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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

Top-performing PEP Students Receive Prestigious Scholarships
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.
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.

PIOJ And Education Ministry Sign MOU To Implementat Key Initiatives In Volatile Communities
Students participating in a reading programme organised by the Jamaica Library Service (JLS). 
Students participating in a reading programme organised by the Jamaica Library Service (JLS). 

Jamaica Library Service Engages Hundreds Of Students In ‘keep Reading Alive’ Summer Programme
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), joins President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes (centre), and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs for Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) in the United States, Dr. Thierno Thiam, in displaying the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will enhance academic and professional training in veterinary studies at the institutions. The signing took place on Thursday (July 17) at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices in Kingston.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), joins President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes (centre), and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs for Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) in the United States, Dr. Thierno Thiam, in displaying the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will enhance academic and professional training in veterinary studies at the institutions. The signing took place on Thursday (July 17) at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices in Kingston.

Case Partners With US-Based University To Provide Veterinary Medicine Training For Students

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Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green (centre), offers words of encouragement and support to students of St. Paul’s Primary and Infant School in the parish, during a recent visit to the institution to commend the pupils for their outstanding performance in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). He is flanked by top students Kerecia Nelson (left) and Dontae Johnson.
Education

Students Transitioning to High School Urged to Remain Focused

Recent graduates of St. Paul’s Primary and Infant School in Manchester, who will be attending high school in September, are being urged to remain focused on their academic pursuits. The advice came from Custos of the parish, Hon. Garfield Green, during a recent visit to the institution to offer his congratulations at the outstanding performance of the students in the...
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The MV Logos Ship will be docked in Kingston at the Cement Coal Pier from July 19 to August 19, then in Montego Bay from August 22 to September 14.
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Logos Hope Arrives with 350 Multinational Volunteers on July 19

Some 350 volunteers from 65 nations will be on board Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair, when it docks in Kingston on Saturday, July 19. This was disclosed by Project Coordinator for the ship’s visit to Jamaica, Briba Sumaila, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held at the agency’s Television Department in Kingston, on Tuesday, July...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
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Reducing Absenteeism is Essential to Achieving Equity in Education System – Minister

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says that reducing absenteeism is essential to achieving equity and transformation in Jamaica’s education system. “This is such a big deal, because when our children miss school, it really impacts their learning. We cannot talk about quality education if students can’t get to school,” she emphasised....
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Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green, embraces Old England Primary School student, Sanique Thompson, during the recent function to commemorate the 132nd anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley, held in Roxborough, Manchester.
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National Heroes Must Be Celebrated in Schools – Custos Green

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is being urged to deepen its collaboration with schools to ensure that commemorative events, such as those honouring the national heroes are not isolated from academic grounding. Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green, in making the call, said these events should become embedded in the academic and civic lives of young people at all...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses a Back-to-School Conference for principals and vice-principals from Region 2, covering Portland, St. Thomas and St. Mary, held at Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Tuesday (July 15). She is joined by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
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Students at NSLIP Schools to Receive Breakfast and Lunch Daily Starting September

Students attending educational institutions that fall under the National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP) will receive both breakfast and lunch daily starting in the 2025/2026 academic year, which begins September. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, in making the disclosure said that the intention is to expand nutritional support for the students, who now...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), presents a special gift basket to student of Barking Lodge Primary and Infant School in St. Thomas, Cordelia Nicholson, who achieved 100 per cent in Language Arts in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exam, at a Back-to-School Conference for Principals and Vice-principals from Region 2 (Portland, St. Thomas and St. Mary), held at Hideaway at Royalton Blue Water in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Tuesday, July 15). Sharing the moment (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Principal of Barking Lodge Primary and Infant School, Tannia Johnson; and Language Arts teacher of Barking Lodge Primary and Infant School, Tracia Ann Hunt-Sylva.
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Fewer Testing Days for PEP Students

Beginning in 2026, grade-six students taking the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams will face fewer testing days with Mathematics and Language Arts assessments, as they will be condensed into single-day sittings under new changes. This was announced by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during a Back-to-School Conference for Principals and Vice-principals...
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Minister of Education Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
Education

Education Minister Applauds Private-sector and Community Support for Jamaica’s Schools

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has commended private sector and community stakeholders for their growing role in supporting Jamaica’s education system. Addressing a School Leadership Conference for principals, vice principals and senior educators from Clarendon, held at Bahia Principe Resort in St. Ann on Tuesday (July 15), Senator Morris Dixon praised...
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