Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is assuring prospective tertiary-level entrants that the Student Loan Bureau (SLB) is adequately financed to fulfill its demands this year. He said the SLB has been allocated between $ 4 billion and $5 billion to deal with the usually high number of applications by those hoping to undertake tertiary education. Rev. Thwaites, who...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites is calling on students, parents and educators to “turn over a new leaf” by committing to the pursuit of excellence in the new academic year. “This is a time for deep commitment on the part of us all and the commitment embraces everyone...we must use what we have to accomplish more for ourselves...

Several secondary institutions across the island have been earmarked for expansion and renovation of classrooms and other amenities at a cost of some $267.5 million. Director of Technical Services in the Ministry of Education, Carey Brown, told JIS News that four classrooms will be built at the Vauxhall High School in Kingston and a “lightweight structure” added to an existing...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says now is the time for the country’s youth to step up to the plate and take their role as the nation’s future leaders. “You are at a defining moment in this country so stop joining those who believe that ‘nutten nah gwaan’ in Jamaica. It is your generation that has to...

With the 2015/16 academic year set to get underway in less than two weeks, the National Water Commission (NWC) says it will be treating as priority, the provision of water to schools faced with a shortage of the commodity. NWC President, Mark Barnett, gave the commitment to the Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, while addressing...

Twenty-five year-old Kadene Arboine grew up in St. Mary with her grandmother, before moving to live with her mother and four siblings in Bull Bay, St. Andrew. Her mother, the sole breadwinner for the family, is a vendor who sells footwear for babies and children in Downtown, Kingston. During holiday breaks, Kadene would help her mother with the arduous task...

The Ministry of Education will commence the second phase of the pilot of the new National Standards Curriculum in 49 schools in the upcoming academic year, in preparation for a full roll-out in the 2016/17 school year. The first phase of the pilot was started last year in selected schools at the grade one to nine levels. Chief Education Officer,...