Primary schools across St. Elizabeth have placed literacy at the forefront of their teaching agenda as students were welcomed back on Monday, September 8, for the start of the 2025/2026 academic year. The institutions are determined to strengthen fluency and comprehension skills among the young minds of the parish this year by elevating their reading skills, which is also a...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has officially launched its 2025 Heritage Competition, inviting students islandwide to participate in a celebration of national pride and cultural legacy. This initiative reflects the JIS’s enduring commitment to fostering youth engagement in national discourse and enriching their appreciation of Jamaica’s cultural heritage. The competition is open to students at the primary, secondary and tertiary...

Having been a teacher since the age of 19, Devmarie Blake-Brown of St. Thomas has enjoyed a long and fruitful career, which has prepared her for her newest role – Acting Principal of Bath Primary School. The dedicated educator, who previously worked at the Seaforth Primary and the Morant Bay Primary Schools in the parish, has also made it known...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has emphasised that the implementation of a Literacy Programme, which targets students in grades one to three, will be one of the Ministry’s key priorities this academic year. The Minister made the declaration while visiting schools across the island on the first day of the 2025/26...

St. Ann’s biggest primary school, Ocho Rios Primary, and a key feeder for the parish’s high schools, has geared up for a major push in literacy and numeracy as the new academic year commences. Principal, Suzette Barnes-Wilson, outlined a comprehensive plan that places enhanced reading and mathematical interventions at the forefront of the school’s priorities. In an interview with JIS...

As the 2025/26 academic year got under way on Monday (September 1), Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, reminded parents of the pivotal role they play in shaping their children's educational success. Minister Morris Dixon was speaking with parents and guardians while visiting Constant Spring Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew. She...

Eighteen outstanding secondary and tertiary students are starting the 2025/26 academic year with less financial worry, thanks to scholarships and bursaries from the First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union Limited and the FHC Foundation. The awards were presented to the successful students during the FHC’s annual awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on August 28. PEP...