The Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) Jamaica, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), has officially launched the 'Trees for Peace' Campaign for 2024. The launch took place at Kingston High School recently, under the theme ‘Building a Culture of Peace’. Schools across the island are being invited to participate in this campaign by creating ‘Peace Gardens’. These...

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting that work has commenced on 136 recommendations targeted for implementation in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, made the disclosure while addressing Thursday’s (October 3) ETOC press conference held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. He advised that seven of...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has informed that almost 400 schools now have ramps installed, as efforts are made to accommodate students with physical challenges who use wheelchairs to access classes. “Additionally, we are beginning, for those schools with multiple levels, to put in lifts so that our students have access. We're not there yet in terms...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is urging Jamaicans to join the fight against child labour, calling it a scourge and a major human rights violation. The Minister, who was speaking at a Job Recruitment Fair, organised by the Ministry at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, recently, emphasised that eradicating the problem is a collective responsibility...

Ardenne High School is the 2024 winner of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts. The winner was announced at the awards ceremony, held on Tuesday (October 1) at the Little Theatre in Kingston. The coveted Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts is presented to the school or group...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is urging school Board Chairs to ensure that meetings are minuted. “They should be minuted in terms of the important discussions of the Boards and the decisions that have been taken. We have provided for you a platform on which Board minutes should be uploaded, so that we have a chance at...

The Office of the Custos of Manchester has launched a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Programme, aimed at fostering critical thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills among students in the parish. The objective is to prepare young minds for the future by equipping them with the knowledge and competencies needed in the STEM fields. “To achieve this, we must...