Computers Presented To Balcombe Drive Primary
Balcombe Drive Primary School in Kingston, on Thursday (July 9), formally received computers under the Government’s ‘Tablets for Teachers Programme’, so its teachers can use …
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All In Place For CSEC, CAPE
Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says that all is in place for administering of the …
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65,000 Tablet Computers For Teachers And Students This Fiscal Year
The distribution of 65,000 tablet computers to teachers and students will be completed in this fiscal year, says Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. …
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Tablets Of Teachers Programme Rolls Out Tuesday
The ‘Tablets for Teachers’ programme rolls out on Tuesday (July 7) with the distribution of devices to educators at the Hope Valley Experimental School, located …
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Early-Childhood Institutions To Get Sanitisation Grant
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is to provide a sanitisation grant to assist early-childhood institutions across the island. This was disclosed by Portfolio …
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Keville Happy With Second-Choice School
Keville Cunningham Jr. is pleased to have earned a place at Cornwall College after the 2019 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), even though he admits that …
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PM To Announce Protocols For Reopening Day-Care Centres, Nurseries
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he will announce the protocols that have been established for the reopening of nurseries and day-care facilities …
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Teacher Develops Aids To Support Distance Learning
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is fostering a new wave of entrepreneurship and innovation among Jamaicans, many of whom are staying at home or are out …
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Gov’t Isolation and Quarantining for COVID-19 Based on Mutual Agreement
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says the decision to relocate individuals contracting the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from households to a government quarantine or …
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All Students Eligible To Sit PEP Placed In High School
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information says that 100 per cent of the 38,918 students who were eligible to sit the Primary Exit Profile …
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PEP 2020 Results Available Friday Afternoon
Student scores and placement for the 2020 Primary Exit Profile (PEP 6) will be available at primary level schools on Friday, June 26, 2020 at …
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Parents Can Register Online To Access PEP Results
Parents and guardians will be able register on an online portal starting Wednesday (June 24) at 5:00 p.m., to access students’ Primary Exit Profile (PEP) …
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Anchovy High Assisting Grade Seven Students
The Administration at Anchovy High, in St. James, is using the partial reopening of the school to facilitate its remedial intervention programme for a group …
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William Knibb High Places Emphasis On Mental Health Of Students
Guidance Counsellor at William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, Carradine Kerr, says the institution is placing emphasis on safeguarding the mental health of students …
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Karl Samuda Now Education Minister
The Hon. Karl Samuda has been appointed Minister of Education, Youth and Information. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a …
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Education Ministry to Assist Schools to Reopen in September
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Ministry will be assisting schools developing plans to fully reopen when the …
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Marcus Garvey High Administrators Say Reopening Was A Success
Administrators at the Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St. Ann have hailed the return of students and the reopening of the institution as a …
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Students’ Loan Bureau Waives all Application and Processing Fees for Loans for 2020/21 Academic Year
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke announced the waiving of all application and processing fees for new loans from …
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Education State Minister Praises Bridgeport High Ancillary Staff
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has lauded the ancillary staff at the Bridgeport High School in …
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Measures In Place At Trelawny High Schools To Protect Students And Staff
William Knibb Memorial and Muschette High Schools in Trelawny have put several measures in place to protect their staff and students from the coronavirus (COVID-19) …
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