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Education Minister Urges Innovation in School Leadership

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is urging school leaders to embrace innovation and bold ideas to improve educational outcomes. Addressing principals and other senior educators at a recent School Leadership Conference...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right) makes a presentation to Shaloma Simmonds (centre) for outstanding performance in her Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, while Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, shares the moment. Shaloma was among 91 students recognised at the 2025 PEP awards dinner hosted by Mrs. Holness at the Hillside City Centre in Lower Halls Delight on Thursday (July 31).

Upgrading of Technical High School Labs Just a Start

Principal of Mount Alvernia High School in Montego Bay, Kayon Whyne (left), receives a $5 million donation from Anne Chang, mother of the late Luke Therrien; his father, Ray Therrien; and brother Jake Therrien, representing the Friends of Luke. The handover ceremony was held at the institution in Montego Bay, St. James on Tuesday (July 29). The funds will go towards refurbishing the school’s multi-purpose auditorium.

Mount Alvernia High Receives $5 Million Donation Towards Auditorium

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, embraces outstanding 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP ) awardee, Hilary Allen (centre), as Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, looks on. The interaction took place during an awards dinner on Thursday (July 31), hosted by Mrs. Holness at Hillside City Centre in Lower Halls Delight, St. Andrew East Rural, for which she is the Member of Parliament.

GOV’T Advancing Reforms for Equitable Access to Quality Secondary Education

Director of Regional Educational Services, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region One, Otis Brown (left), accepts a token from Senior Human Resource Officer in the Ministry, Jordan Wilson, during the National College for Education Leadership’s inaugural Leadership EmpowerMENt Session, held at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, on Thursday (July 31).

Male Educators Urged to Strengthen Leadership Capacity

Former student of St. Jago High School in St. Catherine, Kessandra James (centre), displays symbolic cheque for a nursing scholarship valued at $1 million donated by the Diaspora group, Pollyanna Project, at a handover ceremony, held on July 30 at the Brother-in-Law Rotisserie in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. Others (from left) are Treasurer of the Project, Richard Wiggan; Executive Director, Donna Moore-Stewart; community member and Justice of the Peace (JP), Audrey Maragh, and LASCO/NAJ Nurse of the Year 2023, Shantal Remekie.

6 months ago Education

Student Receives Scholarship from Pollyanna Project to Pursue Nursing Career

Former student of St. Jago High School in St. Catherine, Kessandra James, has received a nursing scholarship valued at $1 million from the diaspora group Pollyanna Project, for a four-year programme at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica. Handover of the scholarship was done at the Brother-in-Law Rotisserie in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on July 30. Miss James expressed thanks...

Great Shape ‘Teach the Teachers’ Project Volunteer, Samantha Carney (right ), engages with teacher at New Hope Primary in Westmoreland, Christina Miller-Watson, during a computer skills workshop at the Godfrey Stewart High School in Westmoreland on Thursday (July 24).

6 months ago EducationYouth

Educators in Westmoreland Welcome Skills Gained Through ‘Teach the Teachers’ Workshop

Educators in Westmoreland are welcoming the skills and resources gained through the ‘Teach the Teachers’ workshop. The annual training session, which covers areas like computer education, language arts and behavioural management, is aimed at transforming classroom delivery and strengthening student engagement. It is facilitated by the United States-based non-profit organisation, Great Shape Inc in partnership with the Sandals Foundation and...

Students at Kingston Technical High School on Hanover Street, downtown Kingston, were given psychosocial support following the fatal stabbing of a student at the institution last year.

6 months ago Education

Education Ministry Introduces Minimum Standards for Delivery of Psychosocial Support Services

To continue enhancing the overall well-being of students and adults in the school system, the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MoESYI) has officially introduced the Minimum Standards for the delivery of Psychosocial Support Services in schools. The new standards are designed to guide the implementation of psychosocial services in all schools, promoting student well-being, building resilience, and supporting...

Graduates of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) Postgraduate Diploma Programme perform during Friday’s (July 25) graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

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Tara Graduates Applauded for Upholding Excellence and Advancing Nation Building

The latest graduates of the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) Postgraduate Diploma Programme have been commended for their commitment to excellence and nation building. Addressing Friday’s (July 25) graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, lauded the 28 graduates of Cohort 33, along with three continuing...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), and Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre), are surrounded by students of the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School aboard one of the buses that will be used in the Government’s Rural School Bus Programme. The students got the opportunity to ride aboard two of the buses to the Logos Hope book fair at the Cement Coal Pier in Kingston on Wednesday (July 23). Accompanying the students were principal, Sheena Taylor Morgan (right) and teachers at the institution.

6 months ago EducationTransportYouth

Students, Teachers Welcome Safety of Travel Through Rural School Bus Programme

Students and teachers of Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School in St. Andrew have welcomed the Government’s Rural School Bus Programme, highlighting the enhanced safety and convenience it offers, in addition to reduced travel time and costs. The institution, located in Gordon Town, caters to students in the community and surrounding areas, including Mavis Bank. Several students got the opportunity to ride...

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

6 months ago EducationFinance & Public ServiceJIS 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 not all institutions in need have contacted the Fund. “In the absence of perfect knowledge as to the state of...

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.

6 months ago EducationScienceTechnology

Big Support for STEM Students by JPS Foundation

The Jamaica Public Service Foundation (JPSF) has awarded 25 scholarships and grants this year, valued at a combined $6.18 million, to secondary and tertiary students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies, under its PowerUp Scholarship Programme. The programme aims to improve access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in Jamaica and to support the Government’s drive...