News Jamaica Education: Five critical pivots Jamaica must make in 2026
If 2026 is going to be a year of stability instead of struggle Jamaica needs to make five critical pivots — both at the individual level and as a country. For decades, success in Jamaica has been ...
News Jamaica Education: Commentary: Structural inequality undermines Jamaica’s schools
Jamaica's education system faces deep structural failures despite strong teacher appraisals. Unequal access, poor leadership, and inadequate resources hinder progress.
News Jamaica Education: Democratic socialism: The only hope for Jamaica
The mission of the People's National Party (PNP) is to build a new Jamaica with Christ as our pioneer by building ... including providing access to 'free' education up to secondary level, tuition ...
News Jamaica Education: Tertiary students invited to apply for BGLC education grant
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tertiary-level students across Jamaica are being invited to apply for the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Education Grant for the 2019-2020 academic year. The time ...
News Jamaica Education: Hundreds In, Hundreds Out: Jamaica’s Inefficient Response to Violent Crime
Jamaica’s security crackdown ... “SOEs [states of emergency] will fail if long-term plans are not implemented to improve education, employment and effective enforcement of the law supported by an ...
News Jamaica Education: Time for University of Jamaica!
It is time to continue our evolution and become the University of Jamaica, where we enrich all aspects of learning and education. As I say consistently to my students, “We have the power” to create ...
News Jamaica Education: Visa waiver agreement between Jamaica and Ghana to be implemented
In his remarks, President Akufo-Addo stressed that it is now time to “give teeth” to the longstanding relations between Jamaica and Ghana “by making sure that the various areas of engagement in ...
News Jamaica Education: Ghana, Jamaica waive visa requirement for citizens
He told the Jamaica Prime Minister, Andrew Holness ... it has come to the time to give teeth to those relations by making sure the various areas of engagement in education, tourism and cultural ...
News Jamaica Education: Solid discussions, proposals at historic Higher Education Student Summit
In addition, representatives from the banking sector and the Jamaica Credit Union League shared information on options to secure funding for tertiary education. The British High Commission's Dervin ...
News Jamaica Education: RuJohn Foundation to host its Annual Jamaica Celebrity Sports Camps in June
The event is hosted in line with the organization's goal of providing the necessary tools for education to the rural and inner-city schools of the United States and Jamaica. The annual event ...
News Jamaica Education: Diaspora Taskforce Supporting Education in Jamaica
The six-year-old Jamaica Diaspora Education Taskforce (JDETF) is providing invaluable support in advancing education in Jamaica. The entity, made up of Jamaicans living overseas, is dedicated to the ...
News Jamaica Education: I was fined for taking my child to Jamaica, but I'm one of the lucky ones
It is deemed less valuable than sitting in his classroom, thinking about next year’s Sats. This is a reminder that we have replaced education with schooling, putting a premium on the state-mandated ...
