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Graduates from Cohort Five of the 2026 Amber HEART Institute of Coding programme celebrate the completion of their training on Wednesday (April 29) at the HEART Eastern TVET Institute, Stony Hill Campus in St. Andrew during the Amber HEART Academy Graduation Ceremony.

120 New Coders Graduate from the Amber HEART Academy

Approximately 120 trainees from cohort five, have officially graduated from the Amber HEART Academy, equipped with in-demand digital skills for employment in the technology sector. Delivered through a partnership between the Amber Group and the HEART/NSTA Trust, the graduates were...

Work on the Boundbrook Urban Centre project in Port Antonio, Portland, is actively progressing as observed during a tour of the site on April 14.

Jamaican Workers on Boundbrook Urban Centre Project to Receive Skills Upgrade and Certification

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (fourth right); Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey (fourth left); Group Chief Executive Officer, Guardian Group, Ian Chinapoo (third right); Group Chief Operating Officer, Guardian Group, Greer Quan (second right); and Principal of Frome Technical High School, Dorrset Taylor (right), are joined by students of the institution in a photo opportunity with the symbolic cheque handed over to NET. The proceeds, representing contributions from the Securing Hope for those in Need (SHINE) Trinidad and Tobago 2025 Charity Run, were presented during the handover ceremony held on Thursday, April 16, at Guardian Life Limited on Trafalgar Road in New Kingston.

Shine Charity Run Delivers Over J$2M for Hurricane-hit Schools

Drones have the capacity to transform learning experiences for students

Educators Urged to Take Advantage of UTech Drones in Classroom Programme

Thousands assemble at the start line for the 2024 staging of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run.

Jill Stewart MoBay City Run Helping to Retain Skills in Western Jamaica

Stakeholders in attendance at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Education Conference at the Princess Hotel in Green Island, Hanover, on Tuesday (April 7).

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Gov’t Advancing Major Expansion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training

The Government is advancing a major expansion of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) as part of its push to transform and future proof Jamaica’s education system. The initiative was underscored by Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, during the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Education Conference, being held at...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), and State Minister, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (left), engage in a discussion with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General, Professor Khaled El-Enany, during Wednesday’s (April 1) courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.

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PHOTOS: UNESCO Director General Calls on Education Minister

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), and State Minister, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (left), engage in a discussion with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General, Professor Khaled El-Enany, during Wednesday’s (April 1) courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, uses manipulatives to explain a mathematics concept during the a past Mathematics Camp.

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Secondary Schools to Stage Easter Mathematics Camps From April 7-10

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is staging its annual Easter Mathematics Camps from April 7 to 10. Targeted at secondary-level students, the camps are part of a strategy to strengthen performance in the subject in external examinations. Building on the notable gains achieved last year, the Ministry has signalled its commitment to sustaining improvement in the subject...

Managing Director of the Karing Hearts Foundation, Kayann Wallace (fourth right); her daughter, Ebony Johnson (right); Principal of Bath Primary School, Devmarie Blake-Brown (fourth left); Bath Primary School student, D

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Karing Hearts Foundation Brings Easter Cheer to Bath Children

The St. Thomas-based Karing Hearts Foundation has helped to make Easter a little brighter for children of Bath, through the donation of care packages containing food, clothing and other essential items. The presentation was made on Wednesday (April 1) at the Bath Primary School and benefited students from the institution as well as Bath Basic School. Speaking with JIS News,...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Marlon Morgan, addresses the opening ceremony of a Youth Opportunities Exposition at the Paul Bogle Vocational Training Institute in Lyssons, St. Thomas, on March 26.

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SLB an Important Partner for Higher Education – Senator Morgan

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, is encouraging the nation’s youth to view the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) as a partner in making higher education accessible. Addressing the inaugural Youth Opportunities Exposition at the Paul Bogle Vocational Institute in St. Thomas on March 26, he highlighted that the Government has been affecting...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, together with Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, congratulated a grade-two student for posing a question during Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC press conference at Shortwood Teachers’ College in St. Andrew.

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ETOC Proposes Private Capital for Rebuilding Schools Destroyed by Hurricane Melissa

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is recommending that the Government leverage private capital to rebuild eight schools that were destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. Addressing Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC press conference at Shortwood Teachers’ College in St. Andrew, Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, noted that Hurricane Melissa, a Category-Five system, dealt Jamaica a severe blow. He added that...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second right), participate in the official opening of Alliance Française de la Jamaïque

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Alliance Française Now Located at Utech’s Papine Campus

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is welcoming a partnership between the University of Technology (UTech) and Alliance Française de la Jamaïque for the hosting of the French language school on the institution’s Papine campus. Alliance Française is now located at UTech’s Technology Innovation Centre (TIC), creating a hub for cultural and linguistic exchange....