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Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Karlene Deslandes.
Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Karlene Deslandes.

ECC Forms Partnership to Help Early-Childhood Schools

By: Rochelle Williams, March 24, 2017
The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) recently formalised a partnership with Digicel Foundation to provide assistance to five early-childhood schools to become certified under the ECC’s 12 Operating Standards. The schools...
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), in discussion with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director, Maura Barry-Boyle (left) and Chairman of the Digicel Foundation, Jean Lowrie-Chin, during the handing over of the Enrichment Initiative to the Education Ministry on March 22 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. The programme seeks to improve literacy in all primary schools.

Literacy Project Reaping Success

By: Rochelle Williams, March 24, 2017
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

Students Must be Guided to Choose Careers

By: Garwin Davis, March 23, 2017

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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (2nd right), display a symbolic cheque for a $10-million (US$82,214) grant which was presented to the Principal of Middleton Primary School in St. Thomas, Jennifer Crawford (2nd left), to construct a canteen at the institution. The money has been provided under the Japanese Government’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects. Sharing the moment is Middleton Primary student, Abigail Johnson.
Education

Principals Welcome Assistance from Japan

Administrators at the Highgate Primary and Junior High School in St. Mary and Middleton Primary School, St. Thomas, have welcomed the $24-million (US$195,817) grant funding from Japan for infrastructural works...
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By: Douglas McIntosh, March 18, 2017
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), gets a high-five from media personality, Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley (right), after participating in a tug-o-war contest with students attending the finale of the Ministry’s Health Youth Positive Energy (HYPE) School Tour at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew on Friday (March 17). The event was staged in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to promote healthy lifestyles in schools.
Education

Hundreds of Students Attend Hype Event

Hundreds of students from schools in Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine and St. Thomas converged at the University of Technology (UTech) for Friday’s (March 17) Health Youth Positive Energy (HYPE)...
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By: Douglas McIntosh, March 17, 2017