It was smooth sailing on opening day (September 5), at two St. Ann schools, where school administrators and students seemed thrilled at the prospect of an exciting year. “I was up from as early as 3:00 a.m… excited and nervous at the same time… thinking about opening day,” said Chalky Hill Primary and Infant School Acting Principal, Patricia Pottinger-Bailey. “I...

A senior educator is urging parents to cement their presence in the education of children long before they reach the stage of graduation at primary schools. Making the call, Principal of the Point Hill Leased Primary School in St. Catherine, Shernette Powell, said too many parents are waiting until their children reach grade six for them to be concerned about...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has expressed condolences to the Laing family, who are mourning the loss of three children who died in a fire at their home in Springfield, Westmoreland, on Sunday, September 4. They are seven-year-old twins Jayden and Jorden Laing, as well as their brother, Adrianno Laing. According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF),...

Students at primary, secondary and tertiary learning institutions will have an opportunity to express their views on Jamaica‘s most outstanding achievements since gaining Independence, through essays and visual arts. The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is encouraging students to enter its annual Heritage Competition, which provides an avenue to engage in national discussions and to widen their knowledge about Jamaica’s Heritage....

Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (sixth left), and the Most Hon. Lady Allen (sixth right) are joined with recipients of this year’s ‘I Believe’ Initiative Summer of Service Scholarship Presentation Ceremony at Kings House, on Thursday (September 1).

A significant number of the teacher vacancies in schools islandwide, resulting from the resignation of approximately 248 educators, have now been filled, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has said. Addressing a virtual back-to-school press briefing on Thursday (September 1), she advised that institutions have been identifying and recruiting qualified teachers to replace those who have exited the...

Councillor of the Montego Bay Northeast Division, Senator Charles Sinclair (right), hands Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED) vocational and skills training programme graduate, Chrisanti Hyman, her Food Services certificate and plaque. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the programme, held on Wednesday (August 31), at the Sea Garden Resort in St. James. Senator Charles represented Minister of National...