The Government will be spending $1.4 billion in its continued thrust to end the shift system and reduce overcrowding in schools, by constructing additional classrooms and other amenities during the upcoming fiscal year. A portion of the sum will be used to upgrade electrical infrastructure and provide security fencing for selected primary and secondary schools. The Primary and Secondary Infrastructure...

The expansion project at Mount St. Joseph High School in Manchester is slated for completion in the upcoming fiscal year. Approximately $410 million has been allocated by the Government to commence and complete construction of the auditorium and canteen. The sum is contained in the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of...

Approximately 200 grade six and grade 11 students from across Westmoreland and St. James have strengthened their competencies in Mathematics and English Language, and in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), respectively. This was achieved through a major series of capacity building and development sessions hosted by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region Four, at Maud McLeod...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has described the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) as the backbone of Jamaica’s agricultural system. Consequently, he says the Ministry remains bullish on support for the Portland-based institution. Speaking during a Founders’ Day event at CASE recently, Mr. Green highlighted the Ministry’s investment in the institution, noting that throughout...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region Four, is intensifying efforts to locate approximately 1,000 students who remain unaccounted for following disruptions to the education system caused by Hurricane Melissa last year. Regional Director Dr. Michele Pinnock told JIS News that structured retrieval efforts are currently underway across the Region. These involve guidance counsellors, social workers, and school...

A new classroom block has opened at the deCarteret College in Manchester providing more comfortable instructional space for sixth-form students. The 2,550 square-foot unit, which houses three classrooms, was built by the school’s parent-teacher association with government support. The project spanned three PTA administrations, which raised funds, pooled resources and sought donations. It was built on top of an existing...

Schools are being urged to distribute the more than 4,000 Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Student Cards, to enable students to benefit from subsidised fares under the National Rural School Bus Programme. This appeal came from JUTC Managing Director, Owen Ellington, during his address at the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications press conference on Tuesday (February 17). He noted...