June 28, 2016
Youth Encouraged to Include Vocational Education
JIS:The nation’s youth are being encouraged to include vocational education with their chosen professions for greater employment prospects. Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Robert Miller, said…
June 27, 2016
Education Ministry Releases Fee Guidelines For Public Schools
The Gleaner:The Ministry of Education has released the funding guidelines for public schools after concluding consultations with secondary school principals on the weekend. This has effectively removed auxiliary fees for public…
June 27, 2016
Schools Urged to Keep Down Registration Cost
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, is advising school administrators to keep the cost of registration packages between $1,000 and $5,000. Making the call, Senior Advisor at the Ministry, Robert…
June 24, 2016
$295 Million Allocated to NYS
JIS: The National Youth Service (NYS) has been allocated $295 million for the implementation of various youth-development programmes during the 2016/17 financial year. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank recently, Acting Executive…
June 24, 2016
PM Hails Nation’s Teachers
JIS: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed and extended gratitude to the country’s educators who he said, continue to go “above and beyond” for the development of the…