Ewarton High School in St. Catherine is to receive special attention from the Education Ministry, to improve its academic performance. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the school represents one of the cases that will have to be looked at “very carefully”, due to the many students on the Programme of Advancement through Health...

Government has allocated $233 million to the Jamaica Values and Attitudes (JAMVAT) programme this fiscal year. This is an increase of $100 million over the $133 million spent in 2015/16. Minister of State for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green made the disclosure in his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8....

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will begin a phased implementation of the National Standards Curriculum at the start of the new academic year. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, said the new curriculum, to be implemented over two years, focuses on a new methodology that gives priority to the development of higher order thinking skills. The...

Ten students from the Denbigh High School in Clarendon will benefit from scholarships valued at up to $300,000 each. They will pursue Bachelor’s degrees at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) this year. This was announced by Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Michael Henry, during his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8....

Forty teachers, who have contributed significantly to the development of education in Jamaica, will be honoured with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will make the presentations during a ceremony scheduled for Thursday, June 23 on the lawns of Jamaica House, commencing at 6:30 p.m. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be doubling the janitorial grant allocation to primary schools when the 2016/17 academic year commences in September. Currently, each of the over 200 institutions receives between $30,000 and $40,000 per annum for cleaning and general maintenance. This is, however, deemed insufficient by school administrators. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to ensuring that all students receive a full secondary education. Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television news programme, Issues and Answers, Mr. Holness said his administration believes that every secondary student should remain in school up to age 18. He said youngsters would be so enabled,...