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Literacy Coordinator for Barking Lodge Primary and Infant School, Mishkah Howard (left), presents a certificate of participation to Shantel Thomas of the Cheswick Branch Library, during Read Across Jamaica Day on May 5.

Read Across Jamaica Day Encourages Creativity and Literacy At Barking Lodge Primary

By: Glen-Wayde Brown, May 12, 2026

Principal of Barking Lodge Primary and Infant School in St. Thomas, Tannia Johnson, is underscoring the importance of reading in shaping students’ academic success, creativity and personal development. Speaking during...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

Government Maintains Strong Focus on Transforming Education System

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Administrative Assistant at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Public Relations and Marketing Department, Joan Gayle, reads to grade-five students at Alpha Primary School in Kingston, during Read Across Jamaica Day on May 5.

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Acting Community Relations Officer-Eastern at the National Water Commission (NWC), Marlene Davis (left) and Customer Care Officer, NWC St. Thomas, Shenae Gordon-Walker, read to students at the Yallahs Primary School on Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday (May 5).

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Importance of Reading Highlighted Across St. Thomas

Students from across St. Thomas were engaged in interactive reading sessions to improve their comprehension, critical-thinking, and literacy skills during Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday, May 5. Teams from...

By: Mickella Anderson-Gordon, May 7, 2026

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (fourth right, front row), is joined by Principal of Lawrence Tavern Primary School, Marlene Davis-Fairweather (fourth left, front row); State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (fifth right, second row); Government Senator, Rose Bennett Cooper (third right, front row); Lawrence Tavern Primary School teachers and other stakeholders during Teachers’ Day Celebration, and the handover of digital devices and a classroom smartboard on the school grounds in St. Andrew on Wednesday (May 6).

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Teachers At Lawrence Tavern Primary Receive Laptops

Teachers at Lawrence Tavern Primary School were honoured with digital devices and classroom technology during a Teachers’ Day celebration, held on the school grounds in St. Andrew on Wednesday (May...

By: Britney Stevens, May 7, 2026

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Eastern, Hon. Matthew Samuda, shows grade-one students illustrations in a book, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities at the Exchange Primary School in the parish on Tuesday, May 5.

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Strong Support for Read Across Jamaica Day At Exchange Primary

There was an outpouring of support for Read Across Jamaica Day at Exchange Primary School in St. Ann on Tuesday (May 6), with representatives from government, the private sector and...

By: Reneek Brown, May 7, 2026

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, gives remarks during Wednesday's (May 6) Post-Cabinet Press Briefing, held at Jamaica House in Kingston.

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New Board Chairs Appointed for Education Ministry Entities

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has announced the appointment of Chairs to several Boards under the Ministry’s portfolio. She made the...

By: Chris Patterson, May 7, 2026

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, reads to students at Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland during Read Across Jamaica Day activities on Tuesday (May 5).

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Parents Urged to Foster Good Reading Habits At Home

Parents are encouraged to play a more active role in fostering good reading habits among their children. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris...

By: Serena Grant, May 7, 2026

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Education Minister Extends Special Commendation to Teachers

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has commended teachers islandwide for going above and beyond their call of duty as the nation...

By: Vanessa James, May 7, 2026

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Education Minister Cautions Against Over-Reliance on Tech In The Home

Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is urging parents to maintain a balanced and responsible approach to technology use in the home, warning...

By: Serena Grant, May 7, 2026

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, engages in a reading session with students at the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland during Read Across Jamaica Day activities on Tuesday ( May 5).

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Literacy A Cornerstone of National Development – Dr. Morris Dixon

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has underscored literacy as a cornerstone of Jamaica’s development, emphasising that the country’s future hinges on...

By: Serena Grant, May 6, 2026

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