May 11, 2018
Multipurpose Classroom Being Built at Granville Place of Safety
JIS: Work valued at $25 million is being undertaken at the Granville Place of Safety in Trelawny, where a multipurpose classroom is being built. “This will be opened in the second quarter…
May 10, 2018
CHASE Fund Commits $120M to Early-Childhood Certification Programme
JIS: The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has committed $120 million towards the certification of early-childhood institutions. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Education,…
May 10, 2018
Education System Being Transformed
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is on a mission to transform the education system into one that operates based on a ‘mass customisation’ format, and not ‘generalised education’,…
May 10, 2018
Education Ministry to Establish Two Day-Care Centres in Each Constituency
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has developed a strategy that will see the establishment of two day-care centres in each constituency at a cost of $520 million. This was…
May 9, 2018
Happy Teachers Day
I am pleased to share in the observance of Teachers’ Day, and to convey words of commendation to the thousands of teachers across Jamaica. Teachers get incredible joy in seeing…