Regional Director in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, is encouraging parents to collaborate with teachers to make the home-schooling process easier. Schools across the island have been closed due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. Pinnock, who is in charge of Region 4, said that parents need...

Further to bulletin 64/2020 regarding Easter Holiday School Closure, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI) wishes to advise our stakeholders that under the Disaster Risk Management Act (Enforcement Measures) (No. 3) Orders, 2020, "every educational institution, as defined in the Education Act, shall remain closed until the end of the day of April 21, 2020". Consequently, schools will...

Before the Easter school break ends, Jamaicans will know whether schools will be reopened and also whether the school year will be extended. The nation will also be informed of what decisions have been taken regarding the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination. During a virtual press conference from Jamaica House on Wednesday (April 8), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...

The HEART/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust is projecting an increase in the number of students taking part in the institution’s approximately 160 training programmes to 152,735, during the 2020/21 fiscal year. Additionally, the agency expects that some 87,144 trainees will be certified this year, with 32,252 being targeted for job placements over the period. This is according to the...

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), an agency of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Victoria Mutual Foundation (VMBS Foundation) and Fight for Peace has launched thirty-six (36) helplines to offer much needed psychosocial care to parents across Jamaica. The helplines, which became operational Monday, April 6, have been established,...

In light of the continued home-schooling efforts due to the impact of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI) and Digicel Jamaica have joined forces to offer increased access to the internet through the provision of a subsidised data plan and zero-rated data access to frequently used learning platforms and websites. On Friday April 3, 2020, Digicel launched...

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has implemented measures to assist parents and caregivers with the continued development of their children 0-5 years during the period of school closure as a result of COVID-19. Daily activity plans for children and parenting tips have been placed on ECC’s website in the newly created COVID Corner, videos have been recorded of team members...