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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second left), and National Education Trust (NET) Executive Director, Latoya Harris-Ghartey (right), look on as Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Yoko Maejima (left), shakes hands with Principal of Marlie Hill Primary and Infant School, Kadisha Barnett, following the signing of a grant agreement to provide a school bus for the St. Catherine- based institution. The signing took place on March 12 at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second left), and National Education Trust (NET) Executive Director, Latoya Harris-Ghartey (right), look on as Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Yoko Maejima (left), shakes hands with Principal of Marlie Hill Primary and Infant School, Kadisha Barnett, following the signing of a grant agreement to provide a school bus for the St. Catherine- based institution. The signing took place on March 12 at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Marlie Hill Primary Receives Grant from Japanese Embassy to Purchase School Bus

 
Principal of the Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in Santa Cruz , St. Elizabeth, Carlene Williams-Heath (second left), receives a cheque for $7 million from Chairman of the iPrint Group of Companies, Stephen Steele (right), at the school on Tuesday (March 17). Also taking part are (from left) Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information – Region 5, Gregory King, and Donor Project Coordinator at the National Education Trust (NET), Danielle Drummond.

Park Mountain Primary Receives $7 Million from iPrint Group of Companies

By: Serena Grant, March 19, 2026
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, along with (from left) Executive Director of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Sacha Vaccianna‑Riley; Free Hill Primary and Infant School student, Aspired Duncan; Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris‑Ghartey; and Chief Executive Officer of The LearningHub Group, Dr. Shalette Ashman, examines one of the books donated by The LearningHub Group during the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Books Handover Ceremony at the PSOJ on Hope Road in Kingston on Tuesday (March 17). The donation is valued at $250,000.

Learninghub Group Donates $250,000 In Books to Support Pep Students

By: Britney Stevens, March 19, 2026

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Some of the students who recently received laptops under the St. Catherine North Police Community Safety and Security Peace Ambassadors in School Initiative. They are (from left) Sheldon Walters, Britany Thompson, Elizabeth Cunningham, Ashley Jones, and Justine Stone. In the background (from left) are Territorial Officer in the St. Catherine North Police Division, Inspector Ishmael Williams; Assistant Police Youth Club Coordinator for the St. Catherine North Police Youth Club Council, Corporal Shantel Powell, who is also the LASCO/JCF Police Officer of the Year; and donor of the computers, Donique Sinclair-Chambers. Occasion was a recent handover ceremony, held at the Spanish Town Police Station in St. Catherine.
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High-School Students Receive Laptops

Several high-school students have received laptops under the St. Catherine North Police Community Safety and Security Peace Ambassadors in School Initiative. The programme seeks to reform young people who exhibit...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, March 17, 2026