The Government is aiming to achieve 100 per cent literacy in all primary schools by 2015. Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says his ministry is making efforts to eliminate the jostling for high school places, which has characterised the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) each...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says that for the first time in Jamaica, national targets for literacy are to be set for primary schools. "Every primary school principal, before...

High school graduates of Jamaican heritage in Ontario, Canada, have been lauded by the Alliance of Jamaican Alumni Associations (AJAA) for their commitment to furthering their education. President of the...

The Editor of the Oxford University Press has issued a letter of apology to the people of Jamaica, in relation to the meaning and definition that is now posted in...

Member of Parliament for East Central St. Andrew, Dr. Peter Phillips, is recommending that the Government revisit the incentive programme in order to encourage private and community interests including the...

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is an institution, of which the Caribbean can feel proud, Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Jasper Lawrence, said today (July 16). "The...

The University of Technology (UTech) has expanded its outreach in western Jamaica, officially opening its Faculty of Business and Management in Montego Bay on Friday July 10. The facility, located...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has cautioned schools that they cannot treat the possession of offensive weapons by students as minor infractions. "Crime affects education as it affects the...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has appealed to more developed nations to enter into a debt for nature swap agreement with developing countries. Mr. Holness said that this debt...

Ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson, has lauded Dr. Alfred Sangster as an outstanding educator, whom Jamaica owes "a tremendous debt of gratitude." "There is no doubt that your...