton Primary And Infant Ready For New School Year
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Awards Ceremony and Engagement Session, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (August 13). Thirty public-sector workers were awarded full scholarships at the ceremony.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Awards Ceremony and Engagement Session, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (August 13). Thirty public-sector workers were awarded full scholarships at the ceremony.

Finance Minister To Seek Extension Of Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Programme
Top Male Student at the St. Catherine based White Marl Primary and Infant School, Nathan Downer (right), receives his trophy from past student of the school, Joseph Willis, at the institution’s recent graduation ceremony, held at the New Testament Church of God in the community.
Top Male Student at the St. Catherine based White Marl Primary and Infant School, Nathan Downer (right), receives his trophy from past student of the school, Joseph Willis, at the institution’s recent graduation ceremony, held at the New Testament Church of God in the community.

PEP Students From White Marl Primary Ready For High School

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Principal of Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St. James, Garvin Atkinson.
EducationYouth

Chetwood Memorial Primary Tackles Absenteeism

Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St. James will be rolling out a new programme during the 2025/2026 academic year to reduce absenteeism and keep children in school. “If I see a child hasn’t turned up to school for three days and the parents have not reached out to us, we’re going to call,” said Principal of the institution, Garvin Atkinson,...
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Principal of Adelphi Primary School in St. James, Marlon Campbell (right) speaks to students.
EducationYouth

Renewed Focus on Reading, Mathematics at Adelphi Primary School

Adelphi Primary School will be placing renewed emphasis on reading and mathematics, Principal Marlon Campbell says. To strengthen literacy, Adelphi plans to reintroduce phonics instruction, particularly in lower primary and possibly extending up to grade four. Reading will also become the first subject taught every morning across all grades to ensure a strong foundation. In mathematics, the school will incorporate...
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Principal of Chetwood Memorial Primary School, Garvin Atkinson.
EducationYouth

Values Education, Technology, Teacher Development Among Areas of Focus at Chetwood Memorial Primary

Principal of Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St. James, Garvin Atkinson, says renewed focus will be placed on values education, technology, and teacher development. Speaking with JIS News about imperatives for the 2025/2026 academic year, he said teachers will be encouraged to incorporate the teaching of core values in the curriculum. “We need to emphasise honesty, responsibility, respect, caring, cooperation....
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addressing a JIS Think Tank held on Tuesday (August 12), where she gave an update on the preparedness of schools for the 2025-2026 academic year.
EducationYouth

Preparations Well Advanced for 2025/26 Academic Year

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Dr. Kasan Troupe, has informed that preparations are well advanced for the reopening of schools for the academic year 2025/2026. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (August 12), Dr. Troupe stated that through a guided data-driven approach and a child-centred philosophy, the Ministry has conducted extensive reviews,...
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Spanish Town-based doctor, Dr. Suneil Morgan (left), who provided free medical service at a recent back-to-school treat organised by the Once A Man, Twice A Child Foundation and held at the Longville Park Police Station in Clarendon. Others pictured (from second left) are Founder of the Foundation, Corporal Rozanne Brown Witter; District Constable Joan Nugent; and Constable Vanessa Walker.
EducationHealth & WellnessYouth

Students of Longville Park Receive Back-to-school Supplies

More than 90 students from the Longville Park community in Clarendon, received educational supplies and medical services at a recent back-to-school treat, organised by the Once A Man, Twice A Child Foundation. It was held at the Longville Park Police Station, and the children were provided with books, bags, pens, pencils, crayon markers, and other essentials, as well as bounceabout...
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Flyer re grant for children of public sector workers
EducationSkills

Study Grants Available for Public Officers and Their Children

Applications are now open for education grants for public officers and children of public-sector workers. The awards, offered by the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, provide up to $150,000 for successful candidates towards tuition costs at a tertiary institution for the 2025/2026 academic year. Applications officially opened on July 19 and close on...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), and Chairman of the Sagicor Foundation Jamaica, Christopher Zacca (left), share a photo opportunity with special award recipients, during the Sagicor Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (August 12). They are (from second left) student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Calicia Vassell, who copped the R. Danny Williams Visionary Award for Leadership and Volunteerism; and Northern Caribbean University (NCU) student, James Barrett, who earned the Chairman’s Innovation Award.
EducationInvestmentYouth

Sagicor Foundation Hailed for its Investment in Education

The Sagicor Foundation has been hailed for its continued investment in the education of young Jamaicans. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, underscored that philanthropy is in the DNA of the charitable arm which has been awarding scholarships for over three decades. “Year after year, Sagicor has been investing in our young...
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