Students from across St. Thomas were engaged in interactive reading sessions to improve their comprehension, critical-thinking, and literacy skills during Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday, May 5. Teams from the municipal corporation and representatives from corporate entities like the National Water Commission (NWC) visited schools, sharing in storytelling and encouraging children to continue exploring the world through reading. In...

Teachers at Lawrence Tavern Primary School were honoured with digital devices and classroom technology during a Teachers’ Day celebration, held on the school grounds in St. Andrew on Wednesday (May 6). Thirty-six teachers at the institution received laptops courtesy of the Flow Foundation, while the school was presented with a BlackPoint smartboard through a partnership involving BlackPoint and Imperial Appliances....

There was an outpouring of support for Read Across Jamaica Day at Exchange Primary School in St. Ann on Tuesday (May 6), with representatives from government, the private sector and civil society conducting reading sessions with the students. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Eastern, Hon. Matthew Samuda, who was on...

Parents are encouraged to play a more active role in fostering good reading habits among their children. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, in making the call, said that literacy development must be reinforced both at school and at home to ensure the best outcomes. “You have to do your part at...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has commended teachers islandwide for going above and beyond their call of duty as the nation celebrates Teachers’ Day 2026. “They deliver more than lessons every day. They are more than just your teacher. Given what we have in our society, in our communities, in our...

Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is urging parents to maintain a balanced and responsible approach to technology use in the home, warning against over-reliance on devices as a substitute for engagement. “We’ve learned, we’ve watched the data, and we understand that some of our children are around too much technology, especially at...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has underscored literacy as a cornerstone of Jamaica’s development, emphasising that the country’s future hinges on its children’s ability to read. Positioning literacy as a non-negotiable priority, she pointed to deliberate policy actions being taken to ensure that reading is embedded in the daily school experience....