The National Council on Education (NCE) commends the Government and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information on the bold step taken to vaccinate children 12 years and over. This is a critical step in the right direction to prepare our children for a safe return to face-to-face teaching and learning. We urge the Government to prioritize the vaccination of...

The Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams is urging Jamaicans to remain accountable for raising the achievement levels of all students. She was speaking at the Jamaica Teacher’s Association (JTA) 57th Annual Conference Church Service, held at the Faith Tabernacle Shiloh Apostolic Church, in Kingston on Sunday (August 15). In her remarks, the Minister said embracing...

Approximately 720 students in the parish of St. Catherine are expected to be transported daily by the School Train Service that will be operated by the Jamaica Railway Corporation in conjunction with the Ministry of Education Youth and Information (MOEYI) and the Jamaica Urban Transit Company. In an interview with JIS News following a final test run of the service...

The Broadcasting Commission, in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is to establish a Digital Literacy Skills Framework for Jamaica. This according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) 2020 Economic and Social Survey, which says, “This intends to aid the development of digital literacy in the era of the fourth revolution as a regulatory...

A sum of $4.3 billion has been allocated to primary, all-age, and junior high schools for the 2021-2022 academic year. The funds are being disbursed in four tranches, with the first tranche paid over in June 2021. The Ministry Education, Youth, and Information, in a recent bulletin, said that each school will receive a maintenance grant in the amount of...

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information has allocated $9.3 billion in grants to secondary schools for the academic year 2021/2022. The amount is being paid in four tranches, with the first disbursement made in June 2021. Allocation of the funds is to ensure that schools are equipped with the necessary infrastructure and resources and is in keeping with the...

Eighteen-year-old Tianna Smith and 12-year-old Tousaint Desouza are this year’s recipients of scholarships awarded by the Williams family of the Maldon Baptist Church in St. James. The presentations were made during the Independence service held at the church in Maroon Town on Sunday (August 1). The students were selected for the scholarships from a pool of applicants, who attend the...