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 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...

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...

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...

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...

The 2026 Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) National Athletics Championships will feature special needs races as part of efforts to make the annual primary-school competition more inclusive. Chairman, Sports Committee of the JTA, Winston Robinson, said four special-needs races will be contested during the meet. “[At] this year's JTA Sagicor Athletics Championships, we will be introducing four races for special needs...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, has hailed the enduring contribution of The Mico University College and its alumni, describing the institution as a cornerstone of Jamaica’s educational development and national character. Delivering the keynote address at The Mico Old Students’ Association New York Chapter Gala, held recently at the Glen Terrace in...