May 21, 2018
New Facilities for Early Stimulation Programme
JIS: Students and staff at the Stimulation-Plus Early Childhood Development Centre, located at Ostend Close, in Rockfort, Eastern Kingston, are now benefiting from the $75.79 million expansion of the institution’s facilities. The…
May 17, 2018
Government and Teachers Sign Wage Agreement
JIS: Following months of deliberations, the island’s teachers have accepted the Government’s four-year wage offer. The new Heads of Agreement for the 2017 to 2021 contract period was signed between the Jamaica…
May 16, 2018
Government to Build New Schools to Tackle Shift System
JIS: The Government is in discussions with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as it relates to the buildout of five of 17 new schools, in order to remove 40 from the…
May 14, 2018
Declaration on Higher Education Emerges from Two-Day Summit
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s inaugural Higher Education Summit concluded on Friday (May 11), with production of a ‘Declaration on higher education in Jamaica.’ The document, which emerged out…
May 14, 2018
Gov’t Looking to Create Integrated Higher Education System
JIS: The Government is looking to create an Integrated Higher Education System for Jamaica (IHES-J) aimed at better aligning training to industry demands. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the…