Ambassador to the United States (US), Audrey Marks, has lauded the Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network (JHUAN) for providing in excess of US$250,000 in scholarship to needy Jamaican students at Howard University over a five-year period.  She congratulated this year's awardees, totaling 20 students, who have received a total of US$80,000.  “Having been involved in the conception of this fantastic...

The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) and the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to undertake a comprehensive study on the impact of crime in the city of Montego Bay.   To be carried out by researchers from the UCC over the next three months, at a cost of $1 million,...

A total of 230 first-year students at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica have been awarded Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) scholarships. The recipients were chosen from a pool of 1,100 applicants. They are the first cohort of 1,000 students who will benefit from full-tuition need-based scholarships valued at $2.4 billion over the next five...

The Ministry of Education and Youth has implemented measures to ensure that new teachers are paid in the month of September. A total of 1,155 new teachers have joined the education sector. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that under normal circumstances, for a teacher to be paid in a particular month, the employment documents must be submitted by the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging students to align their education and skills with the needs of the labour market. “The probability of you leaving school and not being employed is getting smaller and smaller; so that means that when you leave school, you will get a job. Now the question is going to be, ‘alright, we...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), European Union Ambassador to Jamaica, Marianne Van Steen (centre), and Jamaica Development Representative in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office at the British High Commission in Jamaica, Oliver Blake (left), share a photo opportunity with principals during Friday’s (September 15) Inter-Ministerial School Support Strategy Partners Summit at The Jamaica Pegasus...

More than 40,000 parents islandwide have received training to improve their parenting skills. This was disclosed by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, as she addressed a function to commemorate the 2023/24 ceremonial reopening of schools in Manchester. The function was held at the Manchester High School on Thursday (September 14). “Our expectations are great. We know we...