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...

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,...

Jamaica improved in three key areas of well-being under the Vision 2030 National Development Plan, during the January to March 2016 quarter. Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Deputy Director General, Richard Lumsden, says the areas include security, labour force quality, and environmental stewardship, which recorded notable outcomes, compared to the corresponding period in 2015. He was speaking at the PIOJ’s...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is urging the leadership of the Jamaica Institute of Management (JIM)  (2009) to continue developing creative academic programmes that will enable the island’s leaders to better manage their respective organisations. “The Jamaica Institute of Management (JIM) is making leaders of individuals and I therefore urge you to continue the education needed...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be integrating the Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs (JACE) programme into the ninth grade curriculum as of September 2016. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said the objective is to cultivate a culture of entrepreneurship among students. The programme, implemented by Junior Achievement Jamaica (JAJ), is in secondary schools across the...