Cabinet has approved a relief grant of $500 million for schools damaged during the passage of Category Five Hurricane Melissa. “We have to clean up and we have to get the debris moved out of our schools. Over $500 million has been approved to do the clean-up work already and we will be disbursing the grants to the individual schools...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is urging corporate partners and all Jamaicans who are able to assist to prioritise the education system, as schools across the island, particularly those in Western Jamaica, grapple with extensive damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. The appeal was made during a tour of affected institutions in Westmoreland on Friday, November 7, where...

Principal of William Knibb Memorial High School, Linvern Wright, says the human and social needs of students and teachers in communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa must be prioritised even as focus is placed on the resumption of learning. “My appeal really is that all of us just need to understand that it is a time for care,” he said in...

The Government is reporting that more than 600 educational institutions sustained damage during the passage of category-five Hurricane Melissa. “In the affected parishes, we have a little bit over 450 schools that have been affected, and that’s across the board – infant schools, primary schools, secondary schools and also eight tertiary schools. So far, we’ve seen estimates of 616 institutions...

Residents from Santa Cruz are now receiving clean, drinking water from the St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) well. The access has been made possible through the provision of a generator by businessman Romeich Major, of Romeich Entertainment, to facilitate the pumping of the commodity to serve the institution and the wider community. Since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says despite the “very difficult time” caused by Hurricane Melissa, community spirit is evident in many areas. She said as Jamaicans, community persons are taking care of each other, and she saw it best while in St. Elizabeth, recently. The Minister, who was reacting to efforts...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is prioritising the resumption of learning, through innovative and flexible arrangements, for students in parishes worst affected by Hurricane Melissa. The hurricane made landfall in Jamaica as a historic Category 5 storm on October 28 causing widespread destruction, particularly in the parishes of Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Hanover, St. James...