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First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awardees share a photo with Company Director Nickeisha Walsh (left); FHC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Xavier Allen (second right), and guest speaker, Jeffrey Azan (sixth, right), during the FHC’s annual awards ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on August 28.
First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awardees share a photo with Company Director Nickeisha Walsh (left); FHC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Xavier Allen (second right), and guest speaker, Jeffrey Azan (sixth, right), during the FHC’s annual awards ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on August 28.

18 Students Receive Scholarships

Eighteen outstanding secondary and tertiary students are starting the 2025/26 academic year with less financial worry, thanks to scholarships and bursaries from the First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union Limited and the FHC Foundation. The awards were presented to the...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), converses with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), converses with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.

Education Ministry to Implement New Data System for Real-Time Monitoring and Strategic Decision-Making
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, helps student at Clan Carthy Primary School, Dalton Francis, to work through a mathematics problem. The Minister taught a class at the Kingston-based institution in observance of Teachers’ Day earlier this year.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, helps student at Clan Carthy Primary School, Dalton Francis, to work through a mathematics problem. The Minister taught a class at the Kingston-based institution in observance of Teachers’ Day earlier this year.

Support for Special Needs Children in Schools
Grade six teacher at the Manchester based Bethabara Primary School, Anne-Marie Plummer-Wright (centre), engages in discussion with Principal of the school, Cecil Hamilton (left), and Guidance Counsellor, Horace McCauley (right), during a visit to the institution on August 28.
Grade six teacher at the Manchester based Bethabara Primary School, Anne-Marie Plummer-Wright (centre), engages in discussion with Principal of the school, Cecil Hamilton (left), and Guidance Counsellor, Horace McCauley (right), during a visit to the institution on August 28.

Parents Encouraged to Be More Involved in Their Children’s PEP Preparations
Regional Director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock.
Regional Director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Michele Pinnock.

Education Ministry’s Region Four Prioritising Career Readiness in 2025/26 Academic Year

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Social Development Commission (SDC) Executive Director, Omar Frith addresses the audience during the agency’s second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS!) held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore, St. Catherine. During the workshop, participants received training in welding, candle-making, bouquet and gift basket creation, lash-e
CommunityDevelopmentEducationLocal GovernmentYouth

SDC Empowers Youth in Portmore with Entrepreneurial Skills

Scores of young people from the community of Gregory Park in Portmore, St. Catherine were empowered through hands-on training in various entrepreneurial endeavours during the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) second annual Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS!). The workshop was held on Friday (August 29) at the Worldwide Church of God in Christian Gardens, Portmore in the parish. Participants were trained...
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Grade-four teacher at Broughton Primary School in Westmoreland, Errolyn Mullings-Williams (left), makes a presentation to fellow educators at the school during a teachers
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Broughton Primary Ready for New School Year

Broughton Primary School in Westmoreland is reporting a strong state of readiness for the upcoming academic year, with enhanced programmes and initiatives geared towards improving student performance in literacy and numeracy. In an interview with JIS News, Principal, Marva Davis-Clarke, said the school has been undertaking several measures in preparation for the September reopening. “As you can see, our physical...
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Tennis instructor Kevin Simms (left) hands over tennis equipment to Principal of Broughton Primary in Westmoreland, Marva Davis-Clarke, at the school on Thursday (August 28). The donation is aimed at bolstering the school
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Tennis Instructor Donates Equipment to Broughton Primary School

Broughton Primary School in Westmoreland has received a donation of tennis equipment from hospitality industry tennis instructor Kevin Simms as part of efforts to introduce the sport to students and promote healthy lifestyles. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Simms outlined that the initiative stemmed from his desire to give back to his community. “A co-worker of mine told...
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Executive Director, Social Development Commission (SDC), Omar Frith.
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Youth in Gregory Park to Take Part in YESS on August 29

More than 50 young residents of Gregory Park in St. Catherine will gain hands-on entrepreneurial skills when the Social Development Commission (SDC) hosts its second Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Symposium (YESS) on Friday (August 29), at the Worldwide Church of God. The symposium, designed for youth aged 15 to 24, will provide practical training in both creative ventures, such as bouquet...
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Several school buses pictured on the lawns of Jamaica House for a Blessing Ceremony for the National Rural School Bus Programme on Wednesday (August 27).
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Scores of Drivers Being Trained for National Rural School Bus Programme

More than 120 drivers are currently being trained islandwide for the National Rural School Bus Programme, to ensure a high level of professionalism under the programme. “A fleet of buses alone cannot succeed without the people, the systems and the structures to support it. The training of drivers goes beyond driving. It covers child supervision, emergency response, and the laws...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, interact with students of Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine recently.
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Gov’t Advancing Education Reform with Strategic Investments in Schools

The Government has been making significant improvements to the quality of education across primary and secondary schools, through the implementation of a comprehensive strategy that includes infrastructure upgrades, targeted learning interventions, digital tools, and training. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says the National Coding Curriculum has been introduced alongside new digital learning...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left, front row); Managing Director, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington (left, front row); Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe (fourth left, front row); and Transport Authority Managing Director, Ralston Smith (right, front row), with members of the JUTC team. The occasion was the Blessing Ceremony for the National Rural School Bus Programme on Wednesday (August 27) at Jamaica House.
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Special Needs Institutions to Benefit from Rural School Bus System Rollout

Special needs institutions are among the beneficiaries of the Government’s Rural School Bus System, a strategic move aimed at advancing equity and inclusive access across the education sector. Speaking during Wednesday’s (August 27) Blessing Ceremony for the National Rural School Bus Programme at Jamaica House, Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, announced that in the first...
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