The Government is insistent that no child, particularly at the secondary level, should be denied access to education, prompting its decision to remove auxiliary fees for these institutions. Under this new policy, which comes into effect at the start of the 2016/17 academic year in September, the administration has increased its total annual funding to high schools from $2.6 billion...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reminding donors, particularly those in the diaspora, to follow the stipulated guidelines when making their contributions to schools. In a bulletin issued, the Ministry advised that donors must make contact with the National Education Trust (NET) prior to shipping items, and complete a donation form. After getting approval to ship items, donors...

Sagicor has awarded over $3 million in scholarships to 132 students at the Primary and Secondary levels under its corporate staff education programme. The scholarships were presented during a ceremony held at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited in New Kingston, yesterday (August 10). The education programme which was established to provide support to children of team members at the primary and...

The Jeanette Grant-Woodham Education Foundation has been lauded for assisting past and current students of Tivoli Gardens High School in Kingston with bursaries and grants. State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the gesture is one that should be replicated by other non-governmental organisations islandwide. “Every student should have the opportunity to excel, because hard work,...

Petrojam has awarded scholarships valued at $1. 2 million to 24 top-performing Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students from two Corporate Area schools. The students were selected from Greenwich All-Age and the St. Andrew Primary schools. The scholarships, provided under the company’s educational support programme will provide the students with financial assistance for five years of high school and will...

The Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI), the tertiary arm of the HEART Trust/NTA, will commence offering a two-year Associate Degree in Animation programme, beginning in January 2017. The institution previously offered only one semester of animation training under its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) degree programme. Animation lecturer at the VTDI, Chevonnese Chevers Whyte, told JIS News that it is...

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has provided nearly $430 million in information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure development support for several tertiary institutions over the past four years. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Hugh Cross, says this entailed the installation of broadband Internet service and state-of-the-art equipment, among other key inputs. He tells JIS News that the University of the...