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Some of the students who recently received laptops under the St. Catherine North Police Community Safety and Security Peace Ambassadors in School Initiative. They are (from left) Sheldon Walters, Britany Thompson, Elizabeth Cunningham, Ashley Jones, and Justine Stone. In the background (from left) are Territorial Officer in the St. Catherine North Police Division, Inspector Ishmael Williams; Assistant Police Youth Club Coordinator for the St. Catherine North Police Youth Club Council, Corporal Shantel Powell, who is also the LASCO/JCF Police Officer of the Year; and donor of the computers, Donique Sinclair-Chambers. Occasion was a recent handover ceremony, held at the Spanish Town Police Station in St. Catherine.
Some of the students who recently received laptops under the St. Catherine North Police Community Safety and Security Peace Ambassadors in School Initiative. They are (from left) Sheldon Walters, Britany Thompson, Elizabeth Cunningham, Ashley Jones, and Justine Stone. In the background (from left) are Territorial Officer in the St. Catherine North Police Division, Inspector Ishmael Williams; Assistant Police Youth Club Coordinator for the St. Catherine North Police Youth Club Council, Corporal Shantel Powell, who is also the LASCO/JCF Police Officer of the Year; and donor of the computers, Donique Sinclair-Chambers. Occasion was a recent handover ceremony, held at the Spanish Town Police Station in St. Catherine.

High-School Students Receive Laptops

Several high-school students have received laptops under the St. Catherine North Police Community Safety and Security Peace Ambassadors in School Initiative. The programme seeks to reform young people who exhibit behavioural problems in school and empowers them to become peace...
Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), Adam Stewart, speaks during the 2026 launch of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run, held at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, recently.
Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), Adam Stewart, speaks during the 2026 launch of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run, held at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, recently.

10TH Jill Stewart Mobay City Run Targets $10m for Education In Western Jamaica
Students of Green Island Primary School participate in solving equations during the 2026 Mathematics Problem-Solving Competition finale, held on March 12 at Merl Grove High School in Kingston.
Students of Green Island Primary School participate in solving equations during the 2026 Mathematics Problem-Solving Competition finale, held on March 12 at Merl Grove High School in Kingston.

Over 100 Students From ZOSO Schools Compete in National Math Finale
Instructors lead a drone flying session with students at the Morant Bay Primary School on March 7 as part of the DC Mentorship Program
Instructors lead a drone flying session with students at the Morant Bay Primary School on March 7 as part of the DC Mentorship Program's annual STEM Camp.

Morant Bay Primary Students Take Flight At Aviation-Themed STEM Camp
Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited Chair, Shirley Carby (fifth left), presents a copy of one of the textbooks donated by the company for primary schools affected by Hurricane Melissa to Principal of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Carlene Williams-Heath. Other participants (from left) are Carlong Publishers’ Chief Executive Officer, Jason Carby, and Director, Carl Carby; Assistant Chief Education Officer, Media Services Unit, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Nadine Simms; National Education Trust (NET) Executive Director, Latoya Harris-Ghartey; and students of Park Mountain Primary. The textbooks were officially presented during a formal handover ceremony on Thursday (March 12), at the Ministry’s Student Assessment Unit, Caenwood Centre, Kingston.
Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited Chair, Shirley Carby (fifth left), presents a copy of one of the textbooks donated by the company for primary schools affected by Hurricane Melissa to Principal of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, Carlene Williams-Heath. Other participants (from left) are Carlong Publishers’ Chief Executive Officer, Jason Carby, and Director, Carl Carby; Assistant Chief Education Officer, Media Services Unit, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Nadine Simms; National Education Trust (NET) Executive Director, Latoya Harris-Ghartey; and students of Park Mountain Primary. The textbooks were officially presented during a formal handover ceremony on Thursday (March 12), at the Ministry’s Student Assessment Unit, Caenwood Centre, Kingston.

Carlong Publishers Donates $15.6m In Textbooks to Hurricane-Affected Primary Schools

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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (March 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston.
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Education Minister Urges Communities to Address School Absenteeism

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has urged communities to play a greater role in addressing student absenteeism in schools. Speaking during the Standing Finance Committee meeting of the House of Representatives on March 6 at Gordon House where members reviewed the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure, she reported that an islandwide absenteeism...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left) is joined at the podium by members of the St. George
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Education Ministry to Celebrate Pi Day on Friday

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information will be celebrating Pi (π) Day across the island’s schools on Friday, March 13. Pi is a mathematical constant (approximately 3.14) that expresses the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It has been used in formulas across physics, astronomy, engineering and other fields for centuries. “Across all our regions we’ll...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), addresses Friday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members reviewed the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure. She is joined by (from left) State Minister, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford; and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
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Gov’t Pledges Trained Teachers in All ECIs by September 2026

By September 2026, every early-childhood institution (ECI) across Jamaica will be staffed with at least one trained teacher. This was announced by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during Friday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members reviewed the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure. Senator...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), addresses Friday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members reviewed the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure. She is joined by (from left) State Minister, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford; and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
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$18B Earmarked for School Disaster Preparedness in 2026/27 Estimates

The 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure have been updated to include an $18 billion allocation for disaster preparedness, mitigation, and response in schools. “I believe [that] at the start of the Standing Finance [Committee review] process, there would have been an amendment done, where $18 billion was allocated to the Ministry of Education for that line,” said Minister of Education, Skills,...
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Head of the Department of Industrial Arts, St. Mary Technical High School, Richard Allen.
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St. Mary Technical High School Innovation Lab Hailed as a Game Changer

The new Innovation Hub for Electrical and Renewable Energy at St. Mary Technical High School is being hailed as a significant move by the Government in preparing young people for Jamaica’s technical workforce. Speaking with JIS News, Head of the Department of Industrial Arts, Richard Allen, said that the facility signals a new era of competence-based training aligned with national...
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81. Schoolgirl thinking while solving a math equation on the board.
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Education Ministry Undertaking Activities to Observe Mathematics Month

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information will be engaging schools in a wide range of Mathematics-focused activities in March, as the Ministry observes National Mathematics Month under the theme ‘Mathematics for All: Building Communities, Confidence, Competence, and Creativity’. National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry, Dr. Lorna Thompson, told JIS News that the initiative reflects a renewed national focus...
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