March 17, 2018
NYS to Reach More Young People With Disabilities
JIS: The National Youth Service (NYS) has expanded its Empowerment Programme to reach young people with all forms of disabilities. Previously, the initiative was targeted at persons with mild intellectual disabilities but…
March 17, 2018
Education Officer Says GSAT Preparations Going Extremely Well
JIS: With the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) slated to go ahead as planned for March 22 and 23, Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Patricia Haughton,…
March 17, 2018
SLB Disburses $3.1 Billion to Students
JIS: The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is reporting that for the 2017-2018 academic year it received 13,679 applications. for which more than $3.09 billion was disbursed, with an approval rate of…
March 17, 2018
Additional Support for School-Feeding Programme
JIS: Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) has provided $4.5 million to further boost the operations of the Government’s national school-feeding programme, which will supply an additional 1,500 meals for students. The funds will…
March 17, 2018
Gov’t Working on Special Education Policy
JIS: The Government is working towards the development of a Special Education Policy in order to better fulfil the academic requirements of students with special needs. This was noted by Minister of…