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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, delivers the keynote address at Friday's (Feb. 27) Jamaica Day celebration at the Manchester High School in Mandeville.

Education Minister Calls On Students To Spread Kindness

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has called on students to embody the Jamaica Day theme by showing kindness to each other. “Kindness is not weakness and in schools, it means not...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), and Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, observe as Chairman of the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB), Damion McLean, demonstrates a bed-making technique used by visually impaired persons. The interaction took place during a tour of the JSB facilities, which were renovated by HEART/NSTA Trust Region 1 volunteers under their National Development Project. The upgraded facilities were officially handed over during a ceremony at the JSB in Kingston.

HEART/NSTA Trust To Further ‘Stream’-Line Training And Certification

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, tables the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives recently.

$430.8M Budgeted For School Infrastructure Project To Boost Education Access

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, tables the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 12.

$225M Earmarked for Anchovy Infrastructure Project Completion Under ICDP II

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Gov’t to Invest $647m in Secondary Education Under JEP

Principal of Church Teachers’ College, Dr. Garth Anderson (second left), cuts the ribbon to open the new Smart Lab donated to the Manchester-based institution by the Digicel Foundation at a cost of US$80,000, on Tuesday (February 24). Other participants (from left) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Digicel Foundation, Charmaine Daniels; and Student Council Representatives, Xavia Elliot and Markeem Morgan.

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Digicel Foundation Donates US$80,000 Smart Lab to Church Teachers’ College

The Digicel Foundation has handed over a US$80,000 Smart Lab to Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester, as part of efforts to strengthen teacher preparation and accelerate digital transformation in Jamaica’s education system. The facility was officially opened during a ceremony at the institution on Tuesday (February 24). Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Tertiary Unit of the Ministry of...

Students of Green Pond High School in St. James, display their Split Solar Vision project as a renewable energy solution during the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) In Action Expo, held on Thursday (January 29) at the Chinese Benevolent Association in St. Andrew.

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Gov’t to Finalise STEAM Education Policy

The Government is moving to finalise and seek approval for a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Education Policy, while simultaneously developing an information and communications technology (ICT) strategy and requirement plan. The works will be done under Phase II of the Education System Transformation Programme, which has been allocated approximately $857 million in the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure,...

Assistant Chief Education Officer, Guidance and Counselling Unit, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Kennecy Davidson.

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Education Ministry Observing National Career Awareness Week

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information in collaboration with the HEART/NSTA Trust, is observing National Career Awareness Week (NCAW) 2026 from February 22 to 27 under the theme ‘Fueling Growth: Creating Opportunities through Career Development’. The observance is designed to inspire, inform and empower students at all levels of the education system to explore career possibilities and develop...

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Jamaica Day 2026 Set for February 27 Under Theme of Kindness, Courage and Community

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, through the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, has announced that Jamaica Day 2026 will be celebrated on Friday, February 27, under the theme ‘Celebrating Jamaica, Championing Kindness, Courage and Community’. This year’s featured institution will be Manchester High School in Mandeville, located in the Ministry’s Region Five, which encompasses the parishes of Manchester...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, reads to students of Constitution Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew, on Read Across Jamaica Day, May 6, 2025.

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$1.4 Billion for Primary and Secondary Infrastructure Programme

The Government will be spending $1.4 billion in its continued thrust to end the shift system and reduce overcrowding in schools, by constructing additional classrooms and other amenities during the upcoming fiscal year. A portion of the sum will be used to upgrade electrical infrastructure and provide security fencing for selected primary and secondary schools. The Primary and Secondary Infrastructure...

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Mount St. Joseph High Expansion Slated for Completion Next Fiscal Year

The expansion project at Mount St. Joseph High School in Manchester is slated for completion in the upcoming fiscal year. Approximately $410 million has been allocated by the Government to commence and complete construction of the auditorium and canteen. The sum is contained in the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of...

Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information – Region Four, Dr. Michele Pinnock (second left), looks on as Senior Education Officer, Jacqueline Gardiner (left), along with other senior educators, engage with mathematical teaching aids during the official opening of the Maud McLeod High School Resource Hub in Darliston, Westmoreland, on February 19. The Hub was established through a partnership involving the Ministry of Education, the Liberty Caribbean Foundation, and the Flow Foundation to strengthen teaching and learning continuity in eastern Westmoreland.

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200 Students In Western Jamaica Strengthen Exam Readiness Through STEM and Core Subject Training

Approximately 200 grade six and grade 11 students from across Westmoreland and St. James have strengthened their competencies in Mathematics and English Language, and in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), respectively. This was achieved through a major series of capacity building and development sessions hosted by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region Four, at Maud McLeod...