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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), having a light exchange with a staff member (right) in the Guardsman Group of Companies Cyber Intelligence Security Operations Centre, in Kingston, earlier this year.

Education Ministry Offers Cybersecurity Training and Certification Programme for Youth

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS), is offering a National Cybersecurity Youth Training and Certification Programme. The programme is open to Jamaican nationals between the ages of 18 and...

Social Policy Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica, André Miller

New Mobile App Expands Access to Gov’t Services for Persons with Disabilities

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right) engages students and their parents/guardians at the Constant Spring Primary and Infant School during orientation day activities. The institution was one of several visited by the Minister on day one (September 1) of the 2025/26 academic year.

Literacy Programme Key Focus for 2025/26 Academic Year

A group of workshop participants gather as lash extension instructor, Calaya Edwards (left), explains the various steps of the trade at the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS), held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore, St. Catherine. During the workshop, participants received training in welding, candle-making, bouquet and gift basket creation, lash extension techniques and photography.

SDC Seeks to Empower Youth in Gregory Park

Principal of the Ocho Rios Primary School, St. Ann, Suzette Barnes-Wilson.

Ocho Rios Primary Gears Up for Major Push in Literacy and Numeracy

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, shares a hug with Constant Spring Primary and Infant School students, Ustean Samuels (left) and Neveah McGregor, during orientation day at the institution. At left is Principal, Shay Dillon, and Director of Regional Educational Services in the Ministry’s Region One, Ottis Brown. Constant Spring Primary and Infant was one of several visited by the Minister on day one (September 1) of the 2025/26 academic year.

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Minister Reaffirms Parental Role in Supporting Educational Success

As the 2025/26 academic year got under way on Monday (September 1), Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, reminded parents of the pivotal role they play in shaping their children's educational success. Minister Morris Dixon was speaking with parents and guardians while visiting Constant Spring Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew. She...

7 months ago EducationYouth

18 Students Receive Scholarships

Eighteen outstanding secondary and tertiary students are starting the 2025/26 academic year with less financial worry, thanks to scholarships and bursaries from the First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union Limited and the FHC Foundation. The awards were presented to the successful students during the FHC’s annual awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on August 28. PEP...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), converses with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.

7 months ago EducationYouth

Education Ministry to Implement New Data System for Real-Time Monitoring and Strategic Decision-Making

A new Education Management Information System is to be implemented by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, explained that the system will facilitate real-time student monitoring and support data-driven decision-making to address issues such as absenteeism. “I call on all school leaders to use the tools to transform how we...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, helps student at Clan Carthy Primary School, Dalton Francis, to work through a mathematics problem. The Minister taught a class at the Kingston-based institution in observance of Teachers’ Day earlier this year.

7 months ago EducationYouth

Support for Special Needs Children in Schools

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is putting measures in place to provide support for the increasing number of special needs children in schools. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the disclosure during her back-to-school broadcast on Sunday (August 31). “We have taken steps to ensure support is available for assessments to identify and...

Grade six teacher at the Manchester based Bethabara Primary School, Anne-Marie Plummer-Wright (centre), engages in discussion with Principal of the school, Cecil Hamilton (left), and Guidance Counsellor, Horace McCauley (right), during a visit to the institution on August 28.

7 months ago EducationYouth

Parents Encouraged to Be More Involved in Their Children’s PEP Preparations

As the new school year begins on September 1, parents are being encouraged to become more involved in their children’s preparations for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. Grade-six teacher at the Bethabara Primary School, in Manchester, Anne-Marie Plummer-Wright, who has been in the education system for over 20 years, said children who have great parental involvement, most times, are...

Regional Director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock.

7 months ago EducationYouth

Education Ministry’s Region Four Prioritising Career Readiness in 2025/26 Academic Year

Regional Director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock, says career education will be a central focus in schools across the region during the 2025/26 academic year. “We want to focus, as a region, on a purpose-driven kind of living, and we are focusing specifically on career guidance and education,” she told...

Social Development Commission (SDC) Executive Director, Omar Frith addresses the audience during the agency’s second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS!) held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore, St. Catherine. During the workshop, participants received training in welding, candle-making, bouquet and gift basket creation, lash-e

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SDC Empowers Youth in Portmore with Entrepreneurial Skills

Scores of young people from the community of Gregory Park in Portmore, St. Catherine were empowered through hands-on training in various entrepreneurial endeavours during the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS!). The workshop was held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore in the parish. Participants were trained...