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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.

Education Minister Calls for Stronger Child Protection in Jamaica

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has called for stronger child protection measures in Jamaica, urging systemic reform and public vigilance against abuse and neglect. She was speaking during the Child Protection...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), engages in discussion with awardee, Lisa Smith (left) during the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) 14th Annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony on Thursday (January 29) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Sharing in the moment are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Gore Family Foundation, Christine Gore (second left); and CPFSA CEO, Laurette Adams-Thomas.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), engages in discussion with awardee, Lisa Smith (left) during the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) 14th Annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony on Thursday (January 29) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Sharing in the moment are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Gore Family Foundation, Christine Gore (second left); and CPFSA CEO, Laurette Adams-Thomas.

Wards of the State Encouraged to Embrace Their Potential and Pursue Success
Residents of Bath, St. Thomas, attend a community forum at the Bath Primary School on January 28.
Residents of Bath, St. Thomas, attend a community forum at the Bath Primary School on January 28.

Bath Primary School Stages First Community Forum
Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey, delivers remarks during the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) In Action Expo, held on Thursday (January 29) at the Chinese Benevolent Association in St. Andrew.
Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey, delivers remarks during the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) In Action Expo, held on Thursday (January 29) at the Chinese Benevolent Association in St. Andrew.

NET Executive Director Urges Students to Embrace Critical Thinking
Some students of the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland.
Some students of the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland.

Education Ministry Says No Child Must Be Denied Access to Public Schools

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (seated left), observes as Principal of Muschette High School in Trelawny, Leighton Johnson (seated, second left), and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Kohei Maruyama, sign an agreement for the provision of two school buses for the institution on Tuesday (January 27) at the Education Ministry’s Student Assessment Unit Conference Room, Caenwood Centre, Kingston. Also participating are Executive Director of the National Education Trust, Latoya Harris-Ghartey; Board Chairman of Muschette High School, Paul Muschette, and students of the institution.
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Japan Donates Two School Buses to Muschette High

Students of Muschette High School in Trelawny will benefit from safer, more reliable transportation through a grant agreement with the Embassy of Japan for two school buses. The agreement was formalised on Tuesday (January 27) during a grant-signing ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s Student Assessment Unit Conference Room at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston, under...
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Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Kristen Laing.
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Wards of the State Who Excelled in 2025 CSEC and CAPE to Be Honoured January 29

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will on Thursday, January 29, host its 14th Annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony. This is to celebrate wards of the State who excelled in the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). A total of 64 youngsters from across the Agency’s four regions – Western, Southern, North...
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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 a recent sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.
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Education Ministry Extends Rapid Resumption Grant to ECIs and Independent Schools Affected by Hurricane Melissa

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced the extension of the Rapid Resumption Grant to early-childhood institutions (ECIs) and independent schools that were affected by Hurricane Melissa in 2025 The Government provision is designed to help schools recover swiftly after disasters by facilitating funding for clean‑up, sanitation, debris removal, and the restoration of utilities to ensure the...
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Students participating in a past National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Sensitisation Session
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NEPA to Host 10th CSEC Student Sensitisation Session on February 12

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will host its 10th informative and engaging Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Student Sensitisation Session on Thursday, February 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The virtual session is designed for fourth- and fifth-form students preparing to sit the CSEC Geography examination and will provide guidance on completing their school-based assessment (SBA) paper....
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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 Friday’s (January 23) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.
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Education Ministry Announces Full Resumption of Schools Post-Hurricane Melissa

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced that all schools resumed full operations as of January 14, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, in a Ministerial Statement to the Senate on Friday (January 23), providing an update on post‑Hurricane Melissa recovery. “Within 90 days...
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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.
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Boost for Agricultural Education In High Schools

Manchester High and Holmwood Technical High Schools are set to improve agricultural education, with the donation of vertical hydroponic towers and goat houses by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. Speaking at a handover ceremony, held at Manchester High School on January 22, Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Franklyn Witter, said both initiatives “reflect how we are...
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