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Acting Principal of Jonathan Grant High School, Cheryl Shippey (right), presents a trophy to Top Student, Sanjay Tennant, at the recent graduation ceremony held at the institution in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

Jonathan Grant High Celebrates 100 Per Cent Passes in Six CSEC Subjects

The St. Catherine-based Jonathan Grant High School is celebrating 100 per cent passes in six subjects in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). These are Agricultural Science, Building and Construction, Building Technology, Industrial Electrical Technology, Physical Education and Sport,...

Members of the Friends of Region 6 are joined by Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel and educators during a visit to the Brampton Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth on November 28. The group distributed hurricane relief supplies valued at over $500,000 to the institution, along with Black River Primary and Infant, also in St. Elizabeth.

St. Elizabeth Primary Schools Get Relief Supplies

Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Peter Thomas (third right), observes while Brand Ambassador for the Wambugu Apple, developed in Kenya, Catherine Wambugu (fourth right), leads a recent planting exercise held at the Ebony Park Agro Park in Clarendon.

Youth Farmers Given Opportunity to Grow New Apple from Kenya

Former student of Seaforth High School, Obrien Rose.

St. Thomas High Achiever on Mission to Help Jamaica Embrace Technology

Orange Bay Primary and Infant School in Portland.

Orange Bay Primary Pursuing Initiatives to Strengthen Parental Support

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the Dudley Grant Early Childhood Education Resource Centre Colloquium 2025, hosted by the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation in collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Education, at the UWI Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Thursday (November 27).

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Education Ministry Commits to Emergency Preparedness Framework for Early-Childhood Institutions

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has committed to working with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and other partners to craft emergency preparedness guidelines for Early Childhood Institutions (ECIs). Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, underscored that the guidelines will reflect current hazards and lessons from Category Five Hurricane Melissa, which...

Volunteers repair a building at Westwood High School for Girls in Trelawny during a repair and clean-up exercise at the school on Friday (November 21).

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School Boards, Teachers and Parents in Region Three Commended for Clean-Up Effort

School Boards, teachers, parents and Education Ministry personnel who have been collaborating to prepare campuses in St. Ann and Trelawny (Region Three) for reopening have been commended for their commitment in the clean-up activities. Regional Director in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Karlene Segre, said the schools are working to resume normal operations following the passage of...

Lead for Youth and Education Programmes at the JN Foundation, Sydoney Preddie, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency’s Television Department in Kingston.

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DRB Grant Demonstration Basic School to Be Repaired by JN Foundation

The Jamaica National (JN) Foundation will be undertaking repairs to the DRB Grant Demonstration Basic School in Catherine Hall, St. James, which sustained major damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, Lead for Youth and Education Programmes at the JN Foundation, Sydoney Preddie, said the school was selected because of its location in one...

National Education Trust (NET) Executive Director, Latoya Harris-Ghartey.

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NET Mobilises Contractors in 48 Schools Impacted by Hurricane Melissa

The National Education Trust (NET) has mobilised contractors across 48 schools impacted by Category Five Hurricane Melissa. Executive Director, Latoya Harris-Ghartey, told JIS News that several contractors have submitted engineering reports, with cost proposals now being verified and validated by NET’s technical team, which includes a quantity surveyor. She disclosed that instructions have been issued for contractors to begin work...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, makes a statement in the Senate on November 21. At left is Senator Abka Fitz-Henley.

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Education Ministry Activates Host School Initiative

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has activated the host school initiative to assist students whose institutions have been severely damaged and not yet reopened following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, provided an update on the initiative while making a Ministerial statement on the impact and...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon making a statement in the Senate on November 21.

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Government Proposes New School Models to Prevent Learning Loss

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, is proposing several school operational models to support the continuity of learning, to stave off the risk of significant learning loss, especially in children in western Jamaica. Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the announcement during a statement in the Senate on November 21. Dr. Morris Dixon explained...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), listens as President of Ground Force Humanitarian Aid, Rob Gaudet, details the organisations plans to help communities in St. James. Occasion was a visit by Senator Morris Dixon to the charity

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Ground Force Humanitarian Aid Assisting St. James Communities

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, expressed appreciation to Ground Force Humanitarian Aid, which has partnered with local authorities to provide vital assistance to communities in St. James affected by Hurricane Melissa. The initiative includes food distribution and rebuilding homes, helping those hardest hit by the Category Five storm. “We keep saying...