Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Senior Reporter, Garfield Angus (left), is presented with an honorary diploma by Chair of the José Martí Technical High School Board, Sandra Swyer-Watson. The presentation was made at the institution’s school-leaving ceremony on Wednesday (July 2).

Graduates of Chetwood Memorial Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, have been encouraged to remain committed to excellence and to embrace the values of discipline, perseverance and ambition as they prepare to enter the next stage of their academic journey. Speaking at the school’s graduation ceremony on July 1, at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in the parish, Deputy Prime...

Beginning July 7, some 10,000 young Jamaicans will be engaged islandwide through the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. Now in its ninth year, YSEP offers meaningful summer placements within local authorities, providing participants with opportunities for personal development, skills training, and civic engagement. The programme aims to strengthen...

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is equipping youth to champion food security in the face of mounting environmental challenges. Executive Director, Peter Thompson, noted that the organisation is leveraging education as its cornerstone strategy to build youth capacity in response to environmental threats and agricultural challenges. He highlighted these efforts during the St. Ann 4-H Clubs’ Annual General Meeting and Awards...

Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, has charged the St. Jago High School 2025 graduating class to leverage technologies to solve complex problems and create new products and services. She noted that the technological revolution is being driven by rapid advancements in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and the Internet of...

Beginning this September, students in grades one to three across Jamaica will benefit from enhanced reading classes and newly printed storybooks as part of a comprehensive literacy initiative. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the announcement during the graduation ceremony at the Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School, on Thursday (June 26). The...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is emphasising the pivotal role of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in shaping Jamaica’s future and advancing national development, describing it as “the lifeblood of innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic resilience in the 21st century”. The Minister’s remarks were delivered by Project Lead and Transformation...