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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, provides a post-Hurricane Melissa update in a Ministerial Statement during the recent sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

Work in Progress to Reconstruct Schools Impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Work is under way to reconstruct schools that were impacted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa, says Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. “The reconstruction of our schools demands that we move...

Students participating in a past National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Sensitisation Session

NEPA to Host 10th CSEC Student Sensitisation Session on February 12

Education Ministry Announces Full Resumption of Schools Post-Hurricane Melissa

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklyn Witter (third left), presents a vertical hydroponic tower to Vice Principal of Manchester High School, Hillary Morgan (fourth left), during a ceremony held at the school on January 22. Others pictured (from left) are Form Captain, Demarco-De Pryce; Chief Executive Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson; Head of the Natural Science Department at the school, Donna Reid; Form Captain, Liaje Waysome, and Agricultural Science Teacher, Suzanne Samuels-Dixon.

Boost for Agricultural Education In High Schools

Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller.

Parents Urged to Reinforce Handwashing, Water Safety for Children In Schools

Participants in the 2024, 5K Run/Walk staged by the Jamaica Association of Education Officers.

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Education Ministry Endorses Jamaica Association of Education Officers Annual 5k Run/Walk

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information has endorsed the staging of the Jamaica Association of Education Officers (JAEO) annual 5K Run/Walk, which will be held at the GC Foster College in St. Catherine on Sunday, February 1, starting at 6:00 a.m. Members of the public are being invited to participate in this year’s event, which is dedicated to...

Acting Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Rasha Lloyd, engages students and staff of Sandy Bank Primary School at the assembly point following an earthquake drill on Tuesday (January 20) in St. Elizabeth, as part of Earthquake Awareness Month.

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Schools and Public Institutions Across St. Elizabeth Engaged in Earthquake Preparedness Exercises

Schools and public institutions across St. Elizabeth have been actively engaged in a series of earthquake preparedness activities as Jamaica observes Earthquake Awareness Month throughout January. The initiatives are designed to improve readiness, build community resilience, and reduce the risk of injury during seismic events. Acting Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Rasha Lloyd, noted that the...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addresses the official handover of computer labs and related equipment to the Bustamante High School in Clarendon, on January 15.

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TVET Exemplary Lab Being Established at Bustamante High

The establishment of a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) exemplary lab is in progress at Bustamante High School in Clarendon, at a cost of $15 million. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, made the disclosure at the official handover of computer labs at the Bustamante High School on Thursday, January...

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Mannings’s Alumni Urged to Support Rebuilding Project

Past students of the Manning’s School in Westmoreland are being urged to contribute to the institution’s wellness centre rebuilding project. The facility, which was destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, will benefit from the proceeds of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) held on January 15 at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Andrew. Speaking with...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM) and Customer Engagement Laboratory at Stony Hill Technical High School in St. Andrew on January 9. Joining her are State Minister in the Ministry of National Security and Peace and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second right), along with other stakeholders.

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Technical High Schools Being Outfitted With Digitisation Labs

Technical high schools are being equipped with digitisation laboratories by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, as part of a national effort to modernise technical and vocational education and better align student training with labour market needs. As part of the initiative, a digital construction lab is being established at the Stony Hill Technical High School in St....

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), engages with Bustamante High School students, during the handover of renovated and expanded information communications technology (ICT) facilities at the institution in Clarendon on Thursday (Jan. 15).

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Bustamante High School Gets Modern ICT Labs

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...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right), unveils the plaque for the HEART/NSTA Trust Region 1 National Development Project during the handover ceremony at the Jamaica Society for the Blind in Kingston, on Thursday (January 15). Sharing in the moment (from left) are Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton; Chairman of the Jamaica Society for the Blind, Damion McLean, and Regional Director for HEART’s Region 1, Dr. Sasha Shim-Hue.

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Facilities at Jamaica Society for the Blind Renovated

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...