99.7 % of schools open on first day as new academic year starts smoothly - Jamaica Observer

KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information says the first day of the 2026/27 school year was generally smooth across the island, with only three schools unable to open. In a statement on Monday, the ministry said approximately 99.7 per cent of schools captured in preliminary data from all seven educational regions, covering roughly 1,000 schools, were able to open on the first day. The ministry commended...