Project Director, Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), Elsa Marks-Willis is encouraging beneficiaries to take advantage of the PATH post-Secondary Grant to assist with back-to-school expenses. This programme is for persons who are currently PATH beneficiaries and are moving on to further studies. Students must apply for the grant within two years of leaving secondary school. The grants,...

Forty eight scholarships valued at more than $2 million have been awarded to TIP Friendly Society members and their children. Presentations were made to recipients at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels, during an awards function at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in St. Andrew,  on August 16. Awardees included TIP members who are in their final year at an accredited...

A total of 162,654 children who are registered with the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) will benefit from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Back-to-School grant programme. The Ministry will be disbursing $569.289 million to several PATH families, with each student set to receive $3,500 during the month of August. The benefit is payable to all...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says students entering high school today are far better prepared in the area of critical thinking than ever before. Giving the keynote address at the Gateway Co-operative Credit Union sponsored Enid Gonzales Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship luncheon and awards ceremony, in Montego Bay on...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, says that all is in place to ensure a seamless start to the 2019/2020 academic year. She noted that funds have been disbursed for the renovation of several institutions and the acquisition of furniture and other equipment in advance of the opening of schools on September...

Three hundred primary school teachers from Jamaica, Turks and Caicos Islands and Belize are expected to gather at the annual three-day mathematics training workshop, Amazing Math Powers (AMP), from August 21-23 at the Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston. The event, aimed at sharpening the mathematics instruction skills of the participants, will include lectures by local master educators as well as...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says no child should be denied access to an education due to obligatory prohibitive fees being charged by schools. “I’m not saying that the parents must not contribute, but sometimes, we miss the bigger picture (which) is to make sure that no child, regardless of the income status of your household is in...