Ministry of Education, Youth and Information | Every Child Can Learn, Every Child Must Learn

Schools Must Get Permission before Hiring Temporary Staff

March 18, 2019

JIS: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, says that school administrators are not allowed to employ temporary staff...

Read More
UTech and NCU Receive Institutional Accreditation

March 18, 2019

JIS: The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) has officially presented formal certificates of Institutional Accreditation to the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) and the...

Read More
HEART/NTA to Expand Training in St. Elizabeth

March 14, 2019

JIS: The HEART Trust/NTA will be expanding its presence in St. Elizabeth in order to provide increased access to training and certification for residents of the parish and...

Read More
Maths Teacher of the Year Expected to Make An Impact

March 14, 2019

JIS: The 2019 ‘Mathematics Teacher of the Year’ is expected to contribute to efforts by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to raise student achievement in maths...

Read More

More NewsView More

Parenting Education Project to be Expanded

JIS: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Parenting Education Project will be expanded to reach more parents across the island.

The initiative... Read more
Students Receive Assistance from International Proxy Parents

JIS: Sixty-six students from 19 high schools are benefiting from scholarships donated by the International Proxy Parents (IPP), a charitable organisation whose members include representatives of the diplomatic corps.
... Read more
New Curriculum for Intellectually Challenged Students

JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has developed a new curriculum for students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities.

The document, which replaces the curriculum that was... Read more
Prime Minister Calls on Parents to Desist from Keeping...

JIS: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring parents engaged in the practice of withholding their children from school on some weekdays, to involve them in economic activities to generate household income... Read more
Stacey Taylor wins! Maths Teacher of the Year comes from...

OBSERVER: Stacey Taylor of Hatfield Primary and Junior High School in Manchester is the 2018 National Mathematics Teacher of the Year.

The announcement was made at Mona Visitors' Lodge in St Andrew, on... Read more
Specialist Spanish Lecturer for Shortwood Teachers College

JIS: Shortwood Teachers’ College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) for the provision of a specialist lecturer in Spanish to bolster the... Read more
Foster Care: Making a Difference in a Child’s Life

JIS: After losing both her parents in quick succession, Maxine Williamson found herself in an interesting situation.

The two children that her parents fostered had suddenly become her responsibility.... Read more
NYS Accepting Applications for HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme

JIS: The National Youth Service (NYS) is accepting applications for its HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme until April 13, 2018.

The programme will enable 14,000 young people to benefit from valuable work... Read more
$31-m Japanese grant to ease problems at Fair Prospect Primary...

OBSERVER: A Japanese Government grant for new classrooms will soon make life more comfortable for students of Fair Prospect Primary School who will no longer have to contend with termite-infested facilities and puddles that... Read more
$120 Million Allocated for Solar Project in Schools

JIS: The Government, in an effort to reduce schools’ dependency on the importation of fossil fuels to create energy, will spend approximately $120 million on the implementation of projects in schools under the Solar Systems... Read more