Approximately 2,500 needy students are to benefit from back-to-school grants, totalling $17 million, from the St James Municipal Corporation. Vouchers valued over $5,000 each are being provided to youngsters across the parish through a collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. These will be distributed over a one-week period, starting August 23, at the Montego Bay Cultural...

Educators are being encouraged to improve their digital skills to keep pace with evolving teaching and learning methodologies. The call comes from Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, who said this is particularly important in being able to teach mathematics, as technology can assist educators to creatively impart the precepts and actively engage...

Full implementation of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pilot programme in 42 schools across the country is slated for September 2023, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. In fact, a preliminary phase of implementation, initiated from June to July, witnessed the training of 42 teachers, positioning them as adept guides for the transformative journey ahead,...

Fifteen-year-old Deja Bremmer was the toast of The Manning’s School, Westmorland, on August 21, after winning the Junior Minister of Tourism Competition in an all-female showdown at the Sandals Royal Plantation in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Deja will now go on to represent Jamaica at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Youth Congress in Turks & Caicos, in October. She defeated...

The Ministry of Education and Youth has allocated $440 million to fund critical repair and maintenance activities in 125 schools across Jamaica for the 2023/24 academic year. Addressing delegates during the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 59th Annual Conference at Royalton Negril Resort and Spa in Westmoreland on Wednesday (August 23), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said $165 million has been...

Thirty-five students who performed outstandingly in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations have received financial assistance through the Bert’s Auto Parts Foundation. Of the total, 32 students received grants of $50,000 while three were awarded scholarships valued $250,000 each. They were awarded during the Foundation’s inaugural presentation ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (August...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has underscored the importance of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) to the island’s education sector. Mrs. Williams said the Ministry recognises the JTA as an important partner in Jamaica’s education system and looks forward to working with the entity to the benefit of the country’s development. “You have been united in advocating...