As the 2026/27 academic year gets under way, educators are being encouraged to expose students to more science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-based learning, regardless of their career aspirations. In a recent interview with JIS News, Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson, said this is critical, as STEM education allows students to develop critical-thinking, problem-solving...

School administrators, students and parents are being urged to play their part in maintaining a learning environment free from violence and bullying as the 2026/27 academic year gets under way. The call comes from Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, who made the appeal during an address to students, staff and parents...

Catherine Hall Primary and Infant School in St. James welcomed students for the 2026/27 academic year on Monday (September 7), marking the start of its 50th anniversary year with a grand celebration and demonstrating a strong recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The institution continued its anniversary celebrations with a Blue Carpet Walk and grand entrance for students,...

St. Elizabeth recorded a smooth and incident-free start to the 2026/2027 academic year on Monday, September 7, says Head of the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto. Supt. Minto said there was heavy police deployment across the parish to ensure a safe return to school for thousands of students. “So far, we have had no reports of incidents across...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has announced a decline in teacher resignations this year compared with 2025 She confirmed that fewer than 300 teachers submitted resignations between July and August, which she noted is traditionally the peak period for educator departures. “That is less than last year. So we actually have...

Justice of the Peace (JP) and 2026 Governor-General’s Achievement Award (GGAA) recipient, Kaydia Clair, is joined by Councillor for the Ensom City Division, Yacob Cookhorn, in unpacking items for a back-to-school fair held on Saturday (September 5), in Gordon Town in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. The event, which involved collaboration among various community organisations, included the distribution of school bags,...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has activated its drought protocols as the 2026/2027 academic year begins. The measures are expected to support hundreds of schools affected by water restrictions caused by drought conditions currently affecting the country. Providing the update at the official launch ceremony of Hydel Cumberland High School on Monday (September 7), at the Cumberland...