May 2, 2018
Young Persons Encouraged to Pursue Career Options in Geoscience
JIS: Young persons are being encouraged to pursue studies that will enable them to take advantage of the myriad career options in the geosciences. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and…
May 2, 2018
Education Minister Calls on Students to Plan for Tuition Fees and to Join JAMVAT
JIS: Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called on students who intend to pursue tertiary-level education at universities in Jamaica to plan for their tuition…
May 1, 2018
Bog Walk High Introduces Programme to Recognise Boys
JIS: Boys at the Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine are being impacted positively by the ‘Boys Big-Up Programme’, which awards them for displaying good deportment at all times. Conceptualiser of…
May 1, 2018
Spanish-Jamaican Foundation Pays for Students’ Exams
JIS: The Spanish-Jamaican Foundation has provided $1,491,375 to cover the cost for 1,025 students to sit their upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Spanish oral examinations. The students are from schools in…
May 1, 2018
Ministry Determined to Reduce Violence in Schools – Chief Education Officer
JIS: Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, has reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to reducing violence within schools. Speaking at the opening ceremony for a…