The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is reporting that 72.3 per cent of schools across the island now have broadband access. Project Lead and Transformation Officer for the Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) Programme in the Ministry, Dr. Venesse Morrison Leon, made the disclosure while addressing a TREND/Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) press conference at the University...

A budget of $9.3 billion has been earmarked to upgrade and equip teacher-training institutions to support science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education. Project Lead and Transformation Officer for the Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) Programme in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Venesse Morrison-Leon, made the disclosure at a recent TREND press conference held...

More than 100 schools at the infant, primary and secondary levels from across Jamaica attended the annual Seville Heritage Expo 2025, on October 15. The event was held at the historic Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann's Bay, St. Ann. The 27th staging of the expo combined culture, history and creativity to inspire national pride and curiosity among the youth...

Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann has a new smart room, equipped with technology devices to create a more interactive and modern learning environment for students. The state-of-the-art facility, which is a gift from Digicel Foundation, includes tools like smart boards, tablets and laptops. A bright symbol of innovation, it is designed to incorporate digital tools and interactive technologies...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MoESYI) remains in constant communication with the Meteorological Service of Jamaica. According to the latest updates, Tropical Storm Melissa has slowed significantly, and a further decrease in forward speed is projected. School boards and principals have been urged to assess their local circumstances carefully and make informed decisions regarding school operations, under...

A total of 27,000 students have been screened under the Jamaica School Readiness and Assessment Programme. “That represents 81 per cent of our infants,” said Project Lead and Transformation Officer for the Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) Programme, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Venesse Morrison Leon. She was addressing the TREND year three, second quarter progress...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, will observe School Safety Week from October 26 to 31, under the theme ‘Safe Schools. Stronger Futures. Together for Resilience’. The observance will coincide with Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week, under the theme ‘Safe Home, Safe Communities, the Power of Prevention’. National Coordinator of the School Safety and Security Branch, Richard...