Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is encouraging parents and guardians to make their children’s safety a priority as they navigate the new school year. Team Leader for the CPFSA’s Child and Family Support Unit, Jean Duhaney, told JIS News that “one of the rights of the child is to be safe… to be protected from harm.” She emphasised...

The Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust is positioning itself as a viable option for skills training for students leaving high school. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Regional Director for Trust’s Region One, Charlene Mohan, said the agency has partnered with the Ministry of Education and Youth to offer itself as...

Jamaica’s teachers are being commended for their dedicated service in ensuring the continuation of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Without your diligence and dedication, the learning loss would be significantly worse,” said Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. She was speaking at a recent townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, which focused on the education sector....

An assessment of all four-year-old children within the Early Childhood sector has been completed, as the Government targets students who may have early reading, numeracy or behavioural challenges. “We do not yet have the results. But from pilot studies, we know that about 30 per cent of our children have issues with reading and numeracy,” Minister of Education and Youth,...

Students must not be denied access to classrooms and school resources because of unpaid fees, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking at a recent education townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, the Prime Minister said some public schools are charging parents “exorbitant fees which are exclusionary.” “If we are truly serious about creating this equal...

Young persons in schools, community clubs and church groups are being encouraged to enter the Jamaica Customer Service Song Competition. The annual competition is open to groups of three to five persons, aged 13 to 17, who are enrolled in school or are members of a church or community group. It is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC),...

Over 25,000 classroom spaces are now available for secondary students under the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Sixth Form Pathway Programme. These have been provided at tertiary institutions mapped to high schools under the Programme, which caters for students attaining less than four Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects. Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, made...