Marcus Garvey In Schools Project extended to 23 primary schools
The Marcus Garvey in Schools (MGIS) Project is being extended to 23 primary schools. Education and Youth Minister, Fayval Williams, made the disclosure in her address at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Marcus Garvey Awards for...
JN Foundation to celebrate 47 high-performing PEP awardees
On Sunday, October 6, the JN Foundation will formally award 37 five-year scholarships, and 10 one-time grants to students who excelled in this year’s Grade 6 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams at its annual scholarship awards ceremony, scheduled for...
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...
Deadline for submission of entries for TOPS Poster Competition extended to October 23
The deadline for submission of entries to the Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Poster Competition has been extended to October 23. The poster competition for secondary schools was introduced last year as part of the Police Civilian Oversight...
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...
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