Children in State care will benefit from a donation of 500 laptops to assist with remote schooling as part of the blended approach to teaching and learning. The laptops were donated by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) at their headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (January 19). This donation falls under the...

A Community Access Point (CAP) was officially opened at the Brixton Hill Primary and Infant School in Clarendon on Wednesday (January 19), which will benefit students at the institution and the wider community. The CAP site, established by the Universal Service Fund (USF), is equipped with 20 computers, a projector with accompanying screen and mount, and desks and chairs. Residents...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands a tablet to student of the Windsor School of Special Education in St. Catherine, Ajaunie Johnson (second right), during a ceremony on Tuesday (January 18), at the First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC) Portmore Branch in St. Catherine. Looking on are FHC Portmore Branch Manager, Tania Oglesby, and Member...

More than 80 outstanding students of the José Martí Technical High School in St. Catherine have been awarded scholarships valued at $1.7 million by the institution’s past students’ association. The awards were presented at the 45th Founder’s Day celebration held at the school’s campus in Twickenham Park, where students were recognised for excellence in academics, sports and other areas. A...

Chairman of Gaynstead High School, Major Clifton Lumsden (centre) and Acting Executive Director, National Education Trust, Latoya Harris (second right), cut the ribbon to symbolise the official handover of protective screens donated by Today’s Office Limited, during a function at the institution in Kingston on Thursday (January 13). Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Head Girl, Aaliyah Roberts (left),...

The Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) is to lead an institutional review of the HEART NSTA/Trust and to recommend changes to improve the entity’s effectiveness. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during the virtual launch of the ‘The Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Report’ on Thursday (January 13). He said that the review “will look...

As more school reopen for in-person classes, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing to parents and guardians to closely monitor children for signs of the coronavirus (COVID-19) virus to reduce transmission in the school environment. “If you see any indication that your child is not well, please keep them at home. This is the only way to...