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Regional Director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock.
Regional Director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock.

Education Ministry’s Region Four Prioritising Career Readiness in 2025/26 Academic Year

Regional Director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock, says career education will be a central focus in schools across the region during the 2025/26 academic year. “We want to focus, as...
Social Development Commission (SDC) Executive Director, Omar Frith addresses the audience during the agency’s second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS!) held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore, St. Catherine. During the workshop, participants received training in welding, candle-making, bouquet and gift basket creation, lash-e
Social Development Commission (SDC) Executive Director, Omar Frith addresses the audience during the agency’s second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS!) held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore, St. Catherine. During the workshop, participants received training in welding, candle-making, bouquet and gift basket creation, lash-e

SDC Empowers Youth in Portmore with Entrepreneurial Skills
Grade-four teacher at Broughton Primary School in Westmoreland, Errolyn Mullings-Williams (left), makes a presentation to fellow educators at the school during a teachers
Grade-four teacher at Broughton Primary School in Westmoreland, Errolyn Mullings-Williams (left), makes a presentation to fellow educators at the school during a teachers' workshop on Thursday (August 28).

Broughton Primary Ready for New School Year
Tennis instructor Kevin Simms (left) hands over tennis equipment to Principal of Broughton Primary in Westmoreland, Marva Davis-Clarke, at the school on Thursday (August 28). The donation is aimed at bolstering the school
Tennis instructor Kevin Simms (left) hands over tennis equipment to Principal of Broughton Primary in Westmoreland, Marva Davis-Clarke, at the school on Thursday (August 28). The donation is aimed at bolstering the school's Jamaica Moves in School activities. Sharing the moment is Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller, who aids in spearheading the Jamaica Moves in School initiative in primary schools across the parish.

Tennis Instructor Donates Equipment to Broughton Primary School
Executive Director, Social Development Commission (SDC), Omar Frith.
Executive Director, Social Development Commission (SDC), Omar Frith.

Youth in Gregory Park to Take Part in YESS on August 29

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Several school buses pictured on the lawns of Jamaica House for a Blessing Ceremony for the National Rural School Bus Programme on Wednesday (August 27).
EducationTransportYouth

Scores of Drivers Being Trained for National Rural School Bus Programme

More than 120 drivers are currently being trained islandwide for the National Rural School Bus Programme, to ensure a high level of professionalism under the programme. “A fleet of buses alone cannot succeed without the people, the systems and the structures to support it. The training of drivers goes beyond driving. It covers child supervision, emergency response, and the laws...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, interact with students of Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine recently.
EducationInvestmentYouth

Gov’t Advancing Education Reform with Strategic Investments in Schools

The Government has been making significant improvements to the quality of education across primary and secondary schools, through the implementation of a comprehensive strategy that includes infrastructure upgrades, targeted learning interventions, digital tools, and training. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says the National Coding Curriculum has been introduced alongside new digital learning...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left, front row); Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington (left, front row); Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe (fourth left, front row); and Transport Authority Managing Director, Ralston Smith (right, front row), with members of the JUTC team. The occasion was the Blessing Ceremony for the National Rural School Bus Programme on Wednesday (August 27) at Jamaica House.
EducationTransportYouth

Special Needs Institutions to Benefit from Rural School Bus System Rollout

Special needs institutions are among the beneficiaries of the Government’s Rural School Bus System, a strategic move aimed at advancing equity and inclusive access across the education sector. Speaking during Wednesday’s (August 27) Blessing Ceremony for the National Rural School Bus Programme at Jamaica House, Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, announced that in the first...
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Guardian Group President for Life, Health and Pension, Eric Hosin, and Guardian Life Limited President, Meghon Miller-Brown, share a photo moment with 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) National Top Girl, Rashmi Gibbore, and Top Boy, Miles Whittingham, during Guardian Life’s 19th Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
EducationYouth

Guardian Life Honours 31 Students for Academic Excellence

Thirty-one exceptional students, including Jamaica’s top boy and girl in the 2025 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, were honoured by Guardian Life Limited for their academic excellence and dedication. They were recognised during the entity’s 19th Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston under the theme: ‘Action Meets Excellence’. Assistant Chief Education Officer,...
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Principal of Godfrey Stewart High School in Westmoreland, Emily Lawrence-Ricketts.
EducationYouth

Reading Intervention Programme for New Students at Godfrey Stewart High

Godfrey Stewart High School, in Westmoreland, will be placing increased emphasis on literacy, particularly for new students, to begin the 2025-26 academic year. Principal Emily Lawrence-Ricketts told JIS News, in an interview, that the school is rolling out a reading intervention programme, aimed primarily at incoming first form students. “Right now, we are putting together a reading intervention programme for...
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Head of the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels.
EducationNational SecurityYouth

St. James Police Division Prepares for Back to School

The police will be increasing their presence in St. James to ensure public safety and smooth traffic movement, as the new school year begins on Monday, September 1. Head of the St. James Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, told JIS News that traffic congestion was a major concern, while noting officers will be deployed to major...
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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.
EducationSkillsYouth

HEART/NSTA Trust Opens Global Training Centre in Portmore

The HEART/NSTA Trust, in partnership with Guangdong VCOM Educational Technology Co. Ltd., officially launched the WorldSkills Jamaica Global Training Centre at the HEART College of Construction Services, in Portmore, recently. The centre will enhance Jamaica’s national skills development strategy and position the country as a regional leader in workforce training and innovation. In her remarks, Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA...
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