The financial burden often associated with back-to-school preparations has been considerably reduced for 47 students this academic year, thanks to the JPS and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited (PCCU). Among the latest awards are one tertiary-level scholarship and 46 high school bursaries, valued at more than $3 million, which were handed over to the recipients, during an awards ceremony, held...

Victoria Richards and Alexander Crooks are this year’s recipients of Guardian Life Limited’s Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarships. Both students, who will be attending Campion College in September, have received five-year scholarships valued at $50,000 per annum. The students were presented with their awards, which included a gift basket and a certificate, during a ceremony held on Monday, August...

The Ministry of Education is exploring the possibility of diverting funds normally used to pay for students to sit their compulsory Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) subjects to assist needy students sitting vocational examinations. Portfolio Minister, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, told Region 3 School Principals and Board Chairmen in Ocho Rios last Friday, August 15, that the Government spends over...

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, says the changes made to the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), will ensure adequate assessment of the skills and competencies that are necessary for students to  transition to secondary school. She said the adjustments will also facilitate a more targeted approach to the preparation for the test. The changes,...

“Wi glad bag buss! Humility and pride weltering within me and my fellow honorees for the recognition accorded to us”, is how an elated Beulah Pryce summed up the appreciation of early childhood practitioners in Hanover who were recently honoured by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). Ms Pryce was among eleven early childhood practitioners who were recognized for giving between...

The Ministry of Education is far advanced with plans to transform the St. Elizabeth-based, Syndey Pagon High School into a STEM Academy, focusing on the teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Approximately $20 million is being spent initially to upgrade the science labs, classrooms and library facilities to receive approximately 100 grade-seven students who will commence the STEM programme...

Teachers are being encouraged to take vacation leave outside the 190 days stipulated for instructional delivery in schools each academic year, by the Ministry of Education. This, so as to reduce challenges arising and the extent to which the Ministry and, by extension, school administrators are required to make alternative arrangements to fill the resulting temporary vacancy created. This urging...