VIDEO: 'Smooth start to PEP'
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting a smooth start to the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), which began on Tuesday with the Ability Test. Minister with Responsibility for Educat...
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Students should perform well in PEP this year, says Samuda
Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Karl Samuda, has expressed confidence that the island's students will perform well in the second sitting of the Pri...
Samuda offers to have direct PEP talks with new JTA president
Minister without Portfolio, with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Karl Samuda, has extended an invitation to newly-installed President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association, Owen Sp...
PEP challenges blamed for delayed CAC annual textbook survey
The annual textbook price survey which is prepared by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), and which is utilised by parents/guardians to guide their purchases, has been negatively impacted this year...
PM warns school administrators over fees
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has issued a warning to some school administrators who he claims are charging parents exorbitant fees to register for schools. Speaking at a Primary Exit Profile (PEP)...
Guardian Group Foundation contributes over $7m in scholarships
Over the upcoming academic year, the Guardian Group Foundation will donate about $7 million in grants, bursaries, book vouchers and book supplies to students across the island, as part of the foundati...
PEP is the best thing to happen to Jamaica - Educational psychologist
Educational Psychologist Consultant, Dr Alison Cross is full of praise for the Primary Exit Profile Examinations (PEP) that have been brought on stream by the Ministry of Education to replace the...
Jamaica Energy Partners to disburse over $11 million in scholarships
Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) and West Kingston Power Partners (WKPP) will on Friday disburse scholarships valued at over $11 million to 30 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) achievers and seven tertiary...
VM Wealth PEP Talk: Prepare for college now
Parents with children who have just completed the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) are being urged to start saving for their kids’ tertiary education in order to stave off the burden of the monumental costs...
Samuda fires back at JTA president-elect over PEP accusations
President-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Owen Speid, is being raked over the coals for recent public utterances in which he accused the Ministry of Education of being involved in a ...