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Who is allowed to think?
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (733+ words) Jamaica has entered the artificial intelligence (AI) age with a familiar educational questions disguised as a new technological ones. We are asking whether students should use AI, whether it will weaken learning, whether teachers will lose control, whether examinations remain…...
Who prepares the parents and families?
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (658+ words) Jamaica Observer Who prepares the parents and families? Navigating the first-year university journey For those who are commuting to campus, families are seeing the transition and development continuously unfolding. While much attention is given to preparing students for this new…...
Artificial intelligence: Jamaica???s road map to a future-ready nation
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (480+ words) These are not isolated experiences; they reflect the daily realities of many Jamaican educators. Artificial intelligence (AI) presents an opportunity not to replace teachers, but to empower them with tools that enhance teaching, improve learning outcomes, and expand educational possibilities....
Four St George???s College alumni to be inducted into 2026 Hall of Fame
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (175+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Four alumni of St George’s College will be inducted into the school’s 2026 Hall of Fame on Sunday, November 1. This year’s honourees are Frank “Frankie” Lewis, Dr Francis Barnett (posthumously), Ian Wong and Donovan Chen See, recognised for their…...
School transfers are a consequence, not the problem
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (223+ words) The problem, therefore, is not the transfer process. The problem is the inequity that makes transfers desirable. We must also confront another inconvenient truth, many educators themselves would readily choose to teach in schools with stronger reputations because those institutions…...
???At the border of damage and mess???
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (767+ words) A story of faith and perseverance was shared by Collin Hall, principal of Priory Primary School in St Ann, who told the Jamaica Observer last Wednesday how the institution has managed to push on for the best interests of the…...
CG concludes another successful summer internship programme
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (630+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica—Coralisle Group (CG) has concluded its 2026 summer internship programme, welcoming students from across six jurisdictions- Bermuda, Cayman, The Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad, and Jamaica. "Our internship programme was intentionally designed to give students a genuine understanding of what it's…...
Pick up a book
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (630+ words) FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Regional director at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Odette Dyer is urging Jamaican children to spend less time on tablets and rediscover the joy of reading, describing books as one of the greatest investments that can be made…...
Education ministry expanding STEM and special education support - Jamaica Observer
1+ week, 3+ day ago (254+ words) ST JAMES, Jamaica — Parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, says the Government is strengthening its investment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, while expanding support for students with special educational…...
Dr Maria Myers-Hamilton: Helping to shape Jamaica’s digital future - All Woman
1+ week, 5+ day ago (559+ words) “I’VE always believed that technology should never be an end in itself. Its true purpose is to improve lives, create opportunities and remove barriers.” For more than three decades, that philosophy has shaped every stage of Dr Maria Myers-Hamilton’s career....