The HOPE for Children Trust Fund, which will provide long-term savings accounts for eligible Jamaican children, will be seeded with $200 million by the Government in the upcoming fiscal year. The announcement was made by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives today (March 20). Dr....

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has launched a pilot project aimed at improving students’ performance in Mathematics at 20 primary and secondary schools. Underlining this thrust will be the focus on STEM/STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics/Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics. The Reskilling Teachers Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in STEM Education to Raise Students’ Maths...

The nation’s students are being urged to become “superheroes for recycling” within their school, community and across the country. Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, made the call while addressing a Global Recycling Day event at Aabuthnott Gallimore High School in Alexandria, St. Ann, on Tuesday (March 18). Under the theme ‘Recycling Superheroes’ the...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has commended efforts under the Inter-Ministerial School Support Strategy (ISSS) that have facilitated critical interventions for students residing in parishes where Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) have been implemented. One strategy employed is a Mathematics Problem-Solving Competition, which targeted primary and secondary students in the Ministry’s Region One (Kingston and St. Andrew)...

Students at the St. Catherine-based José Martí Technical High School who have been recognised for achievements in academics, sports and other areas of school life, have emphasised the importance of hard work, motivation and support in their success. For Chevaughn Johnson, who was named the top student for exceptional performance in academics, there were no shortcuts to success, crediting his...

Peta Gay Hodges (second right) from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Public Relations and Marketing Department, shares tips and insights with members of the Edith Dalton James High School Media Club during a recent exposition at the institution in Kingston. At right is Shanna K. Salmon, also from the Public Relations and Marketing Department. The JIS team members spoke to...

More than 800 primary and secondary institutions across Jamaica are set to benefit from a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Education in Schools Programme over the next three years. The GB£1.7-million programme is an initiative of the British Council, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, e-Learning Jamaica Limited, National Education Trust (NET) and...