The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has activated the host school initiative to assist students whose institutions have been severely damaged and not yet reopened following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, provided an update on the initiative while making a Ministerial statement on the impact and...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, schools across St. Ann and Trelawny are actively restoring facilities to ensure students can safely return to classes. Brown’s Town Community College in St. Ann and Westwood High School for Girls in Trelawny, are leading the charge in repairing damages sustained during the hurricane, which affected roofs, classrooms, dormitories, and other essential infrastructure. Principal...

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has agreed to extend the examination timetable for Jamaica. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon made the announcement in the Senate on November 21. The Minister was responding to questions, following a statement on the impact and response to Hurricane Melissa. Dr. Morris Dixon also informed that...

The first Regional Colloquium on Early Childhood Education will be held next week from November 27-28 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, in Kingston. The two-day conference is being held in collaboration with the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation, the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), the UWI School of Education and the Dudley Grant Early Childhood Resource Centre....

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, is proposing several school operational models to support the continuity of learning, to stave off the risk of significant learning loss, especially in children in western Jamaica. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the announcement during a statement in the Senate on November 21. Dr. Morris Dixon explained...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon says as of November 19, 2025, 78 per cent or 791 schools have been reopened, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Dr. Morris Dixon made the disclosure during a statement in the Senate on Friday (November 21) “The psychologists will tell you that after a disaster,...

The recovery and rebuilding of the education sector, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, will focus on making school plants more resilient against future storms, says Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. Speaking with JIS News during a tour of institutions in Trelawny and St. James on Wednesday (Nov. 12), she said...