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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.
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.

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...
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
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' Association (JTA), Dr. Mark Smith, during day one (April 22) of a three-day JTA Education Conference 2025, being held at Ocean Coral Spring in Trelawny.

Expansion and Upgrade of Labs in Technical High Schools
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
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's National Achievement Expo in Clarendon on April 16.

4-H Boy and Girl of the Year Crowned
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. 
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. 

Splash Resource Centre Opens at the Black River Primary and Infant School
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.
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.

Permanent Secretary Highlights National Reading Competition’s Role in Boosting Literacy

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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.
CommunityEducation

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.
EducationYouth

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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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right), looks at the features of the metal 3D printer in the Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Laboratory at the University of Technology (UTech), during a tour of the campus in Papine, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 15). Others (from left) are Director of the department, Hugh Cargill; President of the University, Dr. Kevin Brown; and Assistant Chief Education Officer at the Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin.
Education

3D Printer At Utech A Game Changer For Manufacturing

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has hailed the new mechanical and industrial engineering laboratory at the University of Technology (UTech) as a game changer for the manufacturing sector. The facility has been upgraded to an Industry 4.0 lab, equipped with a metal 3D printer, to prepare students for the practical demands...
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Students at St. Jago High School accept the Overall Winners trophy from Councillor for the Westchester Division, Renair Benjamin (centre), representing Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott. Occasion was the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Performing Arts Competition parish awards ceremony for St. Catherine held recently at the St. Catherine High School.
CultureEducationYouth

St. Jago High School is Tops in St. Catherine

The Spanish Town-based St. Jago High School is the Overall Winner for St. Catherine in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Performing Arts Competition. At a recent awards ceremony held at the St. Catherine High School, the institution walked away with five trophies and $50,000 in cash. In addition to being the overall winner, St. Jago was named the Top...
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The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Logo.
Education

CXC Introducing Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has developed and will be introducing a new qualification called the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC). The pilot for the new certification programme will be rolled out come September 2025, with the initial CTEC being issued in 2026. CXC Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Wayne Wesley, who made the announcement during a hybrid...
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A group of smiling tertiary students sitting outside of a college building.
EducationYouth

Funding Available for Tertiary-Level Students

Tertiary-level students are being urged to take advantage of funding that is available under the Tertiary Students Assistance Programme (TSAP) for the 2025 academic year. The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, in a bulletin, informed that eligible students can now apply for funding through one of three pathways. Specialised and traditional scholarships are generally available to full-time students...
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The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Logo.
EducationYouth

More Than 100,000 Candidates Registered for 2025 CXC Examinations

More than 100,000 candidates from across the region have been registered to sit more than 600,000 subject entries in the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) May/June 2025 external tests. This was disclosed by Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Wayne Wesley, during a hybrid press conference on Tuesday (April 15), which coincided with the start of this year’s examination period....
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