As the new school year approaches, Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, is urging parents to teach their children the importance of education. “Children don’t actually understand how valuable education is when they are young. When they are older and looking for a job, that’s when it hits them, and, as such, we...

Results for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination will be available by midnight. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during a press conference held at his National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, today (August 18). “Students, parents and schools can access the results of...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is inviting members of the public to participate in its textbook exchange programme. The initiative, conceptualised in 2013 by the agency’s Public Relations and Marketing Department, aims to source and supply second-hand textbooks for students from the primary to tertiary levels, providing some financial relief for parents. Public Relations and Marketing Manager, Andrea Braham, said...

‘Uplifting our Nation’s Children, One Child at a Time’ is the mantra that characterises Professional Jamaicans for Jamaica, Inc. (PJFJ), an organisation led by Jamaicans living overseas and dedicated to providing financial support to underserved children in Jamaica who demonstrate academic excellence. Established in 2010, the organisation continues to empower children through education by spearheading several projects and fundraising initiatives...

Some 120 mathematics coaches and specialists assigned to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will participate in a training workshop from August 21 to 24, hosted by Book Merchant Limited at Shortwood Teachers’ College, in Kingston. They will join 800 primary and early-childhood maths teachers who will be exposed to Best Practices in Mathematics at the workshop, dubbed: ‘Amazing...

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) Public Life Award for Leadership Excellence has been conferred on two prominent Caribbean public servants. They are former Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Devon Rowe; and Director of Information and Communication Technology, Government of Dominica, Jermaine Jewel Jean-Pierre. The presentations were made during MIND’s Regional Public Sector...

Sixty students have been awarded scholarships and bursaries valued at approximately $4 million by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited. Among them are 55 top performers in the 2017 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), who will receive $12,500 per annum over five years. Under the Credit Union’s ‘Adopt a School’ programme, bursaries valued at $12,500...