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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking to students at Manchester High School recently.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking to students at Manchester High School recently.

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...
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.
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.

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

CCRIF Invites Persons to Apply for Funded Training Programmes at UWI
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, teaches a class at Tarrant High School in Kingston, on December 19. Electrical upgrading works were completed at the institution during the 2024/25 fiscal year.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, teaches a class at Tarrant High School in Kingston, on December 19. Electrical upgrading works were completed at the institution during the 2024/25 fiscal year.

$1.7 Billion Earmarked for Classrooms, Fencing and Electrical Upgrades
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, tables the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 13).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, tables the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 13).

Mount St. Joseph High School Expansion Expected to Conclude in 2025/26

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Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen (seventh right) and President of the Optimist Club of Kingston, Michelle Chambers (sixth right), hand over an air conditioning unit to staff of the Dunrobin Primary School. The presentation took place recently at the school’s Red Hills Road location in St. Andrew. Lady Allen is patron of the club.
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Dunrobin Primary Gets Air Conditioning Unit from Optimist Club of Kingston

Dunrobin Primary School is better prepared to beat the upcoming summer heat, through the gift of an air conditioning unit by the Optimist Club of Kingston, under the patronage of Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen. The unit, valued at over $100,000, will be installed in the staff room. Addressing the recent handover ceremony at the school’s Red Hills...
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Restorative Justice Facilitator at the Karen Reid Hyman Restoration Foundation, Bishop Dr. Karen Reid-Hyman (right), makes a presentation to students from José Martí High School, which won the poster competition held as part of the Region 6 Deans of Discipline Youth Forum and Symposium. The event took place on Wednesday (February 12 ) at Cumberland High School in St. Catherine.
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Education Ministry Champions Use of the Arts in Cultivating Peace in Schools

Parents and teachers are being urged to utilise the transformative power of the arts in cultivating peace, discipline and youth empowerment in schools. Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Unit in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe, in making the call, said that “the arts, whether visual art, music, dance, drama or creative writing,...
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Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (left), arrives at Gordon House on Thursday (February 13), to deliver the Throne Speech during the 2025/26 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament. He deputised for Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.
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Gov’t Prioritising Enhanced Student Education and Nutrition Support During 2025/26

Improving literacy and numeracy among children, aged eight and under, and enhancing nutrition support programmes across the education system will be among the Government’s priorities during fiscal year 2025/26. Currently, more than 162,000 students benefit from provisions under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). This was announced by Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, while delivering...
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Principal, Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI), Dr. Delize Williams, addresses the VTDI graduation ceremony on Wednesday (February 12) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
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More Than 600 Regional Trainers to Benefit from VTDI Training Programme

More than 600 trainers in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean are poised to benefit from training to be facilitated under a partnership between the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI) and the Commonwealth of Learning, for which discussions are under way. Principal of the VTDI, Dr. Delize Williams, made the disclosure while addressing the Institute’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday (February 12)...
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IOJ Stages Free Mathematics Workshops for PEP and CSEC Students

Students and teachers preparing for the upcoming Primary Exit Profile (PEP) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations will benefit from two free mathematics workshops. The sessions, scheduled for February 26 and 28, are being organised by the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) through the National Museum, Jamaica (NMJ). Assistant Lecturer in the Mathematics Department at the University of the West...
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Principal of Old Harbour Primary School in St. Catherine, George Goode (centre, second row), Vice Principal, Janett Mayne (left, second row), and grade-five teacher, Nicola Brown, share a photo opportunity with students during Tuesday’s (February 11) Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) contract signing ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information in Kingston. The school is set to benefit from the implementation of JSIF’s $89.2-million Safe Passage Project.
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Old Harbour Primary School’s Principal Welcomes Safe Passage Project Implementation

Principal of Old Harbour Primary School in St. Catherine, George Goode, has welcomed the implementation of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) $89.2-million Safe Passage Project at the institution, anticipating a significant enhancement of student safety. The contract for the project, which falls under the 10th cycle of the Caribbean Development Bank-funded Basic Needs Trust Fund, was signed on Tuesday...
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