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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), addresses Friday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members reviewed the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure. She is joined by (from left) State Minister, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford; and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), addresses Friday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members reviewed the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure. She is joined by (from left) State Minister, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford; and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

Gov’t Pledges Trained Teachers in All ECIs by September 2026

By: Judana Murphy, March 10, 2026
By September 2026, every early-childhood institution (ECI) across Jamaica will be staffed with at least one trained teacher. This was announced by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), addresses Friday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members reviewed the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure. She is joined by (from left) State Minister, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford; and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

$18B Earmarked for School Disaster Preparedness in 2026/27 Estimates

By: Judana Murphy, March 10, 2026
International Population and Development Specialist, Dr. José Miguel Guzman, delivers the Planning Institute of Jamaica's (PIOJ) Dialogue for Development Distinguished Lecture at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Development Specialist Urges Investment in Care Economy

By: Lisa Rowe, March 8, 2026

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