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Students at Kingston Technical High School on Hanover Street, downtown Kingston, were given psychosocial support following the fatal stabbing of a student at the institution last year.
Students at Kingston Technical High School on Hanover Street, downtown Kingston, were given psychosocial support following the fatal stabbing of a student at the institution last year.

Education Ministry Introduces Minimum Standards for Delivery of Psychosocial Support Services

To continue enhancing the overall well-being of students and adults in the school system, the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MoESYI) has officially introduced the Minimum Standards for the delivery of Psychosocial Support Services in schools. The new...
Graduates of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) Postgraduate Diploma Programme perform during Friday’s (July 25) graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Graduates of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) Postgraduate Diploma Programme perform during Friday’s (July 25) graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Tara Graduates Applauded for Upholding Excellence and Advancing Nation Building
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), and Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre), are surrounded by students of the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School aboard one of the buses that will be used in the Government’s Rural School Bus Programme. The students got the opportunity to ride aboard two of the buses to the Logos Hope book fair at the Cement Coal Pier in Kingston on Wednesday (July 23). Accompanying the students were principal, Sheena Taylor Morgan (right) and teachers at the institution.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), and Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre), are surrounded by students of the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School aboard one of the buses that will be used in the Government’s Rural School Bus Programme. The students got the opportunity to ride aboard two of the buses to the Logos Hope book fair at the Cement Coal Pier in Kingston on Wednesday (July 23). Accompanying the students were principal, Sheena Taylor Morgan (right) and teachers at the institution.

Students, Teachers Welcome Safety of Travel Through Rural School Bus Programme
Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Latoya Aquart-Foster, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Latoya Aquart-Foster, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

CHASE Fund Encourages Early-Childhood Institutions to Access Available Support
Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Volunteers on Location to Serve (VOLTS) PEP Scholarship recipients (from left) Samuel Ridgard; Adrianna Willie, and Blake Wilson display their trophies during the JPS PowerUp Scholarship awards ceremony, held on Thursday (July 24), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Volunteers on Location to Serve (VOLTS) PEP Scholarship recipients (from left) Samuel Ridgard; Adrianna Willie, and Blake Wilson display their trophies during the JPS PowerUp Scholarship awards ceremony, held on Thursday (July 24), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Big Support for STEM Students by JPS Foundation

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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), and Managing Director of Logos Hope, Edward David, examine some of the books on display aboard the world’s largest floating book fair. The Education Minister, along with Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, accompanied students of the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School to visit the book ship on Wednesday (July 23). The book ship is docked at the Cement Coal Pier in Kingston until August 19. It will head to Montego Bay where it will remain from August 22 to September 14.
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Parents Encouraged to Purchase Affordable Books Aboard the Logos Hope Docked in Kingston

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is encouraging parents to take advantage of the variety and low price of books aboard the Logos Hope to further develop their children’s interest in reading. Dr. Morris Dixon was speaking during a visit to the vessel on Wednesday (July 23) with students and their chaperones...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven.
Education

CHASE Fund to Launch National High School Arts Initiative

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund is set to launch a groundbreaking national initiative aimed at identifying and nurturing Jamaica’s next generation of visual artists. Canvas Jamaica, the Fine Arts in Schools Programme, seeks to discover and support artistic talent among secondary-school students, beginning at the parish level and culminating in a national showcase. The initiative will...
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Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, addresses Wednesday’s (July 23) ETOC Press Conference, at Jamaica House.
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ETOC Outlines Dual Reform Strategy to Strengthen School Boards Across Jamaica

Two major efforts are currently under way to reform school boards across Jamaica. Chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), Dr. Adrian Stokes, outlined these during ETOC’s Press Conference at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July 23). Noting that governance is critical to the proper functioning of any education system, Dr. Stokes emphasised that improving the cadre of individuals seeking...
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Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes (at podium), addresses Wednesday’s (July 23) ETOC Press Conference at Jamaica House. Listening (from left) are Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, and Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) Project Lead, Dr. Venesse Morrison-Leon.
Education

Help for Slow Learners Come September

Commencing September, the practice of moving students from one grade level to the next, irrespective of academic development, will be discontinued. The announcement was made by Chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), Dr. Adrian Stokes, during Wednesday’s (July 23) ETOC Press Conference at Jamaica House. “Students who are not at the requisite level will be placed on a...
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Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, addresses Wednesday’s (July 23) ETOC Press Conference, at Jamaica House.
Education

ETOC Reports 30% Progress in Implementation of Recommendations

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting a 30 per cent progress in the implementation of the 365 recommendations contained in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. This represents a seven per cent increase over the last reporting period, January to March this year. Addressing Wednesday’s (July 23) ETOC Press Conference at Jamaica House, ETOC Chairman, Dr. Adrian...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on July 22.
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CHASE Fund Approves More Than $133 Million for Early Childhood Sector Since January

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has approved just over $133 million in funding to support the early childhood sector since the start of the calendar year. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), W. Billy Heaven, made the announcement while addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on July 22. “We have provided about 2,000 scholarships since the...
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