The Ministry of Education has ordered 135 new metal detectors to ensure that all high and secondary schools have these in place for the new school year. This was disclosed...

Delegates of the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) have voted to accept the Government’s wage offer for the 2015-2017 contract period. The teacher-delegates attending the 51st annual conference of the JTA...

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) will hold its inaugural Back-to-School Fair at Emancipation Park in New Kingston on Friday, August 21, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The fair forms a major...

Twelve-year-old Darren Phillips has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the St. Ann Parish Council’s Marcus Garvey academic scholarship. The announcement was made by Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay,...

The Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) is seeking to revive and expand its network of partner education institutions, to extend its reach in more communities. This forms part of...

Young people are being encouraged not to use poverty and debilitating circumstances as excuses to fail, but to use education as a vehicle for social advancement and to rise from...

The Ministry of Education will be providing 100 scholarships and bursaries to teacher trainees specializing in Mathematics and Science subject areas. This initiative is to address a shortage of qualified...

Hundreds of Jamaica’s youth have gained employment over the last two years under the HEART Trust/NTA’s School Leaving Training Opportunities Programme (SL-TOP). The initiative engages private and public sector organisations in...