The repair bill for the 362 schools damaged by Hurricane Beryl in July has exceeded $3 billion. Preliminary estimates to undertake repairs were priced at $2.7 billion. The disclosure was...

Parents are being encouraged to be vigilant and cautious when they allow their children to travel alone. This is specifically in relation to their commuting on public transportation to and...

Schools are being urged to institute COVID-19 safeguards when the 2024/25 academic year commences on September 2. The call comes from Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, amidst...

The Ministry of Education and Youth says textbooks will be distributed to primary and secondary schools in time for the start of the 2024/25 academic year in September. “We are...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, is encouraging students, parents and teachers to embrace self-directed learning. Emphasising that learning resources are available on the...

More than 100 students in St. Catherine and Portland have received educational supplies, including laptops, from the philanthropic group Pollyanna Project, at a cost of $15 million. In Old Harbour,...

The Ministry of Education and Youth has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the performance of students in Mathematics at the secondary level. Only 39 per cent of Jamaican students in...

Jamaican students performed marginally higher in the May/June 2024 sitting of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics, compared to the rest of the region. “Jamaica’s maths pass rate for public...