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...

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has commended Chetwood Memorial Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, for its century-long tradition of academic excellence, discipline, and character development. Speaking during the school’s Grand Gala at Hotel Grand-A-View in St. James on Sunday (May 24), he noted that the institution has stood as...

The St. Catherine-based Guanaboa Vale Police stepped out of their usual law enforcement role on Monday (May 25) to clean and beautify the grounds of the nearby Paul Mountain Primary and Infant School. Armed with brooms, rakes, shovels and machetes, they cut overgrown shrubs, cleared debris and planted palm trees along the perimeter fence to enhance the landscape. The Labour...

Students at St. Anne’s Primary School in Kingston will return to classes to find much cleaner and brighter surroundings following Labour Day works carried out by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information at the institution on Monday, May 25. The project, which was also in observance of Child Month, focused on cleaning and painting the entire school. Portfolio...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, addresses attendees during the Special General Meeting of the National Youth Council of Jamaica (NYCJ), held recently at the St. Catherine Youth Innovation Centre in Spanish Town.