The Ministry of Education has joined efforts to help earthquake-devastated Haiti. Recognising that schools are focal points in every community, the Ministry has begun using education institutions for the collection...

The Kitson Town Skills Training Centre in St. Catherine, which is affiliated to the HEART Trust/NTA, has been transforming the lives of persons from the area by providing them with...

Residents of Falmouth and adjoining communities in Trelawny are benefitting from a public education campaign aimed at increasing their awareness about earthquakes and to arm them with preparedness strategies. The...

Approximately 200 students of Salt Marsh Primary School in Trelawny were sensitised to the dangers of earthquakes, and the necessary precautionary measures to be observed in order to mitigate their...

Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, concerned about low passes in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate's (CSEC) Mathematics and English Language, said that the Ministry has to take a "second look"...

Logos Hope, the floating book ship, makes its maiden trip to Jamaica from January 20 to March 23, 2010.The vessel replaces the Logos 11, which had many successful visits to...

Over 750 Early Childhood Institutions have satisfied the requirements for registration with the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Communications Manager at the ECC, Marsha...

Educator, Dr. Jean Beaumont, is imploring parents to work with their children to develop their reading skills. "You parents ought to work with your children all the time...You have to...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that the increased presence of policemen on the nation's streets over the last six weeks has resulted in a decline in the number...

While a significant number of Jamaican youths are deprived of the benefits of a sound family structure, 12-year-old Richard Rose enjoys both the family support and the academic success that...

The Kitson Town Skills Training Centre, St. Catherine, which is affiliated to HEART/NTA, has been transforming and equipping persons from the area for a second chance in gaining lifelong skills,...