August 25, 2016
Government Committed to Universal Access to Secondary Education
JIS: Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is committed to ensuring that there is universal access to secondary education. He said although government has limited resources and there are challenges, education…
August 25, 2016
Adult Literacy Now at 87%
JIS: The Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) is reporting that the country’s adult literacy rate is now at 87 per cent. Deputy Executive Director and Director of Education Services at the…
August 24, 2016
Education Ministry Receives Furniture from the Joseph Assignment Global Initiative (JAGI)
JIS: The education sector has received more than 1,000 pieces of school furniture from the Joseph Assignment Global Initiative (JAGI). They were handed over today (August 23) by representatives of the group…
August 22, 2016
Schools to Get More Money for Maintenance
JIS: Infant, all-age, primary and junior secondary schools across the island are to benefit from a 90 per cent increase in maintenance grants at the beginning of the new school term…
August 19, 2016
Gov’t contemplating incentives to keep specialist teachers
THE OBSERVER: EDUCATION Minister Senator Ruel Reid says the Government is contemplating introducing incentives to encourage teachers in specialist areas, such as mathematics and the sciences, to remain in Jamaica. “There is…