Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Willaims, says that billions of dollars in investments are coming to enhance the learning environment at schools across the island. The initiative is in keeping with recommendations in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report, which highlighted the need for infrastructure upgrades to create modern school environments. The Minister said it is important...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left); State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter (second right); and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson (right), share a moment with outstanding agricultural entrepreneurs who were recognised by the IICA, during a ceremony held on Wednesday (December 6), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel...

Students attending the St. Catherine-based Homestead Primary and Infant School now have access to a smartroom, which is equipped with information and communications technology (ICT) devices to enhance learning. Digicel Foundation retrofitted an existing space to accommodate the smartroom, which represents an investment of US$60,000. It boasts 12 laptops, 12 tablets, a smart board, a printer, air-conditioning units and is...

The City and Guilds engineering programme will be expanded into secondary schools to give students an early introduction to the field. The collaboration involving the international training institute, the Ministry of Education and Youth, and the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), aims to provide an opportunity for students to acquire the requisite academic skills for entry into higher-education programmes in the...

Jamaican youth now have access to a life skills WhatsApp-based chatbot, FunDoo, an initiative of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). FunDoo was launched in partnership with Flow, Digicel, Project STAR and HEART/NSTA Trust at the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Wellness and Recreational Centre in Kingston, on Wednesday (December 6). The digital life coach, which originated in India, offers essential skills...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says significant progress has been made in advancing policies and programmes to provide for improvements in access to quality education for children with disabilities. He said such progress includes the establishment of Special Education Units within mainstream schools and the provision of support services and accommodations. Speaking in the House...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is currently providing early intervention services to some 3,124 children between birth and six (0-6) years, with developmental disabilities. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure in a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 5). “We provide our children with speech therapy, physiotherapy, advanced developmental screening and evaluation,...