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PHOTOS: Marlie Hill Primary Receives Grant from Japanese Embassy to Purchase School Bus

March 19, 2026
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PHOTOS: Marlie Hill Primary Receives Grant from Japanese Embassy to Purchase School Bus
Photo: MARK BELL
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second left), and National Education Trust (NET) Executive Director, Latoya Harris-Ghartey (right), look on as Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Yoko Maejima (left), shakes hands with Principal of Marlie Hill Primary and Infant School, Kadisha Barnett, following the signing of a grant agreement to provide a school bus for the St. Catherine- based institution. The signing took place on March 12 at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston.

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (centre), shares in the presentation of a cheque valued at US$43,000 by Charge d’Affaires at the Japanese Embassy, Yoko Maejima (left), to Principal of Marlie Hill Primary and Infant School, Kadisha Barnett, for the purchase of a school bus, at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston on March 12.

 

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second left), and National Education Trust (NET) Executive Director, Latoya Harris-Ghartey (right), observe as Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of Japan, Yoko Maejima (left), and Principal of Marlie Hill Primary and Infant School, Kadisha Barnett, affix their signatures to a grant agreement for the provision of US$43,000 to purchase a school bus. The grant signing ceremony was held at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston on March 12.
Last Updated: March 19, 2026