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

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...
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.
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.

Case Partners With US-Based University To Provide Veterinary Medicine Training For Students
Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green (centre), offers words of encouragement and support to students of St. Paul’s Primary and Infant School in the parish, during a recent visit to the institution to commend the pupils for their outstanding performance in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). He is flanked by top students Kerecia Nelson (left) and Dontae Johnson.
Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green (centre), offers words of encouragement and support to students of St. Paul’s Primary and Infant School in the parish, during a recent visit to the institution to commend the pupils for their outstanding performance in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). He is flanked by top students Kerecia Nelson (left) and Dontae Johnson.

Students Transitioning to High School Urged to Remain Focused
The MV Logos Ship will be docked in Kingston at the Cement Coal Pier from July 19 to August 19, then in Montego Bay from August 22 to September 14.
The MV Logos Ship will be docked in Kingston at the Cement Coal Pier from July 19 to August 19, then in Montego Bay from August 22 to September 14.

Logos Hope Arrives with 350 Multinational Volunteers on July 19
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

Reducing Absenteeism is Essential to Achieving Equity in Education System – Minister

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Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green, embraces Old England Primary School student, Sanique Thompson, during the recent function to commemorate the 132nd anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley, held in Roxborough, Manchester.
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National Heroes Must Be Celebrated in Schools – Custos Green

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is being urged to deepen its collaboration with schools to ensure that commemorative events, such as those honouring the national heroes are not isolated from academic grounding. Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green, in making the call, said these events should become embedded in the academic and civic lives of young people at all...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses a Back-to-School Conference for principals and vice-principals from Region 2, covering Portland, St. Thomas and St. Mary, held at Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Tuesday (July 15). She is joined by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
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Students at NSLIP Schools to Receive Breakfast and Lunch Daily Starting September

Students attending educational institutions that fall under the National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP) will receive both breakfast and lunch daily starting in the 2025/2026 academic year, which begins September. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, in making the disclosure said that the intention is to expand nutritional support for the students, who now...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), presents a special gift basket to student of Barking Lodge Primary and Infant School in St. Thomas, Cordelia Nicholson, who achieved 100 per cent in Language Arts in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exam, at a Back-to-School Conference for Principals and Vice-principals from Region 2 (Portland, St. Thomas and St. Mary), held at Hideaway at Royalton Blue Water in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Tuesday, July 15). Sharing the moment (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Principal of Barking Lodge Primary and Infant School, Tannia Johnson; and Language Arts teacher of Barking Lodge Primary and Infant School, Tracia Ann Hunt-Sylva.
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Fewer Testing Days for PEP Students

Beginning in 2026, grade-six students taking the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams will face fewer testing days with Mathematics and Language Arts assessments, as they will be condensed into single-day sittings under new changes. This was announced by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during a Back-to-School Conference for Principals and Vice-principals...
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Minister of Education Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
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Education Minister Applauds Private-sector and Community Support for Jamaica’s Schools

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has commended private sector and community stakeholders for their growing role in supporting Jamaica’s education system. Addressing a School Leadership Conference for principals, vice principals and senior educators from Clarendon, held at Bahia Principe Resort in St. Ann on Tuesday (July 15), Senator Morris Dixon praised...
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