The National Council on Education has reviewed all submissions on the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill and the 1980 Code of Regulations. “They have canvassed and taken into account everybody’s...

The Government will spend $2.4 billion this fiscal year to ensure that students benefitting from the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), continue to receive free lunch three...

Beginning September, physical education and sport will be added to the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) syllabus. Making the announcement, Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said this proposed...

As it seeks to further harness the athletic prowess of students across the island, the Ministry of Education is putting plans in place to have at least one qualified coach...

The society is being urged to facilitate the development of stronger and more stable family structures in the home, in order to safeguard the welfare of the nation’s children This...

The Ministry of Education is developing a regulatory policy that deals with illegal vending on, or around school compounds. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Safety and Security in Schools,...

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is taking its services to new and returning customers outside of Kingston and St. Andrew through its ‘SLB on the road’ outreach programme between Monday,...

Twenty-seven early childhood educators in Westmoreland, with more than 1,300 cumulative years of service, have been honoured by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). An awards luncheon in their honour was...