The contribution of the Jamaican Diaspora to the country’s economy now stands at 14 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), says Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. Mr. Terrelonge said the growth and successes that have been achieved over the decades, particularly in recent times, have been due, in part,...

The ‘Passport to Success’ (PTS) specialised curriculum utilised by the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) is yielding significant dividends in reforming at-risk youth under the European Union Bridge Project. The MYF, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), is the only licenced administrator of the international curriculum in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the findings of the Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022: Situation of Women and Children. Addressing Friday’s (March 15) launch at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, Mrs. Williams said the data-rich report adds to other recently published studies on Jamaican students and the...

Acting Director of Electronic Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson (front row, left), shares a photo opportunity with sixth-form students at the Eltham High School in St. Catherine, following a tour of the Agency’s production departments on Thursday, March 14. They are joined by the school’s sixth-form coordinator, Tiffany Gordon (front row, right).

Young people participate in the ‘Relay to Paris 2024’ event at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Bowl, St. Andrew. The event included a symbolic relay using the official Paris 2024 baton with participation from schools and universities as they celebrate in the spirit of the Olympics.

The Education Transformation and Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting that 97 of the 101 short-term measures being implemented by the Ministry of Education and Youth to improve the education sector, are on track. The measures are among 365 recommendations contained in the 2021 report produced by the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) to address the gaps and...

Approximately 300 at-risk youth are benefiting from targeted social interventions, under the European Union (EU) BRIDGE Project. The EU-funded project, which is implemented by a non-governmental organisation, MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF), seeks to prevent youth crime and violence by targeting at-risk youth, aged 15 to 29, in specific communities. The project focuses on Building through Reintegration, Intervention, Development, Growth and...