More children of law-enforcement officers across the region will receive support for tertiary studies under the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP)-Motorola Solutions Foundation scholarship fund. The US$3,000 fund was set up 10 years ago to enable Caribbean students to pursue studies at colleges and universities in the areas of engineering, communications, marketing, finance, industrial engineering, human resource management,...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is on a mission to reintegrate unattached youth in schools. He says the Administration has invested “considerable” resources in training and education initiatives that target persons who left school without formal certification, as also to enable current students to attain at least the equivalent of an Associate...

In order to better prepare students for high school, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be assigning experts to 35 primary schools, under a pilot programme titled the ‘Specialist Model’, to assist youngsters experiencing numeracy and literacy challenges to overcome these. This was announced by the Ministry’s Region One Education Services Director, Dr. Kasan Troupe, who indicated that...

Director, Regional Services, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says the Government will be funding, fully, two day-care facilities located in Quality Education Circle (QEC) 8. QEC 8 is made up of 15 schools in the two constituencies of St. Andrew West Central and St. Andrew Western. During her address at the launch and Stakeholder Meeting for...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has hailed the Leadercast Kingston 2018 Forum for helping to mend the moral fabric of the country. Speaking with JIS News during the event on Friday, May 4 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, the Minister described the initiative as a “novel idea”, as it brings to the fore...

For over 29 years, children and young people in Mandeville, Manchester, have benefitted significantly from arts education programmes delivered by the Khulcha Theatre School of Dance. The school’s founder, Carolyn Russell Smith, who has been a pioneer of the performing arts, is a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation for Service to Jamaica in Education...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has charged teachers to listen to their students and tailor lessons to meet their various needs. He noted that “oftentimes they (students) are able to tell you what would work, what won’t work, and, as such, we have to organise our system around some of their...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has hailed the AIM Higher Foundation for assisting bright students who are financially challenged to access higher education. He said that while the Government invests billions of dollars in education each year, more support is needed to enable students to successfully make the transition from secondary to tertiary studies. “You...

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) will be mounting an exhibition from May 23 to October 15 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Empire Windrush’s historic voyage to England in 1948. This was disclosed by Chief Executive Officer of the NLJ, Beverley Lashley, during a recent interview with JIS News. She said the six-month travelling exhibition will feature the...