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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, opens the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 11).

CHASE Awards 4,909 Scholarships Since 2003

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, since its inception in 2003, has awarded 4,909 scholarships, valued at $829 million, to more than 2,000 early-childhood-education practitioners and leaders pursuing undergraduate and graduate degree programmes. Focus areas include early-childhood...

Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles (left), presents a learning clock to Principal of the Barking Lodge Primary and Infant School, Tannia Johnson. Occasion was the official handover of the new Infant Department at the school in St. Thomas on March 10.

Barking Lodge Primary Gets $41-Million Infant Department

Acting Director of Accreditation at the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), Dr. Lisa Henlin.

UCJ to Host Special Online Symposium March 11

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, along with Jamaica College Principal, Wayne Robinson (left); and Co-Tournament Director, FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Jamaica National Robotics Championship, Dr. Ricardo Anderson (right), observes as students show off their inventions at the Championship held on Saturday (March 8) at Jamaica College, 189 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6. The top-three teams will get the opportunity to participate in the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas.

PHOTOS: First Tech Robotics Championship

National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Lorna Thompson.

Education Ministry Undertaking Initiatives During March to Boost Students’ Mathematics Skills

Deputy Chief Education Officer for Core Curriculum and Support Services, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Winnie Berry (right), receives a cheque for $3.2 million from Access Financial Services (AFS) Limited, in support of the national literacy initiative. The presentation took place at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston on Friday (March 7). Making the presentation (from left) are Marketing and Communications Manager at AFS, Nicholas Mundell, and the entity’s Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Campbell. Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Media Services Unit at the Ministry, Nadine Simms (centre); and Director of the Donor & Partnership Management Unit at the National Education Trust (NET), Keisha Johnson, also shared in the occasion. The funds will provide books for 165 primary schools in Manchester and St. Elizabeth under AFS’

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PHOTOS: Education Ministry Receives $3.2 Million from Access Financial Services

Deputy Chief Education Officer for Core Curriculum and Support Services, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Winnie Berry (right), receives a cheque for $3.2 million from Access Financial Services (AFS) Limited, in support of the national literacy initiative. The presentation took place at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston on Friday (March 7). Making the presentation (from left) are Marketing...

Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola, speaks at the EU-Jamaica 50th Anniversary 5K & 10K Run, themed ‘All Together Against Crime & Violence’, held on Sunday (March 9) downtown Kingston.

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PHOTOS: EU-Jamaica 5K and 10K Run

Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola, speaks at the EU-Jamaica 50th Anniversary 5K & 10K Run, themed ‘All Together Against Crime & Violence’, held on Sunday (March 9) downtown Kingston.

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right), shares a moment with members of the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), and five honourees during the WLI’s International Women’s Day Brunch and Awards held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Sunday (March 9). From left are: Co-chair of the WLI, Roxann Linton; Executive Director of the American Friends of Jamaica, Caron Chung; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lillan Limited, Andrea Cowan; Managing Director of Jamaica Stock Exchange, Dr. Marlene Street-Forrest; Bishop of Dover, the Rt. Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin; Communications Strategist and Philanthropist, Donette Chin-Loy Chang; and Chair of WLI, Grace Burnett.

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Women’s Representation Matters – Senator Morris Dixon

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has highlighted the importance of women participating in and breaking barriers in fields often dominated by men. Addressing the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) International Women’s Day Brunch and Awards at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Sunday (March 9), she said it is important...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (front row, centre), addresses Friday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2025/26 Estimates of Expenditure. She is flanked by Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe (front row, left); and Principal Financial Officer, Richard DePasse (front row, right). In the background are heads of agencies and departments under the Ministry.

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Breakfast to be Provided for Students in Underperforming Schools

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says special nutritional support will be provided to 189 primary and 56 secondary schools in the upcoming fiscal year. The schools identified for support are performing below par, and several of them have students who are in lower socio-economic groups and who are experiencing some level of...

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Internet Access For More Schools

Procurement is under way to equip an additional 300 schools across Jamaica with Internet. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, said 600 schools have, so far, benefited from broadband access under the National Broadband Initiative. The Minister was addressing Friday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives,...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, delivers the keynote address during the Beginning Teachers Synergy Conference at The Mico University College in Kingston on Tuesday (March 4).

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Education Minister Urges Educators to Embrace Technology and AI for Transforming Learning

In keeping with the goal of transforming the learning experience for students, Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is urging educators across Jamaica to embrace technology and artificial intelligence (AI). Speaking during the Beginning Teachers Synergy Conference at The Mico University College in Kingston on Tuesday (March 4), Minister Morris Dixon emphasised...

Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Winnie Berry (second left), and Head of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation, Sophia Lewis (left), interact with students of St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School, during Monday’s (March 3) FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Jamaica National Robotics Championship media launch held at AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston. The students are (from third left) Dervette Mignott, Toria-Lee Martin and Kiana Cousins.

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34 Schools to Compete in Tech Challenge

Thirty-four schools across Jamaica will compete in the sixth staging of the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Jamaica National Robotics Championship, this weekend. The two-day championship will be held on March 7 and 8 at Jamaica College in St. Andrew. The top-three teams will get the opportunity to participate in the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas. Acting Chief Education Officer in...