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Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI) team members (seated from left) Beauty Services Lecturer, Stacy-Ann Robinson-Panton; Communication and Marketing Manager, Shieka Walsh; and Social Media and Marketing Officer, Kendra Tulloch Miller, look on as a student from St. Thomas Technical High School displays her hairstyling skills. Occasion was a Triple Impact Day at the school recently.

St. Thomas Technical High Students Explore Skills-Based Career Options

Students from St. Thomas Technical High School explored a plethora of skills-based careers recently, during the institution’s Triple Impact Day. Partnering entities such as the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI), House of Tranquility Funeral Home, HEART/NSTA Trust, Jamaica Fire Brigade,...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, delivers his 2026/27 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 2).

NEST Being Rolled Out in 500 Early Childhood Institutions

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.

NPSC Reshaping Parenting Across Jamaica Through Support and Partnership

State Minister for Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, addressing the inaugural Children of Excellence Awards 2026 on May 28 at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester.

Gov’t Strengthening Mental Health Support for Young People

State Minister for Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford.

Think Tank & Podcast to Support Education

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) listen to Principal, Voluntary Organisation for Uplifting Children (VOUCH) Sylvia Foote Basic School, Kaleela Williams Bromfield, as she shows the roof at the school on Friday (May 30).

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PM Tours Vouch Group Of Schools

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Friday (May 29), toured the Voluntary Organisation for Uplifting Children (VOUCH) Group of Schools, located at National Heroes Circle in Kingston. The Prime Minister, who is a former Executive Director of the organisation, visited the facility, following a tour of West Kingston. “I thoroughly enjoyed my time here. [It] certainly gave...

Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Media Services Unit at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Nadine Simms, gives remarks, during the official handover of $4.5 million in educational materials to the National Education Trust (NET), during a ceremony held at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston on Friday (May 29).

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Schools Receive Donation From Cheetah Toys And More LLC

The National Education Trust has partnered with CHEETAH Toys and More LLC, to provide targeted assistance to schools and students most affected by hurricane melissa. Through this partnership, CHEETAH Toys and More LLC, donated $4.5 million worth of Primary Exit Profile (PEP) preparation books and iCHEETAH educational robots to support ongoing response initiatives by NET. The resources will be distributed...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second right) engages in discussion with (from left) Director Public Service Capability Development, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Natasha Gordon Miller; Chairman, Tax Administration Jamaica, Paul Lalor; graduates of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) programme, Stephanie Davis and Tanya Dixon; and TAJ Commissioner General, Ainsley Powell. They were at the graduation and awards ceremony for cohort 34 of the TARA programme held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on May 29. This year’s graduation cohort consists of 23 individuals.

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23 Individuals Graduate From TARA Programme

The latest graduates of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) Postgraduate Diploma Programme have been lauded for their work in helping to build a more agile, modern, and future-ready revenue administration system. Addressing Friday’s (May 29) graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon....

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (centre), is in conversation with Principal, Excelsior Community College, Dr. Philmore McCarty (right), and Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AI Owl, Cas Maxwell, at the Artificial Intelligence Conference and Professional Development Certification Workshop 2026, held recently at Excelsior

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Senator Morgan Highlights Need to Demystify AI to Empower Citizens

Parliamentary Secretary in the Education, Skills, Youth, and Information Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan, has highlighted the need to intensify efforts to demystify artificial intelligence (AI) so that citizens can understand and embrace the technology, and benefit from its use. He said that Jamaica must ensure that its people can distinguish between AI that serves human dignity and advancement of the...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, delivers the opening remarks during Friday

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BOJ Money Quest Financial Literacy Game Officially Launched

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has launched a new financial literacy gamification platform, ‘BOJ Money Quest’, designed to engage Jamaican school children in learning about money management. The initiative seeks to equip students with essential financial skills, including saving, budgeting, goal-setting, and responsible spending. The curriculum-aligned game is tailored for students in Grades Four to Six and can be accessed...

Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Ian Forbes, reads to students at the Best Care Special Education School on Read Across Jamaica Day.

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St Andrew Justices of the Peace Association Executives Read To and Treated Students at the Best Care Special Education School

On Read Across Jamaica Day, celebrated under the Ministry of Education’s official theme - ‘Literacy Resilience: Foundation of Nation Building’, the St. Andrew Justices of the Peace Association (SAJPA) Executives comprising Honourable Ian Forbes, CD, JP, Custos Rotulorum for the Parish of St. Andrew; Association, 2nd Vice Chair, Sonia Jones; Board Director and Chair for Fundraising & Sponsorship Committee, Andrea...

Visually impaired instructor, Dr. Hixwell Douglas, guides a session with special needs students at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information

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Special Needs Students Benefit From Wellness Session

Some 40 students from five special needs schools in the Corporate Area benefited from a wellness session aimed at better enabling them to navigate emotional challenges and manage daily stress. The recent session, held at the Hope Zoo in St. Andrew was undertaken as part of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s ‘Child Conversation – Special Edition’, in...