Financial management tool being piloted in St Catherine schools
A financial management tool aimed at improving record-keeping and analysis of school-level income and expenditure is being piloted in some schools in St Catherine. Being funded through a US$200,000 Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) grant, the...
400 schools now have ramps
Minister of Education and Youth Fayval Williams says almost 400 schools across the island now have ramps installed, as efforts are made to accommodate students with physical challenges who use wheelchairs to access classes. “Additionally, we...
Action taken on 136 recommendations to transform education sector
The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting that work has commenced on 136 recommendations targeted for implementation in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. Chairman, Dr Adrian Stokes, made the...
Ministry of Education and Youth to undergo comprehensive review
The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) has contracted the Mona School of Business to conduct a comprehensive review of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY). The disclosure was made by chairman, Dr Adrian Stokes, during an...
Minister calls on J’cans to join fight against child labour
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr, is urging Jamaicans to join the fight against child labour, calling it a scourge and a major human rights violation. The minister, who was speaking at a Job Recruitment Fair, organised by...
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