Two hundred teachers will be awarded scholarships valued at $31 million to pursue training in financial education through a partnership between the Ministry of Education and Youth and Profit Jumpstarter Academy. The scholarships are designed to enhance financial literacy among teachers who will subsequently impart their knowledge to their students and the wider society. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said...

A total of 145 wards of the State, who will be attending high school in September, have been recognised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) for achievement in the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP). They were presented with prizes and trophies at the agency’s annual PEP awards ceremony and workshop held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown...

As residents of St. Elizabeth continue to recover from the impact of hurricane Beryl, several of the hardest hit families have received much-needed assistance from Jamaican organisations in the United States to prepare their children for the upcoming school year. The Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC), in collaboration with the Lorraine J. Smith Foundation and other Jamaican-run charities, staged a...

Director of Regional Education Services, Ministry of Education and Youth, Ottis Brown (second left), converses with students of Clapham Primary School, Kevoy Hanson (second right) and Devoy Hanson (right), during the third staging of the ‘Touch a Thousand Hearts’ back-to-school event at Meadowbrook High School in St. Andrew on Friday (August 16). Listening (from left) are Founder and Director, Auld’s...

More than 150 students received back-to-school supplies at the recent St. Thomas Students Essay Competition, organised by United States (US)-based Jamaican national, Audrey Thomas. The event was held at Eastern Gas Plaza in Yallahs and saw 16 students participating in the competition. Scores of students from across the parish were gifted with computer gadgets, school bags and other educational items....

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, is encouraging students to seize the academic opportunities available to them, emphasising the importance of education in shaping their future. “Apply for a scholarship… access education. The institutions are there [and] there are opportunities [for] young people,” Councillor Vernon said. He was speaking during the Howard Ward Benefit Foundation Annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon...

Thirty-five secondary and tertiary-level students from western Jamaica have been awarded scholarships valued at $6.5 million to support their academic journey. The presentations were made at the Howard Ward Benefit Foundation’s Annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon held on Tuesday (August 13) at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James. Of the total awardees, 20 are tertiary students attending...