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Jamaica Day to Be Observed on February 28

Schools across Jamaica will be abuzz with activities on Friday (February 28), as they celebrate Jamaica Day 2025, under the theme, ‘Celebrating Jamaica: SteAming Towards the Future, Honing Good Character’. Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, Marlon Williams, said...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the audience at the fourth Jamaica Creative Career Expo held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday (February 25). The Expo was hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and highlighted careers in the creative industry.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the audience at the fourth Jamaica Creative Career Expo held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday (February 25). The Expo was hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and highlighted careers in the creative industry.

Education Minister Highlights Alternative Career Pathways
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left, front row), and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Silvia Kouwenberg (right, front row), cut the ribbon to officially launch the IGNITE Hub at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, in St. Andrew, on February 26. Celebrating the moment are (from left, back row) Dean of the Faculty of Science and Education, Professor Michael Taylor; Director of the School of Education, Dr. Marcia Rainford; Project Conceptualiser and Lecturer in the School of Education, Dr. Tashane Haynes-Brown; Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left, front row), and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Silvia Kouwenberg (right, front row), cut the ribbon to officially launch the IGNITE Hub at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, in St. Andrew, on February 26. Celebrating the moment are (from left, back row) Dean of the Faculty of Science and Education, Professor Michael Taylor; Director of the School of Education, Dr. Marcia Rainford; Project Conceptualiser and Lecturer in the School of Education, Dr. Tashane Haynes-Brown; Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee.

$31.3 Million Ignite Hub Launched at UWI
Past Caribbean Canada Leaders Dialogue participants
Past Caribbean Canada Leaders Dialogue participants

Jamaicans Invited to Apply for Caribbean Canada Leaders Dialogue 2025
Guests attending Moneague College’s Celebratory Congress, which was held at the institution’s campus in St. Ann recently.
Guests attending Moneague College’s Celebratory Congress, which was held at the institution’s campus in St. Ann recently.

Moneague College Commemorates UCJ Institutional Accreditation

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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third left), and Assistant Chief Education Officer, Tertiary Unit, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (third right), participate in a courtesy call with Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) administrators, at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, on Tuesday (February 25). Pictured (from left) are Registrar, Keisha Walker; Treasurer and Vice President of Finance, Eton Chin; President, Professor Andrew Spencer; and Administrator to President, Abbygayle Ellis.
Education

PHOTOS: Education Minister Meets with CMU

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third left), and Assistant Chief Education Officer, Tertiary Unit, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (third right), participate in a courtesy call with Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) administrators, at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, on Tuesday (February 25). Pictured (from left) are Registrar, Keisha Walker; Treasurer and...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right) along with President, University of Technology (UTECH), Jamaica, Dr. Kevin Brown (centre) and Fifth Pro-chancellor, UTECH, Aldrick McNab, attend the service of thanksgiving for the late Dr. the Hon. Alfred Sangster, held at the University of Technology, Jamaica on Saturday (February 22).
Education

PHOTOS: Thanksgiving Service in Celebration for the Life of Dr. The Hon. Alfred Sangster, Former Principal and President of the University of Technology, Jamaica

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right) along with President, University of Technology (UTECH), Jamaica, Dr. Kevin Brown (centre) and Fifth Pro-chancellor, UTECH, Aldrick McNab, attend the service of thanksgiving for the late Dr. the Hon. Alfred Sangster, held at the University of Technology, Jamaica on Saturday (February 22).
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Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (centre), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, share a photo opportunity with Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2025 to 2028, Professor Kwame Dawes, during the recent ceremony of investiture at King’s House.
Education

New Poet Laureate To Celebrate And Promote The Art Of Poetry In Jamaica

Jamaica’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, Professor Kwame Dawes, plans to celebrate and promote the art of poetry throughout the island during his tenure. Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, deputising for Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, recently presented Professor Dawes with the official Poet Laureate sash and pin during an investiture ceremony at King’s House....
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking to students at Manchester High School recently.
EducationYouth

Gov’t Strengthens Support for Secondary-Level Students

The Government will be developing intervention systems to support at-risk students at the secondary level and improve student retention in its continued thrust to improve educational outcomes. An early warning system will also be developed to identify at-risk students. These initiatives will be pursued under the Jamaica Education Project (JEP), which has been allocated $752 million in the 2025/26 Estimates...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, tables the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 13.
EducationYouth

Construction of First STEAM Academy to Commence in Fiscal Year 2025/26

Construction of Jamaica’s first Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academy will begin in fiscal year 2025/26. A Jamaica 60 legacy project, the institution will be erected on the 22 acres of land reserved for social services at the Greater Bernard Lodge Development in St. Catherine. The works will be done under Phase II of the Education System Transformation...
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Vice Chairman of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), Saundra Bailey, speaks at the recent launch of the Papine High School greenhouse in St. Andrew. Pictured at left is Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
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CCRIF Invites Persons to Apply for Funded Training Programmes at UWI

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) is inviting persons to apply for their funded training programmes in geography, natural hazards or economics at the University of the West Indies (UWI). The Facility has been providing internships to recent university undergraduates and postgraduate students from the Caribbean who have earned degrees in areas such as disaster risk management, environmental management,...
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