SANTIAGO, Chile – Education ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will meet on Thursday for a two-day conference that aims to advance in defining public policies focused on the reactivation, recovery, and transformation of education as accelerators of the educational goals of the 2030 Agenda.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican government says approximately 50 institutions have been selected to participate in a pilot under the Digital Transformation for School Management Project, an initiative, which will be implemented on a phased basis and  funded by a US$200,000 Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) grant.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Education, Technological and Vocational Training Minister, Kay McConney, is expressing concern about the slow response by some tertiary students to the Barbados government’s “Give Back” program.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling for conflict management to be included on the curricula of all schools across Jamaica.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Schools across the island are expected to conduct earthquake safety drills next Wednesday, January 17, which will be observed as Earthquake Awareness Day in Schools.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Academic and senior administrative staff at the Mona campus University of the West Indies (UWI) are planning to begin industrial action on Friday over demands for the payment of interim pay increases, while a compensation review takes place.

WASHINGTON, DC - Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks has called for more support for non-traditional high schools which are responsible for the education of hundreds of thousands of youths in the building of Jamaica.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -Educators from the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are meeting here for a knowledge exchange program, hoping to gain an insight into the recently launched  Education Management Information System (EMIS).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Culture Olivia Grange has paid tribute to  the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) professor emeritus of English,  Edward Baugh, , who died on Sunday at the age of 87 years.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS  – The School for Field Studies (SFS) along with Marine Conservation without Borders (MCB) and Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA) are implementing the project entitled “Novel Educational Tools to Foster Local Ecosystem Sustainability Practices”, a pioneering initiative dedicated to enhancing access to ecosystem education resources in the Caribbean. The project introduces a dynamic strategy to address the widespread challenge of Sargassum across the region.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica will be rolling out a pilot program for the rural transportation system for students early next year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The World Bank has signed a US$30 million agreement with the Jamaica government aimed at improving teaching practices, inclusiveness, learning conditions and reaching more vulnerable students, as well as the use of information for decision-making within the education system.