Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will ensure that more emphasis is placed on the teaching of Civics in school, to counteract the many values being presented to the society.

The Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) is reporting that the country’s adult literacy rate is now at 87 per cent.

The education sector has received more than 1,000 pieces of school furniture from the Joseph Assignment Global Initiative (JAGI).

The National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation launched its Innovative, Creative, Outstanding and Nationalistic (ICON) Scholarship on August 18.

The Government is insistent that no child, particularly at the secondary level, should be denied access to education, prompting its decision to remove auxiliary fees for these institutions.