13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (534+ words) Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon today (September 12) visited one of three children severely injured by a boulder in St Elizabeth, following her admission to the Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (315+ words) Some 500 educators are expected to receive training under the Nurturing Early Scientific Thinking (NEST) Programme, during the academic school year. Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, made the disclosure during…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (501+ words) Students and staff at St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) returned to bright, newly repaired classrooms on Monday (September 7), marking a milestone in the recovery of the institution following the extensive damage sustained during Hurricane Melissa. Education, Skills, Youth and…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (485+ words) The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is seeking to forge additional partnerships to expand its annual Summer Attachment Programme, which provides practical science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) training for teachers across the island. Executive Director, Dr. Chara Watson, says demand…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (919+ words) For educator Tiffany Copes, being awarded the 2026 Governor-General’s Achievement Award (GGAA) for Excellence is an honour that goes beyond personal accomplishment. “It really means a lot. It’s really an award for all those persons who I serve within my community,” says…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (316+ words) St. Elizabeth recorded a smooth and incident-free start to the 2026/2027 academic year on Monday, September 7, says Head of the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto. Supt. Minto said there was heavy police deployment across the parish to ensure a…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (409+ words) The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has activated its drought protocols as the 2026/2027 academic year begins. The measures are expected to support hundreds of schools affected by water restrictions caused by drought conditions currently affecting the country. Providing…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (190+ words) Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has announced a decline in teacher resignations this year compared with 2025 She confirmed that fewer than 300 teachers submitted resignations between July and August, which she noted…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (359+ words) The Rural School Bus Programme Back-to-School Tour got under way at Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas on Monday (September 7), with eight buses deployed to serve students throughout the parish during the 2026/27 academic year. The buses will operate along seven…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (290+ words) The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced plans to review schools’ textbook lists to ensure that only essential, high-quality texts are required, amid growing concerns about rising back-to-school costs. Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan,…...