Registrar of the Independent Schools Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Euphemia Burke-Robinson, says a homeschool policy is currently being developed and is to be reviewed by the Ministry’s legal team. She told JIS News that parents and guardians who choose to homeschool their children must take full responsibility to ensure that their children are educated in a...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that the preliminary report and analysis of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) indicate that 76.5 per cent of Jamaican students were awarded passing scores of grades one to three in all subject areas. She was speaking at a virtual press conference on Wednesday (September 23). Mrs. Williams said that...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the training of teachers in the online learning management system continues. Speaking at a digital press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on September 22, she noted that more than 20,000 teachers have already been trained. She said that the process remains ongoing through local...

GraceKennedy Limited (GK), through its Grace and Staff Community Development Foundation, today (September 21) donated 210 tablets and laptops valued at approximately $5.2 million, to 10 schools and six of the company's homework centres in Kingston. The initiative, which is dubbed ‘Tools for Schools’, is aimed at equipping Jamaican teachers and students with computer technology to facilitate online education. The...

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) would like to commend the Minister of Education, the Hon. Fayval Williams for the establishment of the Education COVID-19 Management Task Force. “The creation of this task force is a positive development as it is effectively a form of social partnership which brings all stakeholders together to devise strategies and the execution of...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, has praised the leadership of the St. Andrew High School for Girls for maintaining its reputation as an institution of academic excellence, spiritual formation and character development. “The achievements of your students – past and present – would not have been possible without the dedication, hard...

New Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says she is ready to continue the transformational initiatives in the Ministry for the benefit of all Jamaicans. Minister Williams was sworn in by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at King’s House on Sunday (September 13). After taking the Oath of Office, she told JIS News...