Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is reminding schools that the payment of fees for student enrolment is not mandatory. “Yes, we encourage our parents to contribute as they can. No student should be denied access to their fundamental human rights because they cannot pay the fee that some schools dictate for them to pay,” Mrs. Williams said....

Milk River Primary and Infant School in Clarendon has reopened after it underwent repairs with funds provided by the Ministry of Education and Youth, to correct damage done by Hurricane Beryl on July 3. On Monday (September 2), the institution began receiving students for the new school year. Principal, Gloria Grant, said the damage done by the hurricane was “severe”,...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is reporting that only two of the island’s 1,009 primary and secondary schools have reported not having students returning as yet, whether online or face-to-face. “They expect to have full engagement by Monday (September 9),” Mrs. Williams said. She was speaking during Wednesday’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Mrs....

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says Jamaica will take one step closer to removing every single remaining school from the shift system during this school year. The Minister, who was speaking to students, teachers, administrators and other stakeholders on opening day at the Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann, on September 2, said that while the...

Goodwill Primary School and Somerton Primary School in St. James are reporting a smooth start to the 2024/25 academic year, which commenced on Monday (September 2). Principal of Goodwill Primary, Camille Hoarde, informed that 140 students – 75 boys and 65 girls – were present for the first day of school. She advised that the institution will be resuming its...

Schools across Trelawny saw a large turnout of students ready to embrace the new academic year, despite ongoing repairs to some institutions that were damaged by Hurricane Beryl. Schools across the country have been divided into three priorities by the Ministry of Education and Youth, in an effort to facilitate timely restoration. Priority One schools, which are the most severely...

The Government, through the Ministry of Education and Youth, is looking to redouble efforts to ensure that all persons with special needs have access to education. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says this is in keeping with his Administration’s efforts to promote greater inclusivity. “No child should be denied access to education because of any need that they...