Recent graduate from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Alexia Hibbert, displays her Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours certificate while standing beside the crab cooking station in Kingston where her mother, Makeisha “Munchie” Walker, works. She now holds a major in Political Leadership, Strategy and Management and a minor in Political Science. Ms. Hibbert visited her mother...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), congratulates two of Merl Grove’s top-performing students and valedictorians, Natacia Anderson (left) and Racquel Bernard (second right), during the 2022 graduation ceremony held at the institution in Kingston on Sunday (October 30). Sharing the moment is Acting Principal, Lorretta Ricketts.

Youth across the island will continue to be facilitated by empowerment and personal development programmes and policies by the Ministry of Education and Youth. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the declaration during the launch ceremony for Youth Month (November), held at the HEART College of Construction Services, in Portmore. She lauded students for their resilience against the daily challenges...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling for greater collaboration and coordination among parents, caregivers and schools on key issues relevant to the achievement of a child’s education and best interest. She made the call during the official launch of activities to observe National Parent Month at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on November...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has called on Jamaican schools to engage their student population in the Ministry’s ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign. Speaking at a ‘World Food Day’ event at Vere Technical High School in Clarendon, on October 20, the Minister suggested that administrators and teachers can put together various competitions that promote the tenets...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), having a light dialogue with Executive Dean, Caribbean School of Medical Sciences, Jamaica, Dr. Neville Graham, before the start of a graduation ceremony, held at the Marjorie Myers Hall, Shortwood Teachers’ College, on October 30.

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling for collective action from education stakeholders to prevent armed violence in schools. She noted that while Jamaica has not had many incidents involving the use of firearms on school campuses, the reality of the threat posed by the use and presence of small arms is real. The Education Minister was...