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Director General, Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Maureen Thompson (centre), and Deputy Chief Education Officer, Curriculum and Support Services, Ministry of Education and Youth, Winnie Berry (right), converse with Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Foundation, Samantha Charles, during the JLS’ National Reading Competition awards ceremony on Friday (August 30) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The event was held under the theme: ‘Read More In 2024’.
Director General, Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Maureen Thompson (centre), and Deputy Chief Education Officer, Curriculum and Support Services, Ministry of Education and Youth, Winnie Berry (right), converse with Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Foundation, Samantha Charles, during the JLS’ National Reading Competition awards ceremony on Friday (August 30) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The event was held under the theme: ‘Read More In 2024’.

JLS Looking to Make the Annual National Reading Competition More Inclusive

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) is looking to make its annual National Reading Competition more inclusive. With this year’s renewal comprising entrants, aged six to 99 years, Director General, Maureen Thompson, says the JLS wants to further diversify the range...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (eighth left), with some of the more than 500 recipients who received the Dr. Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship, at a ceremony held today (August 30), at the AC Mariott Hotel, in New Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (eighth left), with some of the more than 500 recipients who received the Dr. Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship, at a ceremony held today (August 30), at the AC Mariott Hotel, in New Kingston.

Scholarships for Young Persons to Pursue Degrees in Health-Related Fields
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, addresses the Church Teachers’ College 60th Anniversary press launch at the institution’s campus in Mandeville, Manchester, on Thursday (August 29). Ms. Smith represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, addresses the Church Teachers’ College 60th Anniversary press launch at the institution’s campus in Mandeville, Manchester, on Thursday (August 29). Ms. Smith represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Church Teachers’ College Celebrating 60th Anniversary This Year
Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey (right), addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston. With her is Director of Donor and Partnership Management at NET, Keisha Johnson.
Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey (right), addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston. With her is Director of Donor and Partnership Management at NET, Keisha Johnson.

NET Far Advanced with Development of Education Sector Building Standards
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left, background) and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade (third right, background) with some of the children of employees of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Office, who were successful in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations held earlier this year. The awards function was held at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Thursday (August 29).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left, background) and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade (third right, background) with some of the children of employees of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Office, who were successful in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations held earlier this year. The awards function was held at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Thursday (August 29).

Funds Being Put In Place to Build Six STEM Schools

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Applications for the Ambassador’s Scholarship Scheme to study in India will close on August 31.
EducationFinance & Public ServiceForeign Affairs

Applications for Scholarship to Study in India Closes Aug. 31

Applications for the Ambassador’s Scholarship Scheme to study in India will close on August 31. The scheme offers up to 100 per cent scholarship on tuition for 10 eligible Jamaican nationals to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at a university. The application, which can be made through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service via its website, is offered...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Wednesday’s (August 28) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
EducationHurricane Relief & RecoveryYouth

Repair Bill for 362 Damaged Schools Exceeds $3 Billion

The repair bill for the 362 schools damaged by Hurricane Beryl in July has exceeded $3 billion. Preliminary estimates to undertake repairs were priced at $2.7 billion. The disclosure was made by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, during Wednesday’s (August 28) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “Given that the number of schools assessed has increased, that...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses Wednesday’s (August 28) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
EducationHealth & WellnessYouth

Schools Urged to Institute COVID-19 Safeguards in New Academic Year

Schools are being urged to institute COVID-19 safeguards when the 2024/25 academic year commences on September 2. The call comes from Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, amidst recent surveillance data indicating high transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus among the population. “We are asking our principals and our school nurses to be particularly vigilant. While there’s not a...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, peruse a document during Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
EducationYouth

Students Encouraged to Embrace Self-Directed Learning

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, is encouraging students, parents and teachers to embrace self-directed learning. Emphasising that learning resources are available on the Ministry’s website and on other educational platforms, she said students need to organise access and take responsibility for their learning. Dr. Troupe was addressing Monday’s (August 26) press conference to...
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Executive Director, Pollyanna Project, Donna Stewart Moore (fifth right), with some of the students who recently got educational support from the organisation, at an event held at the Lions Civic Centre in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.
EducationYouth

Students Receive Educational Supplies from Pollyanna Project

More than 100 students in St. Catherine and Portland have received educational supplies, including laptops, from the philanthropic group Pollyanna Project, at a cost of $15 million. In Old Harbour, St. Catherine, 43 students have received school bags and key educational items and 10 of them got laptops, sponsored by the United States (US)-based Brooklyn Nets. In Portland, 60 students...
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Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, responds to a question during Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
EducationYouth

Education Ministry Commits to Improving Performance in Maths at Secondary Level

The Ministry of Education and Youth has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the performance of students in Mathematics at the secondary level. Only 39 per cent of Jamaican students in public schools received a passing grade in the May/June 2024 sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics examination. Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, said the Ministry...
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