State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the total number of certified early-childhood institutions (ECIs) across the island has increased to 128. Speaking on September 26 at the handover ceremony for the renovated Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, St. Elizabeth, the State Minister pointed out that two years ago, there were no...

Thirty-six high-school students have received scholarships valued at $1.35 million from non-profit organisation, Future Leaders of Jamaica (FLJ), for the 2018/19 academic year. The recipients include 31 students from first to fifth form, who received $35,000 each; and six students in sixth form, who got grants of $45,000 each. The funds, which cover tuition, books and other expenses, have already...

University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor, Professor Dale Webber, is encouraging students to enlighten themselves on environmental protection, and sharing this information with their peers. Professor Webber, who is also the UWI Mona Campus Principal, said this is imperative as students have a responsibility to make an impact on the environment’s management, noting that “you are the conduits...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has hailed the work of Youths for Excellence Limited in assisting students to reach their highest potential. “I found it important that young people had come together to form this organisation, and I was further impressed that the sphere in which they decided to give back is education. “There is...

Four tertiary institutions, one secondary school and students in Montego Bay, St. James, have been offered scholarships and donations amounting to $4.5 million, through the Montego Bay City Run Scholarship Fund. A sum of $1.3 million has been disbursed to the University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus; $700,000 to the Montego Bay Community College; $700,000 to the University...

Jamaican student, Tagera Ottey has received a $5-million scholarship to study medicine in the People’s Republic of China, courtesy of China National Pharmaceutical Corporation (Sinopharm). Speaking at a send-off for the student at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Thursday (September 20), Minister without Portfolio, Hon. Mike Henry, who had appealed to the company on behalf of the...

The Government is strengthening its transition programme for youth as they age out of State care into independent living Come Tuesday (September 18), a newly constructed Transitional Living Complex will be handed over to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). It will provide accommodation for approximately 40 female tertiary-level students, aged 18 to 21 years, who have exited...