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HEART/NSTA Trust Trains Over 550,000 Young People Since 2020

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon has informed that the HEART/NSTA Trust has provided skills training for over 550,000 young people since 2020. Dr. Morris Dixon made the disclosure during a keynote...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a session during the inaugural Jamaica Agri-Business Investment Forum (JAIF) 2025, which was held on Friday (September 19) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. 
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a session during the inaugural Jamaica Agri-Business Investment Forum (JAIF) 2025, which was held on Friday (September 19) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. 

Gov’t Prioritizes Inclusion of Youth and Women in Agro-park Initiative
Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green (right), Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Susan Nelson-Smith (second right), and other officials, display copies of the Constitution of Jamaica, during a ceremony for the reopening of schools in the parish, at deCarteret College in the parish on September 12.
Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green (right), Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Susan Nelson-Smith (second right), and other officials, display copies of the Constitution of Jamaica, during a ceremony for the reopening of schools in the parish, at deCarteret College in the parish on September 12.

Custos Green Leads Initiative to Equip Manchester School Libraries With the Constitution
Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the Jamaica Agri-Business Investment Forum, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on September 18.
Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the Jamaica Agri-Business Investment Forum, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on September 18.

Mayor Says Montego Bay’s Youth Well Positioned to Lead the Charge in Agri-Tech
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), observes as Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, signs her Instrument of Appointment as a Minister, during a swearing-in ceremony for Ministers, held at King’s House in St. Andrew, yesterday (September 17).
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), observes as Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, signs her Instrument of Appointment as a Minister, during a swearing-in ceremony for Ministers, held at King’s House in St. Andrew, yesterday (September 17).

Education Minister Outlines Key Focus Areas

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The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) Public Education team at a Campus Invasion event at the Northern Caribbean University in Manchester.
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SLB Rolls Out Annual Campus Invasion

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) has once again rolled out its annual Campus Invasion initiative, bringing its services directly to universities and colleges across the island during the SLB loan application period. Executive Director of the SLB, Nickeisha Walsh, explained that the Campus Invasion allows students to access loan support without having to travel to Kingston. “Our campus invasion, we...
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Principal of Cristel House Jamaica, Jason Scott (left); Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Leesha Delatie-Budair; Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee (third left), and Custos of Kingston and Board Chairman Cristel House Jamaica, Hon. Steadman Fuller, share a moment at the official launch of the tablet redistribution initiave on August 27.
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More Than 5,000 Tablets Redistributed to Schools

More than 5,000 tablets previously used in Jamaica’s 2022 Population and Housing Census have been redistributed to schools across the island under the Tablets in Schools programme. Speaking with JIS News recently, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of eLearning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee, described the initiative as a significant step towards advancing digital education and inclusion. The tablet redistribution is...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right), participates in a planting ceremony during Shortwood Teachers
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Week of Activities to Celebrate Shortwood’s 140th Anniversary

Shortwood Teachers’ College (STC) in St. Andrew will host a week of activities to mark its 140th anniversary. The Founder’s Week engagements will commence on September 22 and culminate on September 28. The events schedule, along with an anniversary logo, was unveiled during a media launch at the institution, on Wednesday (September 10). The theme for the celebrations is ‘Embracing...
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Trainees of the Autism and Developmental Needs Skills Training for Caregivers and Families programme, at the St. Ann
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More Emphasis Being Placed on Children with Autism

Jamaica’s capacity to identify and support children with autism has been bolstered by a groundbreaking three-year training initiative that continued into its second phase at the St. Ann's Bay Regional Hospital in St. Ann, on Wednesday, September 10. Dubbed the Autism and Developmental Needs Skills Training for Caregivers and Families, the programme will create a core of 10 master trainers...
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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, addresses the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s (KSAMC) General Sitting of Council at the Corporation’s downtown Kingston offices on Tuesday (Sept. 9).
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Over $4.6 Million in Property Taxes Collected by KSAMC

Just over $4.6 million was collected by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) during five property tax collection drives held in St. Andrew between June and August 2025. Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, made the disclosure while addressing the General Sitting of Council at the Corporation’s downtown Kingston offices on Tuesday (September 9). He informed that the...
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Principal of Lucea Primary School in Hanover, Yasmin Anderson-Jackson
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Lucea and Esher Primary Chart Strategic Course for Academic Excellence in 2025/26

Principals and educators at Lucea Primary and Esher Primary School in Hanover are charting a course towards academic excellence in the 2025/26 academic year, prioritising student achievement, parental engagement, and holistic development. On Monday (September 8), Lucea Primary School recorded an exceptional turnout of parents on the opening day of the new school term, underscoring a strengthened commitment to student...
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Students at the Rusea’s High School in Lucea, Hanover, head to their classrooms on the first day of the 2025/26 academic year on Monday (September 8).
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Rusea’s Parents Urged to Strengthen Partnership with Teachers

Vice Principal of the Rusea’s High School Senior Campus, Janet Fletcher, is encouraging parents to strengthen their partnership with teachers to ensure the academic success of students during the new school year. The institution, based in Lucea, Hanover, opened its doors for the 2025/26 academic year on Monday (September 8) with a welcoming atmosphere, highlighted by a photo booth experience...
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