Fifty Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students from three tertiary institutions have been awarded scholarships valued at just over $26.6 million, by liquefied natural gas company New Fortress Energy. The students hail from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, the University of Technology (UTech) and the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMU). The scholarships were presented at a ceremony...

The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) is celebrating its 20th anniversary in December, and will stage a series of activities to mark the occasion, under the theme ‘CCCJ at 20, Expanding the Possibilities’. Speaking today (December 1) at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, Executive Director of the CCCJ, Donna Powell Wilson, said that throughout its 20-year existence, the entity...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Ministry remains cognisant of the critical importance of safe transportation in the thrust to resume face-to-face teaching and learning at schools. Speaking in the House of Representatives on November 30, she noted that many students rely on public transportation in commuting to and from school, and as such, it...

Approximately 56,300 or 27 per cent of secondary-school students are benefiting from limited face-to-face learning, in preparation for external examinations. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the sitting of the House of Representatives, on November 30. She also informed that secondary schools reaching 65 per cent or more of their student population...

Another 383 primary schools have been approved for the next phase of face-to-face learning. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 30. “These schools are our larger primary schools, some with their enrolment above 630, while others are occupying 80 per cent or more...

Students from several rural schools across the island are to benefit from a donation of 100 tablets by the Toll Authority of Jamaica. The devices were provided under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative, which aims to facilitate equity in access to technologies needed for students to be integrated in virtual learning,...

The Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), can now boast that it is ISO 9001 2015 certified, having embarked on the journey in 2017. The CCCJ is a statutory agency under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI), formed by an Act of Parliament to supervise and coordinate the work of Community Colleges in Jamaica. Speaking with JIS...