July 4, 2017
Schools Urged to Participate in Youth Environment Advocacy Programme
JIS: The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is calling for schools to participate in its Youth Environment Advocacy Programme (YEAP), which seeks to empower students to respond to environmental…
July 4, 2017
Education Meaningless Without Values, Says Reid
THE GLEANER: Minister of Education Ruel Reid has called for a deeper infusion of the right values and attitudes into education if the country is to effectively reduce violence. Speaking at the…
July 3, 2017
Parents Urged to Support PTAs
JIS: State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is urging parents to support schools by becoming actively involved in Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs). Mr. Green, who was…
July 3, 2017
Community Colleges Providing Access to Affordable Tertiary Education
JIS: With a student population of between 10,000 and 12,000 in any given year, Jamaica’s community colleges have become a game changer in tertiary landscape. In 1974, they were established to accommodate…
July 2, 2017
Education Ministry Disburses $1.4 Billion in Subventions to Schools
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has disbursed subventions totalling over $1.4 billion to secondary schools for the 2017/ 2018 academic year. This was announced by Portfolio Minister, Senator the…