Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (at podium), addresses the United Nations (UN) Club Colloquium held on Tuesday (October 24) at Hillel Academy in St. Andrew to mark UN Day. This year’s observance marked the 78th anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter on October 24, 1945. The Charter sets...

Eighteen students from non-traditional high schools have been recognised for their academic achievements by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC). During the organisation’s annual Academic Achievement Awards ceremony on October 20 at the Caenwood Centre Auditorium in Kingston, the students received gift baskets, plaques, cash awards and bank accounts for excelling in the 2023 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams....

The St. Elizabeth-based Ballard’s Valley Primary School is looking to set up a scholarship fund for the five BB Coke High School students who acted swiftly in getting medical assistance for their severely injured schoolmate. The announcement was made during a recent ceremony at Ballard’s Valley Primary to honour the five young men, three of whom are past students of...

The Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) has commended the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other key stakeholders for taking steps to address mental health issues affecting persons locally. Speaking during the recent National Youth Mental Health Summit, hosted by UNICEF at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator at the JYAN, Shanielle Allen, said “we serve...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, greets students of Maggotty High School in St. Elizabeth, Michael Williams (left) and Joash Jones, during Friday’s (October 20) discussion forum on the Education Ministry’s new grooming policy for schools. The forum was held at Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester.

The Government spends more than $9 billion annually to assist approximately 290,000 beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Additionally, approximately $600 million is spent each year on back-to-school grants and tertiary bursaries. Addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said the objective of...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, engage with head of diaspora non-profit organisation, Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), Irwine Clare, at the handover of automated external defibrillators (AED) on October 18 at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew. The devices, donated by TJB, are used to help...