
August 5, 2019
Special Education Unit Gets $1.2 Billion
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Special Education Unit has received funding of more than $1.2 billion for the 2019/20 fiscal year as the Government continues to meet its…

August 5, 2019
Support For Low-Scoring PEP Students
JIS: Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says that students who did not perform up to par in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) will…

July 31, 2019
Education Ministry to Save $9 Million Annually on Electricity Bill
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be saving more than $9 million annually on its electricity bill, from a $136-million energy efficiency project. Under the project, which was undertaken…

July 31, 2019
4,000 Students to Benefit from Literacy and Numeracy Interventions
JIS: Some 4,000 students from 17 primary schools across the island will benefit from initiatives to boost literacy and numeracy under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Youth Education and Recreation…