Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is committed to ensuring that there is universal access to secondary education. He said although government has limited resources and there are challenges, education should be a right for all children. He also stated that children should be entitled to a place in primary school a good quality high school regardless of their...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he is using education in East Central St. James to eliminate antisocial behaviours and activities. Addressing the 15th annual East Central St. James Education Trust’s tertiary scholarship awards ceremony at the IberoStar Resort in Rose Hall, St. James, August 23, Mr.  Bartlett said education is the only vehicle that will make Jamaica a country...

The Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) is reporting that the country’s adult literacy rate is now at 87 per cent. Deputy Executive Director and Director of Education Services at the JFLL, Dr. Grace-Camille Munroe, said this is very positive, as the island is coming from a rate of 50 per cent in 1974. She noted, however, that Jamaica is...

Rachel Clarke and Nicolette Bailey are the 2016 National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation’s national scholars. They have received scholarships valued at $500,000 each year towards their tuition, accommodation and other school-related expenses, and are required to maintain a certain Grade Point Average (GPA) as stipulated by the Foundation. Hearty applause greeted the announcement last Thursday evening (August 18) at the...

The annual Roger Clarke Scholarship for the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), valued at $250,000, was launched by the CB Group, on August 23, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. In honour of the late Minister of Agriculture, the scholarship will provide funds towards the tuition and expenses of one CASE student each year. The selected student...

The education sector has received more than 1,000 pieces of school furniture from the Joseph Assignment Global Initiative (JAGI). They were handed over today (August 23) by representatives of the group to officials of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, at its Heroes Circle offices, in Kingston. Commending the JAGI for its work across the globe to make education...

The National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation launched its Innovative, Creative, Outstanding and Nationalistic (ICON) Scholarship on August 18. The scholarship aims to provide opportunities for students pursuing non-traditional fields of study, such as Engineering, Fashion Designing, Computer Science, Agricultural Science, Animation, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. It will also target students doing teaching degrees with majors in Mathematics and Science...