June 23, 2017
New Categories Added to PM’s Youth Awards
JIS: New categories and features have been added to the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence, which returns this November after a three-year hiatus.For the first time, awards will be…
June 23, 2017
Parents Urged to Support Children in the Arts
JIS: Parents are being urged to support children who want to pursue careers in the creative industries. Dean of the School of Visual Arts at the Edna Manley College of the Visual…
June 23, 2017
Principals Urged to Stick to School Support Contribution Policy
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reminding secondary-school principals to adhere to the school support contribution policy in the 2017/18 academic year.Under the policy, implemented in 2016, the…
June 23, 2017
Entrepreneurship Major Focus in Creative Industry
JIS: The creative industry is being touted as a critical and viable sector for the promotion of economic growth and development, through entrepreneurship.Lecturer in the School of Drama at the Edna…
June 19, 2017
All School Leavers Have Options – Students Who Don’t Move On To Six Form Can Get Qualified Through Alternative Government Programmes
GLEANER:The Ministry of Education is reporting that regardless of qualification, students leaving the secondary school system will be able to enroll in a programme that will enable them to improve…