Over the next five (5) years, the Government of Jamaica will be providing 150 GOJ postgraduate scholarships for civil servants, valued more than $1 billion, as part of the human capital development thrust within the public service.
The GOJ will be allocating $1 billion in back-to-school assistance to over 200,000 children who are on the PATH programme & poor relief support.
The Mico Old Students Association has handed over J$1.5 million to the Mico University College COVID-19 Relief Fund to assist students impacted by the pandemic.
Three Interact Club members of Manning's School here, who will be pursuing their tertiary education at The University of the West Indies, Mona, in September, were recently awarded Josephine Lilly Wolf Memorial scholarships, and grants from the Rotary Club of Savanna-la-Mar, to further their education.
Gordon Swaby is the CEO of EduFocal Limited, a medium-sized company employing more than 25 people, part and full time; a company he founded in 2012 to use technology to enrich the learning experience outside of the classroom.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is encouraging participants of the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) to make good use of the opportunity it presents.
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment company is partnering with Brooklyn’s Long Island University to launch the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment.
UWI says the change in Jamaica's foreign exchange rates forced the institution to revise its own rates causing a UWI Tuition Fee Increase
iCreate Institute recently announced their training in creative and digital CAPE courses programme. CAPE at iCreate will offer first world training to students at the CAPE level using a state of the art online learning portal powered by one-on-one Educational Services.
A Rastafarian is a member of a Jamaican religious group which considers Haile Selassie, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, to be God. Rastafarians often have long hair which they wear in a hairstyle called dreadlocks.