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Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Latoya Aquart-Foster, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Latoya Aquart-Foster, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

CHASE Fund Encourages Early-Childhood Institutions to Access Available Support

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund is encouraging early-childhood institutions across the island to take advantage of the funding opportunities available through the agency. Project Manager, Latoya Aquart-Foster, told JIS News that the organisation is concerned that...
Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Volunteers on Location to Serve (VOLTS) PEP Scholarship recipients (from left) Samuel Ridgard; Adrianna Willie, and Blake Wilson display their trophies during the JPS PowerUp Scholarship awards ceremony, held on Thursday (July 24), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Volunteers on Location to Serve (VOLTS) PEP Scholarship recipients (from left) Samuel Ridgard; Adrianna Willie, and Blake Wilson display their trophies during the JPS PowerUp Scholarship awards ceremony, held on Thursday (July 24), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Big Support for STEM Students by JPS Foundation
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), and Managing Director of Logos Hope, Edward David, examine some of the books on display aboard the world’s largest floating book fair. The Education Minister, along with Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, accompanied students of the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School to visit the book ship on Wednesday (July 23). The book ship is docked at the Cement Coal Pier in Kingston until August 19. It will head to Montego Bay where it will remain from August 22 to September 14.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), and Managing Director of Logos Hope, Edward David, examine some of the books on display aboard the world’s largest floating book fair. The Education Minister, along with Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, accompanied students of the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School to visit the book ship on Wednesday (July 23). The book ship is docked at the Cement Coal Pier in Kingston until August 19. It will head to Montego Bay where it will remain from August 22 to September 14.

Parents Encouraged to Purchase Affordable Books Aboard the Logos Hope Docked in Kingston
Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven.
Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven.

CHASE Fund to Launch National High School Arts Initiative
Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, addresses Wednesday’s (July 23) ETOC Press Conference, at Jamaica House.
Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, addresses Wednesday’s (July 23) ETOC Press Conference, at Jamaica House.

ETOC Outlines Dual Reform Strategy to Strengthen School Boards Across Jamaica

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Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes (at podium), addresses Wednesday’s (July 23) ETOC Press Conference at Jamaica House. Listening (from left) are Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, and Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) Project Lead, Dr. Venesse Morrison-Leon.
Education

Help for Slow Learners Come September

Commencing September, the practice of moving students from one grade level to the next, irrespective of academic development, will be discontinued. The announcement was made by Chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), Dr. Adrian Stokes, during Wednesday’s (July 23) ETOC Press Conference at Jamaica House. “Students who are not at the requisite level will be placed on a...
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Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, addresses Wednesday’s (July 23) ETOC Press Conference, at Jamaica House.
Education

ETOC Reports 30% Progress in Implementation of Recommendations

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting a 30 per cent progress in the implementation of the 365 recommendations contained in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. This represents a seven per cent increase over the last reporting period, January to March this year. Addressing Wednesday’s (July 23) ETOC Press Conference at Jamaica House, ETOC Chairman, Dr. Adrian...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on July 22.
EducationYouth

CHASE Fund Approves More Than $133 Million for Early Childhood Sector Since January

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has approved just over $133 million in funding to support the early childhood sector since the start of the calendar year. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), W. Billy Heaven, made the announcement while addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on July 22. “We have provided about 2,000 scholarships since the...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Results Press Conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes’ Circle offices in Kingston on June 20.
Education

Top-performing PEP Students Receive Prestigious Scholarships

Rashmi Gibbore of Kensington Primary School in St. Catherine and Myles Whittingham of Montego Bay Christian Academy in St. James have emerged as the top girl and boy, respectively, for the 2025 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Come September, Rashmi will be attending Ardenne High School in Kingston, while Myles will matriculate to Herbert Morrison Technical High School...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second left), and Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Deputy Director General for Sustainable Development and Social Planning, Claire Bernard (second right), display signed copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the entities towards the holistic development of children and youth. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Senior Director, Youth and Adolescents Division in the Ministry, Yanique Williams; and PIOJ Community Renewal Programme Director, Charles Clayton. The signing ceremony was held on Friday (July 18) at the PIOJ’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston.
CommunityEducation

PIOJ And Education Ministry Sign MOU To Implementat Key Initiatives In Volatile Communities

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at supporting the renewal of targeted volatile and vulnerable communities. The PIOJ, through its Community Renewal Programme (CRP), will use a results-based management approach with a focus on outcomes to identify areas for child and youth intervention...
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Students participating in a reading programme organised by the Jamaica Library Service (JLS). 
Education

Jamaica Library Service Engages Hundreds Of Students In ‘keep Reading Alive’ Summer Programme

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) summer programme is now under way with hundreds of students across the island being engaged under the theme ‘Keep Reading Alive in 2025’. This initiative, which is being held during the months of July and August, aims to foster a love for reading, creativity, and critical thinking among children. It involves collaboration with the Ministry...
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