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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon,
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon,

Call Out The Abusers – Senator Morris

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is imploring Jamaicans not to turn a blind eye to cases of abuse against the nation’s women and children. She was speaking at the service of...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Thursday’s (May 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Thursday’s (May 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Teachers Invited to Serve As Markers for Grade Five PEP Assessment
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Member Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the thanksgiving service for the life of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon held at the Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Monday (June 9).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Member Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the thanksgiving service for the life of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon held at the Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Monday (June 9).

Resurrect The Village – Minister Grange
Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information - Region Three , Karlene Segree addresses the audience during the recent Child Conversation Wellness Bench Lyme event, which was held at Holiday Haven Resort in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.
Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information - Region Three , Karlene Segree addresses the audience during the recent Child Conversation Wellness Bench Lyme event, which was held at Holiday Haven Resort in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

Education and Health Ministries Host Wellness Bench Lyme
University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Ja) President, Dr. Kevin Brown (seated left), Chief Executive Officer of the Amber Group and Special Investment Envoy for Technology, Ambassador Dushyant Savadia (seated centre), and HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (seated right), affix their signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding, during the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab Signing Ceremony, held at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Friday (June 6). Observing the signing (from left) are Chair of Jamaica’s AI Taskforce, Christopher Reckord; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks; Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; Dean Faculty of Engineering and Computing at UTech Ja, Professor Sean Thorpe; and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of ScoreExl AI, Ashish Pandya. Jamaica’s first AI Lab will be established at UTech Ja by September 1.
University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Ja) President, Dr. Kevin Brown (seated left), Chief Executive Officer of the Amber Group and Special Investment Envoy for Technology, Ambassador Dushyant Savadia (seated centre), and HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (seated right), affix their signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding, during the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab Signing Ceremony, held at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Friday (June 6). Observing the signing (from left) are Chair of Jamaica’s AI Taskforce, Christopher Reckord; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks; Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; Dean Faculty of Engineering and Computing at UTech Ja, Professor Sean Thorpe; and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of ScoreExl AI, Ashish Pandya. Jamaica’s first AI Lab will be established at UTech Ja by September 1.

First AI Lab to Be Established at UTECH

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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI), Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle (centre), participates in the official handover of laptop computers to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) by Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee. At right is the Director General of the JLS, Maureen Thompson. The handover ceremony was held on Monday, June 2, at the MOESYI.
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JLS Gets Additional 200 Laptops from e-Learning Jamaica Ltd.

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) has received an additional 200 laptop computers from e-Learning Jamaica Limited. This brings to 400 the total number of devices that have been donated to the JLS by e-Learning Jamaica. The investment forms part of Jamaica’s broader national digital transformation plan spearheaded by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI), aimed at ensuring...
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The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information continues to reiterate the need for students to reduce sugar consumption.
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Schools Reminded to Adhere to Guidelines for Beverages

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI) is reminding schools across the country about the importance of adhering to the Interim Guidelines for Beverages in Schools. In partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), the Education Ministry implemented guidelines, which came into effect January 1, 2019. They serve as a vital tool for promoting student health...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre, head table), engages in discussion with members of the Jamaica Independent Schools’ Association (JISA), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (June 3). Pictured (from left) are Principal at St. Hugh’s Preparatory, Sasha Wright; Director, Liberty Academy at the Priory, Susan Williams; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; JISA President, Tamar McKenzie; and Registrar, Independent Schools
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PHOTOS: JISA Members Call on Education Minister

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre, head table), engages in discussion with members of the Jamaica Independent Schools’ Association (JISA), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (June 3). Pictured (from left) are Principal at St. Hugh’s Preparatory, Sasha Wright; Director, Liberty Academy at...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right, head table), addresses students from Boston College, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Monday (June 2).  She is joined by (from left, head table) Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Director, Montserrat Coalition at Boston College, Fr. Michael Davidson (right), who led the delegation.
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PHOTOS: Education Minister Meets with Delegation from Boston College

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right, head table), addresses students from Boston College, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Monday (June 2).  She is joined by (from left, head table) Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Director, Montserrat Coalition...
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Grade 13 student at Marymount High School in St. Mary, Tanoya Garvey, poses with her first place trophy for Agri-Technology and Innovation in the 2025 Jamaica 4-H Clubs
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Tanoya Garvey Wins 4-H Innovator Award For Aquaponic System

Eighteen-year-old Tanoya Garvey is looking to reshape the country’s agricultural landscape with her award-winning aquaponic system. The sustainable food production network provides a solution to some of the pressing challenges faced by farmers such as limited access to land, irrigation and costly inputs such as fertilisers. The grade 13 student at Marymount High School in St. Mary, took home the...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), with (from left) Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams; Director of Regional Educational Services, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region One (Kingston and St. Andrew), Otis Brown; and Principal of Franklyn Town Primary School, in Kingston, Rohan Trevelen. The Minister and other government officials conducted a tour of the School on Thursday (May 29).
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Education Ministry To Roll Out Curriculum Instruction And Assessment Road Map In Sept.

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information will be rolling out its new Curriculum Instruction and Assessment (CIA) road map in September of this year. Director of Regional Educational Services, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region One (Kingston and St. Andrew), Otis Brown, who made the disclosure, said under the initiative, the Ministry will be providing special...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), with Vice President, Information and Communications Technology and Operations, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), Dr. Audley Darmand, (left); and President of UCC, Professor Colin Gyles, at the recent launch of the UCC Doctoral Programmes, at the University’s main Campus, 17 Worthington Avenue in Kingston.
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UCC Launches Two Doctoral Programmes

The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) now offers two innovative doctoral programmes, the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and the Doctor of Professional Practice (DProf), aimed at shaping the future of Jamaica’s workforce and driving the nation’s economic development. The official launch of the programmes was held on May 28 at the UCC Main Campus, 17 Worthington Avenue in...
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