June 19, 2017
Diaspora Contributed US$186,000 to Education Sector
JIS: The diaspora has contributed US$186,000 to the education sector for the period April 2016 to March 2017. This was reported by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the…
June 18, 2017
Gov’t to Review Tertiary Education Funding
JIS: Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be undertaking a review of tertiary education funding. He said the objective is to ensure that more students will have…
June 17, 2017
Not Hair Police – Ministry Will Still Allow Latitude With School-Grooming Policy
GLEANER: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will shortly roll out its policy guidelines on the grooming standards for students as it relates to styling of their hair, uniform, and…
June 16, 2017
No Immediate Shift To Zoning Of Schools
GLEANER: A proposed formal policy for the zoning of secondary schools will not be in place for the 2019 implementation of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), which is slated to replace…
June 15, 2017
Education Ministry to Allocate $1 Billion to Support Schools
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is to allocate $1 billion in budgetary support to primary, all-age and junior high schools for the 2017-2018 academic year. This is in line…