The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be providing nutritional support through Nutrition Products Limited to students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) for the period that they will be out of school over the next two weeks. As part of its Education in Emergencies response plans, the Ministry, in collaboration with school leaders, teachers...

Dear Colleagues, School Administrators are being advised that the Ministry is now at the Red Alert phase of the Education in Emergencies plan. Consequently, schools will be closed with effect, March 13, 2020 for 14 days. During this period, the situation will be monitored and after ten days, an update will be provided. School Administrators are being asked to organize...

All public schools will be closed for 14 days, beginning Friday, March 13. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement at a press conference at Jamaica House on Thursday (March 12). He said that the decision was made after consultation with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and will be reviewed after 10 days. Mr. Holness...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has received the largest share of the Government’s $853.5-billion Budget for 2020/21, totalling some $117 billion. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the provision is $5 billion more than the allocation for 2019/20, and represents the largest increase for the upcoming fiscal year, outside of sums...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pearnel Charles, has hailed the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) for providing an avenue for all member countries and parliamentarians to have an equal voice regardless of country size, income, race, religion or gender. “In fact, an arm of the CPA is the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP), which seeks to promote greater participation by...

 

Maryland All-Age and Upper Rock Spring All-Age and Infant Schools in Hanover took the top spot in the 2020 Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) Trees for Peace competition. The schools were named joint winners at the awards ceremony held on Peace Day, Tuesday (March 3) at Maryland All-Age. They walked away with $100,000 each and a trophy. Second place went to...