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Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) Project Lead, Dr. Venesse Morrison-Leon, presents an update during Thursday’s (March 26) Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Press Conference, held at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston.

ETOC Reports That Development of TEMIS is Complete

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting that development of the Tertiary Education Management Information System (TEMIS) is complete. The TEMIS is programmed to track all aspects of data related to tertiary institutions. These include enrolment and dropout data,...

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses a Press Conference at Jamaica House in Kingston on Monday (March 30).

700,000 Farmers to Benefit from GCF Project Adapt Over Five Years

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (third right), is in conversation with students from Church Teachers’ College, during the recent staging of a financial readiness seminar at the institution in Mandeville, Manchester.

Young People Urged to Adopt Disciplined Financial Habits

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Living Well Community Care Centre, Dr. Joan Williamson, delivers remarks at the handover ceremony for $1 million from Living Well Community Care Centre, in partnership with Driscoll’s Berries Company, to support youth farmers who were affected by Hurricane Melissa. The event was held on Friday (March 27) at the Foundation’s headquarters on Duke Street in Kingston.

Jamaica 4-H Foundation Receives $1M To Support Hurricane-Affected Youth Farmers

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, addresses the opening ceremony of a Youth Opportunities Exposition at the Paul Bogle Vocational Training Institute in Lyssons, St. Thomas, on March 26.

Students Explore Career Options At Youth Opportunities Expo

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford, together with Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, congratulated a grade-two student for posing a question during Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC press conference at Shortwood Teachers’ College in St. Andrew.

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ETOC Proposes Private Capital for Rebuilding Schools Destroyed by Hurricane Melissa

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is recommending that the Government leverage private capital to rebuild eight schools that were destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. Addressing Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC press conference at Shortwood Teachers’ College in St. Andrew, Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, noted that Hurricane Melissa, a Category-Five system, dealt Jamaica a severe blow. He added that...

Sergeant Andrew Williams of the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) speaks to JIS News during a Youth Opportunities Exposition at the Paul Bogle Vocational Training Institute in St. Thomas on Thursday (March 26).

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Young Jamaicans Encouraged to Take Advantage of Police Youth Clubs

Young Jamaicans are being encouraged to take advantage of the many benefits of being a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Police Youth Club and to join the movement in their communities or schools. Speaking with JIS News at Thursday’s (March 26) Youth Opportunities Exposition at the Paul Bogle Vocational Training Institute in St. Thomas, Sergeant Williams of the...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education Skills Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second left), shakes hands with President, University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Kevin Brown (second right), following the launch of the UTech and Kiwanis Club Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Project on Monday (March 23), at Ardenne High School in St. Andrew. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Lieutenant Governor, Kiwanis Division 23 Central, Michael Powell; Principal, Ardenne High School, Dr. Jacqueline Pinto; and District Governor, Kiwanis Eastern Canada and Caribbean, Cynthia Blackman.

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Science Labs to Be Built, Upgraded, Equipped

Science laboratories at several educational institutions across the island have been earmarked for construction, upgrading or outfitting, as the Government advances science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in schools. “I am happy to indicate that as a Ministry, Government, we have made the provision vis-à-vis laboratories,” said Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon...

Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, addresses Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC Press Conference at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston.

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Progress Made In the Implementation of Recommendations In JETC Report

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting a 37 per cent progress in the implementation of the 365 recommendations contained in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. This represents a five per cent increase over the last reporting period. Addressing Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC Press Conference at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston, ETOC Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, said...

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025 and Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Reading Ambassador 2025/2026, Britney Clarke (third left), conceptualiser of the Read. Speak. Lead. initiative, with stakeholders who support the initiative. They are (from left) Project Support Volunteer, Jermaine Dyer; Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Director Region 4, Marvetta Stewart-Richards; Senior Librarian, St. James Parish Library Network, Marilee Moodie; Miss St. James Festival Queen, Kadé-jah Baker; and JLS Director, Corporate Communications and Marketing, Royane Green. Occasion was the launch of the initiative at the St. James Parish Library, recently.

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Youth Empowerment Initiative Launched By Festival Queen 2025

The National Youth Empowerment Initiative, ‘Read. Speak. Lead’, conceptualised by Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025 and Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Reading Ambassador 2025/2026, Britney Clarke, was officially launched at the St. James Parish Library, recently. Designed to strengthen literacy, communication, and leadership among Jamaica’s youth, the programme brought together 60 students, aged six to 14, from five schools across St....

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr, Kasan Troupe, addresses Thursday’s (March 26) Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Press Conference, held at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston.

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Reduction of Shelterees on School Compounds

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, has advised that the number of shelterees on school compounds has reduced significantly. Addressing Thursday’s (March 26) Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Press Conference, held at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston, she said 93 shelterees are being housed across eight schools in western Jamaica, nearly five...

Minister of Justice and Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

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Justice Minister Wants More Agencies to be Involved In Child Diversion Programme

The National Child Diversion Programme should be expanded to allow for greater involvement of agencies other than the police in diverting children charged with offences, says Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck. Speaking at a Joint Select Committee meeting to review the Act in the House of Representatives on March 25, the Minister emphasised the need for...