All 122 routes under the Government’s National Rural School Bus Programme have been successfully tested ahead of the reopening of schools for the 2025/26 academic year on Monday, September 8, to ensure a seamless rollout of the initiative. Addressing Wednesday’s (August 27) Blessing Ceremony for the Programme at Jamaica House, Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz,...

The Government has been making significant improvements to the quality of education across primary and secondary schools, through the implementation of a comprehensive strategy that includes infrastructure upgrades, targeted learning interventions, digital tools, and training. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says the National Coding Curriculum has been introduced alongside new digital learning...

Special needs institutions are among the beneficiaries of the Government’s Rural School Bus System, a strategic move aimed at advancing equity and inclusive access across the education sector. Speaking during Wednesday’s (August 27) Blessing Ceremony for the National Rural School Bus Programme at Jamaica House, Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, announced that in the first...

Thirty-one exceptional students, including Jamaica’s top boy and girl in the 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, were honoured by Guardian Life Limited for their academic excellence and dedication. They were recognised during the entity’s 19th Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston under the theme: ‘Action Meets Excellence’. Assistant Chief Education Officer,...

Godfrey Stewart High School, in Westmoreland, will be placing increased emphasis on literacy, particularly for new students, to begin the 2025-26 academic year. Principal Emily Lawrence-Ricketts told JIS News, in an interview, that the school is rolling out a reading intervention programme, aimed primarily at incoming first form students. “Right now, we are putting together a reading intervention programme for...

Principal of Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in St. James, Deon Stern Anglin, says the institution is fully equipped and eager to welcome more than 1,200 students when classes resume on Monday (September 1). Mrs. Anglin noted that the school has been undertaking several initiatives to ensure a smooth start to the academic year, including early readiness testing for new grade...

The police will be increasing their presence in St. James to ensure public safety and smooth traffic movement, as the new school year begins on Monday, September 1. Head of the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, told JIS News that traffic congestion was a major concern, while noting officers will be deployed to major...