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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left) speaks with Councillor of the Myersville Division, Layton Smith (centre) and Chief Executive Officer at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation , Errol Lebert. Occasion was the reopening of the municipal corporation’s animal pound in Myersville in the parish on Friday (Aug. 15).

Cattle Farmers Urged to Secure Animals

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, is imploring farmers to take greater responsibility for securing their cattle to prevent them from roaming the streets. He made the call while addressing the reopening of the St. Elizabeth Municipal...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (centre) and President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland, Dr. Derrick Deslandes (right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the installation of a smart lab at the institution, while Chairman of Digicel Foundation, Joy Clark (left), looks on. The MoU was signed on Friday (Aug. 15) at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle headquarters in Kingston. Under the agreement, a smart lab will also be established at Church Teachers’ College in Manchester.

More Student-teachers to Have Access to Smart Labs

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses a press conference held on Friday (August 15) at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, where she presented a report on Jamaica’s performance in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) tests.

Jamaican Students Continue to Excel in CAPE

Emergency Cardiac Care Manager at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Alonzo Mothersill, conducts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training at the HFJ.

HEART Foundation Reiterates Importance of Lifesaving CPR Training

All Schools on NSLIP Record Improved Performance in CSEC English

5 months ago EducationInformationSkillsYouth

19.2 Per Cent of Students Pass Five Subjects Including Maths and English

There has been a marginal increase in the number of students who passed five Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects, including Mathematics and English, this year. Of the 28,654 Jamaican students who sat exams in May/June 2025, only 6,200 earned five passes with the core subjects. Some 5,071 students received five passes, including English, while 372 got five passes, including...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), in conversation with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a press conference held on Friday (August 15) at the Ministry’s Heroes’ Circle offices in Kingston, where the report on Jamaica’s performance in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) tests was presented.

5 months ago Education

Improved Performance In 2025 CSEC English and Maths

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is reporting improvement in the performance of Jamaican students in the May/June 2025 sitting of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) English A and Mathematics. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, said 85 per cent of students received a passing grade in English A, while 44 per cent passed Mathematics. ...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (front, third left) poses with the selection committee and the 2025 recipients of the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship during the programme’s awards ceremony and engagement session held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (August 13). Twenty-eight public-sector workers were awarded full scholarships during the ceremony.

6 months ago EducationFinance & Public Service

28 Public-sector Workers Receive Full Scholarships For Graduate Studies

Twenty-eight public-sector workers were awarded full scholarships to pursue graduate programmes that align with areas of national importance. This was facilitated through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Programme. The 28 scholars, five of whom are from 2024, were recognised in a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston...

Principal of Somerton Primary and Infant School, Lally Stewart Reid.

6 months ago Education

Somerton Primary And Infant Ready For New School Year

Principal of Somerton Primary and Infant School in St. James, Lally Stewart Reid, says the institution is in a state of readiness for the start of the new school year. He noted that all staff are in place and except for some “final touches” work on the school plant has been completed. “We’re basically ready in terms of infrastructure. We’re...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Awards Ceremony and Engagement Session, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (August 13). Thirty public-sector workers were awarded full scholarships at the ceremony.

6 months ago EducationFinance & Public Service

Finance Minister To Seek Extension Of Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Programme

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says she will be seeking approval from Cabinet for funds to extend the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Programme for another five years. The scholarship programme was first established in 2020 with a five-year investment as part of the Government’s Human Capital Development Strategy. It is aimed at enhancing...

Top Male Student at the St. Catherine based White Marl Primary and Infant School, Nathan Downer (right), receives his trophy from past student of the school, Joseph Willis, at the institution’s recent graduation ceremony, held at the New Testament Church of God in the community.

6 months ago Education

PEP Students From White Marl Primary Ready For High School

The St. Catherine-based White Marl Primary and Infant School has achieved 89 per cent placements on Pathways One and Two in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. Principal of the institution, Lavine Sinclair-West, says the achievement signals that the vast majority of the 62 students who sat the exams are leaving primary school “academically strong and well prepared for high...

Principal of Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St. James, Garvin Atkinson.

6 months ago EducationYouth

Chetwood Memorial Primary Tackles Absenteeism

Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St. James will be rolling out a new programme during the 2025/2026 academic year to reduce absenteeism and keep children in school. “If I see a child hasn’t turned up to school for three days and the parents have not reached out to us, we’re going to call,” said Principal of the institution, Garvin Atkinson,...