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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), and Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Eastern, Hon. Matthew Samuda, visit the Ocho Rios High School in St. Ann on Thursday (March 5), following the tragic death of a 16-year-old male student on Wednesday (March 4).

Parents Urged to Report Disputes Involving Their Children

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is imploring parents to report disputes involving their children to school authorities or the police before they escalate into serious, violent incidents. Her call comes in...

Director of Public Relations and Communications at the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), Najae Murray.

UCJ to Host 21st Quality Assurance in Higher Education Week, March 9-13

Communications Manager at e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Kimona Gordon.

Over 3,000 Devices Distributed Under Laptop for Primary Schools Initiative in 2025

Principal, St. Mary Technical High School, Orville Richards (left), with other dignitaries (from second left), Member of Parliament, St. Mary South Eastern, Christopher Brown; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Assistant Chief Education Officer (Acting) Curriculum Unit, Shereen Davy-Stubbs; Director, Regional Educational Services (Acting), Yashicka Blackwood-Grant; and Board Chairman, St. Mary Technical High School, Dr. Isaac Brown, at the official opening of the Innovation Hub for Electrical and Renewable Energy at St. Mary Technical High School on February 6.

Innovation Hub for Electrical and Renewable Energy Established at St. Mary Technical

Education Officer for Region 5, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Marsha Fennell-Bell (third left), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over the new 11-classroom block at Holmwood Technical High School in Manchester on Monday (March 2). Sharing in the moment (from left) are Head Girl, Natalcia Wilson; Board Chairman, Dr. Clifton Reid; Executive Director, National Education Trust, Latoya Harris-Ghartey; Principal of the school, Hidran McKulsky; and Head Boy, Nathan Moses.

Holmwood Technical Gets 11 New Classrooms

Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Director of Operations, Dr. Nicole Manning.

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CXC to Host Inaugural Regional Education Conference and Ministerial Forum In Jamaica

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will host its inaugural Regional Education Conference and Ministerial Forum in Jamaica this month. The events are scheduled for March 16 to 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. More than 300 stakeholders from across the Caribbean, including Ministers of Education, will convene to discuss teaching, learning, and assessment in the digital age....

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the Jamaica Day celebrations on February 27 at the Manchester High School in Mandeville.

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Education Minister Hails Spirit of Community In Reopening of School

Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has hailed the spirt of community in ensuring the timely reopening of the education sector in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. She praised the work of the teachers, principals, alumni, churches, businesses, civic groups, the regional teams and contractors, noting that “many of them started repairs before they got their...

Hosanna Preparatory School students (from left) Savannah Stewart, Azalea Walters, Judah Walters, and Rayne Stewart, are decked in the national colours for Jamaica Day celebrations at the school in St. James on Friday (February 27). The day was a showcase of Jamaican culture through food, music and other activities.

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PHOTO: Jamaica Day at Hosanna Preparatory School

Hosanna Preparatory School students (from left) Savannah Stewart, Azalea Walters, Judah Walters, and Rayne Stewart, are decked in the national colours for Jamaica Day celebrations at the school in St. James on Friday (February 27). The day was a showcase of Jamaican culture through food, music and other activities.

British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Alicia Herbert (centre) and Deputy High Commissioner Jonathan Cook (third left), share a moment with the 2024/25 batch of Chevening Scholars, who are displaying their certificates of completion. Occasion was a reception to welcome home the scholars held on February 24 at the British High Commission in Kingston.

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Photos: Welcome Home Reception For 2024/25 Batch Of Chevening Scholars

British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Alicia Herbert (centre) and Deputy High Commissioner Jonathan Cook (third left), share a moment with the 2024/25 batch of Chevening Scholars, who are displaying their certificates of completion. Occasion was a reception to welcome home the scholars held on February 24 at the British High Commission in Kingston.

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, delivers the keynote address at Friday

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Education Minister Calls On Students To Spread Kindness

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has called on students to embody the Jamaica Day theme by showing kindness to each other. “Kindness is not weakness and in schools, it means not bullying, respecting each other and supporting classmates who are struggling with a topic,” she said. “Kindness also has to go...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), and Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, observe as Chairman of the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB), Damion McLean, demonstrates a bed-making technique used by visually impaired persons. The interaction took place during a tour of the JSB facilities, which were renovated by HEART/NSTA Trust Region 1 volunteers under their National Development Project. The upgraded facilities were officially handed over during a ceremony at the JSB in Kingston.

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HEART/NSTA Trust To Further ‘Stream’-Line Training And Certification

The HEART/NSTA Trust will be enhancing the quality of training and certification it offers, with a strong emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, Reading/Research, Arts and Mathematics (STREAM). This is outlined in the 2026/27 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, tabled recently in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams. HEART will...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, tables the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives recently.

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$430.8M Budgeted For School Infrastructure Project To Boost Education Access

A total of $430.8 million has been budgeted for the upcoming fiscal year to continue school rehabilitation and infrastructure upgrade initiatives, which are being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The work will be carried out under the ‘School Infrastructure Improvement Project’, which seeks to reduce poverty in low-income, vulnerable communities by improving access to quality education and...