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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

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...

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.

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.

ETOC Outlines Dual Reform Strategy to Strengthen School Boards Across Jamaica

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.

Help for Slow Learners Come September

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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...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second left), joins Captain of the Logos Hope, Samuel Hills (left), in cutting the ribbon to officially open the book fair aboard the vessel at the Cement Coal Pier in Kingston on Tuesday (July 22). Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Ian Forbes (centre); Opposition Spokesperson on Gender and Creative Industries, Debra Hickling (second right); and Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, share in the occasion. The Logos Hope will remain docked in Kingston until August 19, after which it will sail to Montego Bay for its next stop from August 22 to September 14.

6 months ago EducationForeign Affairs

Visit of Logos Hope Supports National Focus on Literacy – Senator Johnson Smith

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has welcomed the visit of the Logos Hope, noting that the ship’s presence is a timely reminder of the power of books to inspire, connect, and transform lives. The vessel, known as the world’s largest floating book fair, is in Jamaica for its 15th official visit. Addressing...

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.

6 months ago 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...

6 months ago 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...

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.

6 months ago 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...

Students participating in a reading programme organised by the Jamaica Library Service (JLS).

6 months ago 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...

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.

6 months ago Education

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

Students at the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) will have the opportunity to pursue veterinary medicine studies at the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) in the United States (US) under a partnership between the institutions. The institutions will develop and implement a successful, pre-veterinary medicine (PVM) scholars programme, which will serve as a pipeline to...