The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will host its annual Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awards ceremony on August 15. This is to recognise and celebrate the academic achievements of children in State care who sat the PEP exam and are preparing to transition to high school in September 2024. Scheduled to be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre,...

Thousands of library users, including students, are set to benefit from e-Learning Jamaica’s donation of 200 laptops to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS). The devices were officially handed over on Tuesday (August 13) at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library located at 2 Tom Redcam Drive. A partnership involving the Ministry of Education and Youth, the JLS and e-Learning...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, has underscored the critical role of Youth Innovation Centres (YICs) in the development of Jamaica’s young people. Speaking during Monday’s (August 12) official reopening of the Portmore Youth Innovation Centre (YIC) in St. Catherine, she said the facilities are not only safe spaces for young people to...

More than 650 children from Port Antonio and adjacent communities in Portland benefited from a recent back-to-school mission hosted at Carder Park in the parish capital. The event – ‘Portland Paradise Weekend’ – was spearheaded by Eunice Rashford, a Jamaican residing in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She received support from Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Dr. Elaine Grant Bryan, through her...

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) is poised to enhance its technological capabilities and expand its educational outreach with a donation of 200 laptop computers. The devices have been provided by e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth. These have already been delivered to the JLS. However, a ceremony for the formal presentation is slated...

Three hundred and ninety-five Jamaicans have been enrolled in the HEART/NSTA Trust’s Summer of Skills Programme. The programme offers persons 15 years and older the opportunity to enhance their practical skills for employment or entrepreneurship and explore their passions in the creative arts and technical innovation. It aims to strengthen Jamaica’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ecosystem by...

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is accepting applications for its Tertiary Education Grant, for the 2024/2025 academic year. The grant is available to full-time third or fourth-year undergraduates who are enrolled at an accredited local tertiary institution and have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0. Forty successful applicants will receive $100,000 each towards their tuition....