Nearly two years after a fire severely damaged two Information Communication Technology (ICT) laboratories at Bustamante High School, the Clarendon-based institution is the beneficiary of modern facilities through public-private collaboration. The restoration and expansion project was done at a cost of $20 million by the Universal Service Fund (USF) in partnership with e-Learning Jamaica Company (e-LJam) Limited, the Flow Foundation...

The capacity of the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB) to deliver support to members of the visually impaired community has been significantly improved, following the renovation of the organisation’s facilities by the HEART/NSTA Trust. The renovations were undertaken by volunteers from Region 1 of the Trust, as part of their annual National Development Project. The renovated building was officially...

Brown's Town Primary students walked away victors of the inaugural Environmental Quiz and Expo, beating The Glen Preparatory 36-30 in a closely contested final match held at Holiday Haven in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on January 13. Meanwhile, Runaway Bay Primary copped third place, beating Lower Buxton Primary 50 points to 7. The competition brought together 13 primary schools from...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has indicated that all 1,010 of the island’s public schools, across the infant, primary, and secondary levels, are now operational, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. The institutions are using different operational modalities, including face-to-face classes, remote lessons and a staggered approach to reopening. “Within the seven most severely...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced several changes to the administration of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), to accommodate students impacted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October. The Ministry has also modified the National Standards Curriculum, which is used in primary-level institutions and up to the grade-nine level. Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle,...

Fifty-four educators and support staff at Campion College who have given more than 10 years of service were honoured at the institution’s long-service awards ceremony held on Monday evening (January 12). The honourees, who served for a combined 1,046 years, include former board chairman Anton Thompson; former principals, Grace Baston and Radley Reid; 35 teachers, 11 support staff and one...

Psychosocial support and targeted learning-loss interventions have served as central pillars of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s recovery effort in Region Five in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Regional Director, Susan Nelson Smith, told JIS News that emotional well-being was prioritised before and during the reopening of schools. She noted that the initiative was first implemented among...