Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, engages with students of St. Patrick’s Primary School (from left) Nathan Williams, Brittannia Martin, and Lakaycia Reid — as they examine a rubbish bin created from recycled tyres. The occasion was the Schools Waste to Art Competition, held on Friday (June 5) at the Girl Guides Association of...

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) has been steadily reshaping the parenting landscape across Jamaica, with between 12,000 and 14,000 parents participating in training each month – a testament to the entity’s extensive reach and transformative influence within the local education system. At the heart of this initiative is the Parental Involvement in Education Framework, now being implemented in 245...

State Minister for Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, says the Government continues to strengthen mental health support for the youth as research shows increasing levels of anxiety, depression, trauma, bullying, and social isolation among adolescents. “Importantly, our vision for education extends beyond academics alone. We recognise that educational success cannot be separated from emotional wellness and...

The launch of a Think Tank and Podcast by the Manchester Chapter of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has been welcomed by State Minister for Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford. The initiative will serve as a platform to discuss and provide evidence-based solutions for challenges within Jamaica’s education system. Speaking at the launch event at Church...

The Government has welcomed the arrival of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier to the Kingston Harbour, hailing it as a symbol of the longstanding bilateral relationship between Jamaica and the United States. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon and Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz received an exclusive tour...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill has hailed the Immaculate Conception High School (ICHS) Young Entrepreneurship Day as a model for building Jamaica’s economic future. Senator Hill stated that Jamaica needs more programmes that can help develop the spirit of entrepreneurship within the youth. “What you have built here is an incubator that creates stuff...

Some 40 students from five special needs schools in the Corporate Area benefited from a wellness session aimed at better enabling them to navigate emotional challenges and manage daily stress. The recent session, held at the Hope Zoo in St. Andrew was undertaken as part of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s ‘Child Conversation – Special Edition’, in...