Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson, is suggesting the implementation of a national Digital Literacy Programme, so that even more citizens can participate in the digital economy to which the country aspires. “In the digital economy, data has become the new source of wealth. Data Literacy – the ability to collect, organise, manage, evaluate and apply data to various businesses...

A total of 185 applications have been submitted to the Secretariat overseeing the Government’s $1-billion Marcus Garvey Graduate Scholarship for Public Sector Employees. Opening the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 11), Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the submissions are for the first 30 scholarships being awarded...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be administering diagnostic tests to grade-six students to identify and address gaps in the delivery of the National Standards Curriculum due to the restrictions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The pandemic led to the closure of school plants in March last year and the shift to online teaching and learning. In November,...

Students who are contemplating whether to defer sitting the 2021 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations have until May 1, 2021 to decide. This was announced by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who informed that the Ministry has prepared guidelines for those students who would like to defer the 2021 sitting of the CXC exams. “These guidelines...

The Government has announced changes to the 2021 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Addressing a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (March 10), Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that the Grade Six Ability Test, which was originally set for February 23 and rescheduled for March 25, has again been postponed. The new date for...

For the upcoming fiscal year, Jamaica will invest $114 billion or approximately six per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in education. Opening the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 9, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said that the Government continues to allocate the largest share of its Budget,...

A United Kingdom (UK)-Jamaica Diaspora early-childhood education support group has provided more than $650,000 worth of school supplies and funds to four basic and primary education institutions in the island. The group, representing community organisations and individuals, was brought together by the Jamaican High Commission. The beneficiary institutions are All Saints Infant, Cornwall Gardens Basic, Mount Salem Primary and St...