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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, uses manipulatives to explain a mathematics concept during the a past Mathematics Camp.

Secondary Schools to Stage Easter Mathematics Camps From April 7-10

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is staging its annual Easter Mathematics Camps from April 7 to 10. Targeted at secondary-level students, the camps are part of a strategy to strengthen performance in the subject in external examinations....

Managing Director of the Karing Hearts Foundation, Kayann Wallace (fourth right); her daughter, Ebony Johnson (right); Principal of Bath Primary School, Devmarie Blake-Brown (fourth left); Bath Primary School student, D'Jhanae Palmer (in front), and other members of the Karing Hearts Foundation pause for a photo opportunity during a handover of care packages at the school in St. Thomas on April 1.

Karing Hearts Foundation Brings Easter Cheer to Bath Children

Kyron Parry (left) of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Fire Safety Prevention and Investigation Branch shares a moment with St. Mary Technical High School student Dashawn Forrester, who tries on JFB gear during a Career Day expo at the institution on March 25.

St. Mary Technical High Students Explore Career Opportunities at Expo

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second left), looks on as Technology for Development Officer at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Sabrina Atkinson (second right), points out something of interest on one of the 20 tablets donated to the Child Diversion Branch in the Ministry by UNICEF. The devices were handed over during a digitisation and data management system training for members of the Branch held on March 27 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Kingston. Others (from left) are Director of the Branch, Venisa Clarke; and Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF, Marjana Badas.

Child Diversion Programme a Success Story for Jamaica – Minister Chuck

Teachers Tashmarie Rhoden (left) and Ozzette McKoy share a moment with students of Zion Hill Primary during the St. Mary Maths Expo at Galina Primary and Infant School on March 27.

Students Strengthen Numeracy Skills at St. Mary Math Expo

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, 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.

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SLB an Important Partner for Higher Education – Senator Morgan

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, is encouraging the nation’s youth to view the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) as a partner in making higher education accessible. Addressing the inaugural Youth Opportunities Exposition at the Paul Bogle Vocational Institute in St. Thomas on March 26, he highlighted that the Government has been affecting...

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.

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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, tracer studies after graduation, as well as allocations to institutions, scholarships and grants awarded. Addressing Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC Press...

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

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

Approximately 700,000 farmers across six central parishes are set to benefit from a US$50-million Green Climate Fund (GCF) project, which aims to enhance climate resilience of vulnerable farmers over the next five years. The project, titled ‘ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica’, was approved on Friday (March 27). It represents the first ever single-country...

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.

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Young People Urged to Adopt Disciplined Financial Habits

Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, has called on young Jamaicans to adopt disciplined financial practices and actively engage with the formal banking system to secure their financial future. Addressing a financial readiness seminar at Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester on March 26, he cautioned students against relying on unregulated investment schemes. Stressing the...

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.

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

The Living Well Community Care Centre, in partnership with Driscoll’s Berries Company, officially handed over a cheque valued at $1,000,000 to the Jamaica 4-H Foundation 2016 Limited, to support youth farmers impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The handover ceremony was held on Friday (March 27) at the Foundation’s headquarters on Duke Street in Kingston. Managing Director of the Jamaica 4-H Foundation...

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.

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Students Explore Career Options At Youth Opportunities Expo

Students from schools across St. Thomas, Portland and St. Mary connected with several educational and training institutions, government services and career-building activities at a Youth Opportunities Exposition, on Thursday (March 26). The inaugural event was organised by the Paul Bogle Vocational Institute in Lyssons, St. Thomas, and took place on the school grounds. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir...

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...