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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), interacts with students from Mount Airy Primary School, Craigoy Carty (left) and Jamie Bailey (second right), at the Clarendon South Eastern Career Fair held at the Green Park Primary School, Sandy Bay, Clarendon, on July 4. Looking on is Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), interacts with students from Mount Airy Primary School, Craigoy Carty (left) and Jamie Bailey (second right), at the Clarendon South Eastern Career Fair held at the Green Park Primary School, Sandy Bay, Clarendon, on July 4. Looking on is Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

PHOTOS: Dana Morris Dixon at Clarendon Southeast Career Fair

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), interacts with students from Mount Airy Primary School, Craigoy Carty (left) and Jamie Bailey...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), walks along the newly renamed School Street —now CD Wright Road—following a ceremony in Black River, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (July 4). He is joined by (from left) Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon; and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green.

School Street in Black River Renamed in Honour of Pioneer Lawmaker, C.d. Wright

By: OKOYE HENRY, July 6, 2025
Assistant Chief Education Officer for the Special Needs Unit in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dionne Gayle (second left), assists Principal of the Earnest Institute for the Gifted, Hyperactive and Talented, Natasha Russell (second right), in cutting the ribbon to commission into service a solar energy system donated to the institution by Sun Plus Limited. Sharing the moment (from left) are Attorney Michelle Thomas Nelson, representing Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby; and Founder/Director of Sun Plus Limited, Javon Harris. The solar system was handed over to the Kingston-based school on Thursday (July 3).

Ribbon-cutting for Solar System (PHOTOS)

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Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey, delivers her remarks during the Stakeholder Sensitisation Session on the New Building Standards for Schools on Friday (June 27), at the Overseas Examinations Commission, in Kingston. The session was held to introduce and discuss the new school building standards, aimed at improving safety, sustainability, and creating student-focused learning environments across the island.
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New Building Standards to Transform Schools

A significant step forward in educational infrastructure is under way with the introduction of new school building standards islandwide, focusing on safety, sustainability, and student-focused design. The initiative was outlined...
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By: BRITNEY STEVENS, June 27, 2025