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Chairman of the Westmoreland 4-H Parish Advisory Council, Pius Lacan, addresses the launch of phase two of the Westmoreland Primary Schools’ Container Gardening Project at Icon Importers and Distributors Limited in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Friday, April 25.
Chairman of the Westmoreland 4-H Parish Advisory Council, Pius Lacan, addresses the launch of phase two of the Westmoreland Primary Schools’ Container Gardening Project at Icon Importers and Distributors Limited in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Friday, April 25.

Westmoreland Primary Schools Container Gardening Project Enters Second Phase

The top four institutions have advanced to the second phase of the Westmoreland Primary Schools’ Container Gardening Project. They are New Hope Primary, which took first place, Grange Hill Primary, which placed second and New Works and St. Paul's Primary,...
Minister of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), is in discussion with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), and Chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), Dr. Adrian Stokes, during Friday’s (April 25) ETOC Press Conference held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), is in discussion with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), and Chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), Dr. Adrian Stokes, during Friday’s (April 25) ETOC Press Conference held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.

Early Childhood Cross-Sectional Oversight Body Reestablished
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Minister of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), in discussion with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), and Chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), Dr. Adrian Stokes, during Friday’s (April 25) ETOC Press Conference, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), in discussion with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), and Chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), Dr. Adrian Stokes, during Friday’s (April 25) ETOC Press Conference, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.

ETOC Reports 23% Implementation of Recommendations by JETC
Student at Decarteret High School in Mandeville, Manchester, Joel Campbell (right), demonstrates the functions of the Study Smart Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tutor for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC AI Tutor) technology, developed by EduHub Company Limited, during Tuesday’s (April 22) Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. At left is EduHub’s Chief Executive Officer, Davia Bryan-Campbell, who spoke during the Think Tank.
Student at Decarteret High School in Mandeville, Manchester, Joel Campbell (right), demonstrates the functions of the Study Smart Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tutor for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC AI Tutor) technology, developed by EduHub Company Limited, during Tuesday’s (April 22) Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. At left is EduHub’s Chief Executive Officer, Davia Bryan-Campbell, who spoke during the Think Tank.

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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses day one (April 22) of the three-day Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Education Conference 2025, being held at Ocean Coral Spring in Trelawny.
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Education Ministry Testing AI Tools in Schools to Assist Teachers

The Government, through the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, is testing artificial intelligence (AI) tools in schools to assist teachers with marking and administrative tasks. “We have AI technology that we're testing in schools now, to have AI mark the papers so that the teachers can spend more time doing what is really important, which is interacting with...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, accepts a donation form for a Critical Illness Trust Fund from President of the Jamaica Teachers
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Expansion and Upgrade of Labs in Technical High Schools

Government is currently undertaking the expansion and upgrade of laboratory facilities in technical high schools across Jamaica. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, said this move will address years of neglect in technical education. She was addressing day one (April 22) of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Education Conference 2025, being held...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), shares a moment with the newly crowned Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Girl and Boy of the year 2025, Tavia Robinson (left) and Dwight Henry, at the 85th staging of the Club
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4-H Boy and Girl of the Year Crowned

Knox College student, 19-year-old Dwight Henry and Marymount High School student, 15-year-old Tavia Robinson, are the 2025 Jamaica 4-H Clubs Boy and Girl of the Year. The announcement was made at the Club’s National Achievement Day, held at the 4-H Training Centre in Denbigh, Clarendon, on April 16. Mr. Henry who hails from the parish of Clarendon was able to...
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Principal of the Black River Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Sharon Whyte (fourth left), joins Grade 5 teacher, Dennis Mcogg (fifth right) as he officially opens the Special Pupil Learning and Socialization Haven (SPLASH) Resource Room at the Black River Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth recently. Joining them are (from left), Store Supervisor at FosRich Company Limited - Mandeville, Carren Lewis Matthews; Vice Principal at the school, Carolyn Ledgister - Bennett ; Chairman of the School Board Hartley Cawley, as well as several students of the school. 
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Splash Resource Centre Opens at the Black River Primary and Infant School

Grade-five teacher at the Black River Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Dennis Mcogg, has spearheaded the opening of a Special Pupil Learning and Socialization Haven (SPLASH) Resource Centre at the institution. The aim is to help special needs students who require more attention in the classroom, than their much quicker counterparts. It was done as part of an...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (centre), and Director General of the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Maureen Thompson, converse with JLA Board Chairman, Paul Lalor, during the 2025 National Reading Competition’s media launch at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on April 15.
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Permanent Secretary Highlights National Reading Competition’s Role in Boosting Literacy

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says the annual National Reading Competition (NRC) remains integral to promoting literacy in Jamaica. The competition serves as the flagship initiative of the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), with the goal of promoting reading skills across all age groups to foster personal growth and national development. It...
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Matron at the St. Thomas Infirmary, Viv Anderson (second right), welcomes students and staff of Robert Lightbourne High School to the institution as part of their ‘Purple Pride’ Community Outreach Programme on April 16.
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Robert Lightbourne High School Shines With ‘Purple Pride’ Through Heartfelt Outreach

Students and staff of Robert Lightbourne High School in St. Thomas recently redefined the expression ‘giving from the heart’, making a selfless impact on approximately 150 lives through their ‘Purple Pride’ Outreach Programme. What is even more impressive is that the number only represents this year, while the programme has been ongoing for the last 35 years. For 2025, the...
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Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Silvia Kouwenberg.
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More Support for Educators to Teach English in Creole-Speaking Communities

A US$13,463 grant from American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) will enable the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to digitise and expand support to educators to effectively teach English in Creole-speaking communities, using a linguistics-based approach. In the next six to nine months, the UWI will launch the Professional Development for Primary School Teachers (PDPST), providing access to free...
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