Member of Parliament for South East St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn, says several educational initiatives aimed at transforming the lives of constituents are being undertaken. Making his maiden contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 29, Dr. Dunn said that focus was placed on the distribution of tuition grants, scholarships, book vouchers...

Regional Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Region 3, Sophia Forbes Hall, says the duties of education officers are being transformed. “The education officer, over the years, has primarily carried the role of an administrator. We are moving beyond that in order to make teaching and learning our priority,” she emphasized.  To this end, the Regional Director...

Approximately 30 additional schools will benefit from rainwater harvesting systems to be installed by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL). The agency recently commissioned into service systems installed at Rock Hall All Age School in St. Andrew, and Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine, with another 30 set for completion by the end of the 2019/20 fiscal year. Managing Director,...

Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, says the merger of the entity with the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), National Youth Service (NYS) and the Apprenticeship Board has better positioned the agency to carry out its role as the driver for human capital development. Dr. Dyer, who was addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, said that...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), raps with Kingston College sixth-formers during a tour of the institution located at 2A North Street in downtown Kingston on October 16.

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., had charged The Mico University College administration and the newly installed students’ guild to work together in the interest of the institution. “The strength of this guild will be based on the relationship that it has with the administration. Very often, there...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, is reporting improvement in the results from the recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Performance Task Test for grade four. Speaking at yesterday’s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, the Minister said the literacy score improved by one per cent, moving to 83 per cent, while...