The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) broke ground on Wednesday (September 18) for its new state-of-the-art facility. The four-storey multipurpose structure, scheduled for completion in 2026, represents investment of $1.5 billion, with the possibility of an additional $400 million to $600 million for the buildout of digital infrastructure. It will be equipped with cutting-edge computer laboratories, augmented and virtual reality laboratories,...

Students at the Greater Portmore High School in St. Catherine are benefiting from an AutoCAD room, courtesy of the United Kingdom (UK)-based Angel Foundation. The Foundation has equipped the facility with several desktop computers, chairs, stools, wall plaques, clocks, monitors, and fans, as part of its mission to make a difference, and to ensure that IT suites are available for...

The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) broke ground on Wednesday (September 18), for its more than $1 billion state-of-the-art multipurpose facility, at its Manhattan Road address in Kingston. Dubbed the ‘Digital Hub’, it will comprise computer labs, augmented/virtual reality labs, and examination rooms. It will also facilitate the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) operations in Jamaica. Speaking at the event, Education and...

Eleven additional schools have been taken off the shift system by the Ministry of Education and Youth. This, of the remaining 34 that were utilising the system since 2020, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams has said. Mrs. Williams, who made the disclosure in a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17), said the most recent institutions to...

There have been marked improvements in the results of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations at the grade-five level, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. “We are very encouraged with the improvement in students’ performance in Language Arts. Approximately 68 per cent of the students achieved proficiency or higher, a substantial increase from 40 per cent last...

The Ministry of Education and Youth, on Tuesday (September 17), released the Grade Five Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results to regions and their schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 17). “I am happy to report that those children who took PEP four last year, have done...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers an address at the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) Public Policy Strenghtening Workshop held on Saturday (Sept.14), at the AC Hotel in Kingston.