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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses a press conference held on Friday (August 15) at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, where she presented a report on Jamaica’s performance in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) tests.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses a press conference held on Friday (August 15) at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, where she presented a report on Jamaica’s performance in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) tests.

19.2 Per Cent of Students Pass Five Subjects Including Maths and English

There has been a marginal increase in the number of students who passed five Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects, including Mathematics and English, this year.   Of the 28,654 Jamaican students who sat exams in May/June 2025, only 6,200 earned...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

Administrative Activities September 1, Schools Closed September 2 and 3
Principal of the Knockalva Polytechnic College in Hanover, Natalie Thompson, addresses a press briefing hosted by the college at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. James parish office in Montego Bay on Friday (August 8). 
Principal of the Knockalva Polytechnic College in Hanover, Natalie Thompson, addresses a press briefing hosted by the college at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. James parish office in Montego Bay on Friday (August 8). 

Knockalva Polytechnic College Grateful for Stakeholder Support
Director of Policy Research in the Social Policy Planning and Research Division at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Suzette Johnson, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on July 31, 2025, about the upcoming Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions.
Director of Policy Research in the Social Policy Planning and Research Division at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Suzette Johnson, speaks at a JIS Think Tank on July 31, 2025, about the upcoming Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions.

Data Collection for JSLC Begins August 4
Logos Hope Project Coordinator, Briba Sumaila, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency
Logos Hope Project Coordinator, Briba Sumaila, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency's Television Department in Kingston.

Logos Hope Volunteers to Engage With Local Organisations During Ship’s Visit

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JIS Urges Vigilance Amid Circulation of Deceptive AI Content

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is alerting members of the public to a fraudulent video circulating online that deceptively uses Al-generated content featuring the agency’s branding, programme format, one of our presenter’s image and voice replica, to promote an investment scam. We wish to make it explicitly clear that the JIS is not affiliated with Markaz Trading or any related...
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Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President, Dr. Mark Smith (right), presents Clifton Wellington with the JTA’s Golden Torch Award in recognition of his 41 years of dedicated service to education, during the recent presentation ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
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Over 100 Teachers Honoured With JTA Golden Torch Award

More than 100 educators islandwide have this year been honoured with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Golden Torch Award for more than 35 years of service to the country’s education system. They were hailed by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during the recent awards ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in...
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Assistant Chief Education Officer for the Special Needs Unit in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dionne Gayle (second left), assists Principal of the Earnest Institute for the Gifted, Hyperactive and Talented, Natasha Russell (second right), in cutting the ribbon to commission into service a solar energy system donated to the institution by Sun Plus Limited. Sharing the moment (from left) are Attorney Michelle Thomas Nelson, representing Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby; and Founder/Director of Sun Plus Limited, Javon Harris. The solar system was handed over to the Kingston-based school on Thursday (July 3).
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Ribbon-cutting for Solar System (PHOTOS)

Assistant Chief Education Officer for the Special Needs Unit in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dionne Gayle (second left), assists Principal of the Earnest Institute for the Gifted, Hyperactive and Talented, Natasha Russell (second right), in cutting the ribbon to commission into service a solar energy system donated to the institution by Sun Plus Limited. Sharing the moment (from left)...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), looks on as members of St. Jago High School’s 2025 graduating class make their entrance. The school-leaving exercise was held on June 25 at the school’s campus on Monk Street in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.
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Graduates Charged to Leverage Technology to Create Innovative Solutions

Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, has charged the St. Jago High School 2025 graduating class to leverage technologies to solve complex problems and create new products and services. She noted that the technological revolution is being driven by rapid advancements in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and the Internet of...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
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Students in Grades 1-3 to Benefit from Reading Classes and New Storybooks

Beginning this September, students in grades one to three across Jamaica will benefit from enhanced reading classes and newly printed storybooks as part of a comprehensive literacy initiative. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the announcement during the graduation ceremony at the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School, on Thursday (June 26). The...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), engages in a lesson with students at Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston in May.
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National Summer Academy Begins July 7

The National Summer Academy (NSA) 2025, hosted by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, will get under way on July 7 and run until July 24. Under the theme ‘Every Learner, Every Level: Targeted Strategies for System-Wide Success’, the initiative aims to address learning gaps in literacy and numeracy among primary and secondary students, fostering educational transformation for...
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