JAMAICA: More tertiary graduates needed: Minister

Jamaica is trailing its Caribbean partners in the output of tertiary students, a trend that Minister of Education Andrew Holness is concerned about and wants tackled, writes Sheena Gayle for The Gleaner.

"When Trinidad is having one tertiary graduate per household, Jamaica is still struggling to produce one high school graduate per household. Jamaica has a far way to go," Holness revealed at the Rotary Club of Montego Bay East. "The government does not intend shifting expenditure from tertiary education as it is of critical importance to the development of the economy. But the way in which government funds tertiary education has to change," he stressed.
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