A mentorship academy for young Jamaicans will be launched shortly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. The initiative, which is the brainchild of Global Jamaica Diaspora Council member and Education Sector Leader, Dr. Sandra Colly Durand, is expected to provide support and mentorship for young people. Portfolio State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, made the disclosure while addressing...

Author of the three-part series Beng & Friends, Lorna Green (fourth left), presents copies of her books to Principal, St. Benedict's Primary School, Jacqueline Carter Dixon (third right), during a visit to the institution in Kingston on December 4. Sharing in the presentation (from left) are President of the school’s Parent-Teacher Association, Kevin Allen; and students Komoya McKenzie, Shaniella Grant,...

St. Catherine students hold signs bearing the names of children who have died due to violence, during an awareness march on December 1 under the theme ‘Protect di Children, Don’t Hurt and Abuse Dem’. A ceremony was also held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Linstead.

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (fifth left); and Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz (centre), are surrounded by students and teachers from the Sherwood Forest Primary School, during the launch of Wi-Fi service in the Portland-based community on November 30.  

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica and e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited for partnering to facilitate data protection within the education sector. More than 100 data protection officers were trained over three weeks under the national data protection training programme for schools. The design and implementation of the curriculum was undertaken...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right, seated), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Dr. Kasan Troupe (left, seated), and other sector stakeholders withthe LASCO/MOEY Principal and Teacher of the Year Competition finalists. The contestants paid a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (December 1).

General Manager for Courts Ready Cash, Atasha Bernard (right), hands over a water tank to Principal of Gaynstead High School, Liston Aiken (second right), at the institution in Kingston on November 30. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson, and Senior Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Ewan Williams. The tank...