Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says the Government will be providing a subsidy for secondary-level students to retake their exit exams this year, due to the challenges caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We know that the pandemic has really created some disruptions, and so for some of our students...

Students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) are exempted from fees of the Sixth-Form Pathways Programme. “Of course, you as a parent can give what you have, but that student or the parent should not be expected to pay a fee or contribute if he or she cannot afford to do so,” Acting Chief Education Officer...

Thirty-two students were on Tuesday (November 2) awarded Government scholarships for outstanding performance in the 2021 grade-six Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Four pupils, who are the island’s highest achievers from a primary, all-age, or primary and junior high school, received scholarships valued at $180,000 each. The JAG Smith and Marcus Garvey scholarships, awarded to the top girl and top boy...

Eight students of the St. Ann’s Bay Primary School in St. Ann, are beneficiaries of computer tablets, donated by the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI). The handover took place on Tuesday (November 2) at the institution as a goodwill project by JAPHI, in observance of Public Health Inspectors Week, celebrated from October 24 to 30. In her address,...

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information (MOEYI) continues to facilitate and enhance teaching and learning during the ongoing pandemic, through the provision of audiovisual lessons. The lessons are being aired via the Ministry’s eHomeSchool network (eHSN) and YouTube channel, and the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ). Students can access live and recorded lessons, news, and information, through eHSN-PRIMARY...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), receives one of 20 tablets donated by Unicomer Jamaica Limited, from Managing Director, Mr Edwin Vaquerano, at the Ministry on October 28. The devices have been given to the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative. The donation is valued at $1,608,000 and the tablets will be given to secondary...

In the sphere of education, many of the measures that the Government of Jamaica has adopted in response to the global health crisis has been the suspension of face-to-face classes at all levels. The need to maintain educational continuity has however presented challenges to which schools have responded with different remote options. There have been increasing concerns regarding the number...