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…
May 14, 2018
Youth Ministry to Establish Access Points to Assist Youth
JIS: As part of measures by the Government to address youth unemployment, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be establishing 13 access points for youth seeking training and career…
May 14, 2018
Online CXC Exams Coming
JIS: Jamaican students sitting Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) subjects will soon be required to take some aspects of their examinations online. This forms part of the CXC Learning Hub, which was launched…
May 11, 2018
Decline in the Number of Children Reported Missing
JIS: The Ananda Alert Secretariat has recorded a decline in the number of children reported missing. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says 1,674…