As Prime Minister Andrew Holness continues distribution of tablets across the island, he is encouraging parents and guardians to properly supervise the online activities of their children. Prime Minister Holness says, as children are now increasingly accessing the tools that enable them to go online, there is the potential for them to be exposed to unsavoury information that is not...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), receives a cheque valued at $500,000 on behalf of the National Education Trust Limited, from Group Business Development Manager, ‎Jamaica Stock Exchange, Andre Gooden. The funds, donated under the ‘Connect a Child Initiative’, were handed over during a ceremony held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices on May 19.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting that as of May 17, there were 34,058 applicants for the Own Your Own Device (OYOD) initiative, with approximately 24,000 vouchers issued. In addition, approximately 13,337 parents/guardians have redeemed their vouchers at the various approved vendors valued at $226,740,000, representing approximately 32 per cent of the allocated funding. Portfolio Minister, Hon....

The Green Pond High School in St. James on Wednesday (May 19) launched a Mathematics Intervention Programme to assist students who perform poorly in the subject area. The intervention, which was launched virtually via the Zoom platform. It will involve several strategies, including the mastery approach, which focuses on helping pupils to develop a deep understanding of maths rather than being able...

The connection of 196 public schools to the existing islandwide broadband network to enable access to high-speed Internet is expected to be completed in the new school term, which starts in September. This is to be carried out under the first phase of the overall US$237-million National Broadband Initiative, which aims to have every household and every community connected to...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) recently pumped $15 million into equipment for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and training aimed at benefiting approximately 31 schools, 120 teachers and 4,500 students in Jamaica. This initiative is a sub-project of the ‘Integrated Community Development Project: Youth Education and Recreation Project’, which is funded by the Government and a loan from...

One hundred educators and stakeholders have been awarded by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, St. Ann chapter, for their outstanding contribution to the sector. The ceremony was held recently under the theme ‘Excellence in Education… Doing It despite the Odds’. Thirty persons, including retired teachers and stakeholders, who work to improve the education sector received the platinum award, while 48 persons...