The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is calling for Jamaicans across all sectors of society to unite in safeguarding the rights and well-being of children. Addressing the Child Month national church service held on Saturday (May 3) at the Northern Caribbean University Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mandeville, Community Relations Education Officer from Region five, Aneita Bailey, said citizens...

Ten outstanding secondary-level teachers have been recognised for their exceptional contributions to information and communications technology (ICT) education. The educators, who were chosen by their students for their leadership and innovation in the classroom, were honoured at a special ‘Teachers’ Excellence in ICT’ ceremony hosted by the Flow Foundation at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (May...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says teachers have a key role to play in equipping the labour force with the skills required by industry that are vital for a country's growth and development. Addressing students and faculty of The Mico University College at the institution’s Marescaux Road location in Kingston on Wednesday (May 7), the Prime Minister...

Members of the Public Relations and Marketing Department at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) took Read Across Jamaica Day to St. Thomas on Tuesday (May 6) with a mid-morning event at the Grants Pen Primary and Infant School. The team read various books to students at different grade levels and engaged the youngsters through riveting discussions and question-and-answer sessions. Manager...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), greets principal of Clan Carthy Primary School, Winsome Reid (right) during a visit to the school on Teachers’ Day, Wednesday (May 7). Looking on are the school’s chairman, Donald Foster (second left) and vice chairman, Steven Ellis (second right).

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has committed to partnering with the HEART/NSTA Trust to certify students at Randolph Lopez School of Hope in Cosmetology. Established in 1956, it is the largest and oldest institution serving children with intellectual disabilities in Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean. “We truly believe that many of...

The theme for Child Month 2025, ‘Act Now! Stand Against Child Abuse and Exploitation’, “is more than a slogan; it is a call to action, rooted both in our shared conscience and in the Word of God,” says Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Nicole Patrick Shaw. Speaking at the National Church Service to mark the start of...