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Ministry Seeking Electronic Markers for PEP

The Ministry of Education and Youth, through its Examination and Assessment Administration Services Branch, is inviting suitably qualified individuals to apply for the position of Marker for the 2023 Primary Exit Profile Five (PEP 5) live electronic marking session. Applicants...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), addresses the opening ceremony of the national seminar, ‘Tackling the Presence of Firearms in Schools’, held on June 1 at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. Also pictured is Director of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), Soledad Urruela.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), addresses the opening ceremony of the national seminar, ‘Tackling the Presence of Firearms in Schools’, held on June 1 at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. Also pictured is Director of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), Soledad Urruela.

Education Ministry Receives Support from UNLIREC to Combat Violence in Schools
General Manager of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Denzil Wilks (right), with (from left) Olympian, Brendon Rodney; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic and student at the St. Catherine-based GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Shantel Munroe. Occasion was the launch of the Brendon Rodney’s Life Beyond Sports Foundation, held on May 30 at the residence of the High Commissioner of Canada in St. Andrew. Mr. Rodney is a Canadian whose parents are Jamaicans.
General Manager of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Denzil Wilks (right), with (from left) Olympian, Brendon Rodney; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic and student at the St. Catherine-based GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Shantel Munroe. Occasion was the launch of the Brendon Rodney’s Life Beyond Sports Foundation, held on May 30 at the residence of the High Commissioner of Canada in St. Andrew. Mr. Rodney is a Canadian whose parents are Jamaicans.

Foundation Gives Scholarships to Students of GC Foster College
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), looks on as six-year-old Ari (left) from the Danny Williams School for the Deaf, signs while using an assistive learning device to read. Also observing are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and student, Mico University College, Special Education Unit, Nathaniel Campbell. Occasion was a courtesy call at Jamaica House on May 30, to present the Accessible Digital Textbook Project to the Prime Minister. The initiative is a collaboration between the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Book Fusion, to provide children with access to high-quality, interactive digital textbooks in a variety of languages, including Jamaican Sign Language.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), looks on as six-year-old Ari (left) from the Danny Williams School for the Deaf, signs while using an assistive learning device to read. Also observing are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and student, Mico University College, Special Education Unit, Nathaniel Campbell. Occasion was a courtesy call at Jamaica House on May 30, to present the Accessible Digital Textbook Project to the Prime Minister. The initiative is a collaboration between the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Book Fusion, to provide children with access to high-quality, interactive digital textbooks in a variety of languages, including Jamaican Sign Language.

PHOTOS: Accessible Digital Textbook Project Presented to PM
Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Kevin Goulbourne (centre), engages grade-nine students, Samoya Graham (left) and Oreanna Morris (right) of Merlene Ottey High School in Hanover, during a child and adolescent mental health playday, held at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday, May 30.
Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Kevin Goulbourne (centre), engages grade-nine students, Samoya Graham (left) and Oreanna Morris (right) of Merlene Ottey High School in Hanover, during a child and adolescent mental health playday, held at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday, May 30.

Students in the West Benefit from Mental Health Playday

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, responds to a question posed during Wednesday’s (May 31) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
EducationYouth

30 Additional Brain Builder Centres to Be Established

The Government will be establishing 30 additional Brain Builder centres islandwide this year. The Brain Builders Programme aims to reduce cognitive learning challenges among infants in Jamaica. It is a framework for action in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, which starts from conception to age two. Providing an update on the programme during Wednesday’s (May 31) post-Cabinet...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), converses with Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Marsha Smith, at today’s (May 31) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Education

Black River High to Be Taken off Shift System

Black River High School in St. Elizabeth will be taken off the shift system for the upcoming school year, which begins in September 2023. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, provided an update on the sector during today’s (May 31) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew. he said the Ministry will continue to work to...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), shares in light discussion with (from left) Director of the University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Education, Dr. Marcia Rainford; St. Lucia’s Minister of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Shawn Edward and Founder of the International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, Professor Halden Morris. Occasion was the sixth staging of the conference held recently at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Education

TVET to Be Introduced at Primary Level

Jamaica is moving to infuse Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) into the primary schools, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. Currently, TVET is offered in secondary schools, but the Ministry is looking to also introduce the subject areas at the primary level to ensure that students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to meet...
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Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
EducationYouth

Registering with OIC to Be Made Hassle-Free

Schools and other entities handling individuals’ personal information can expect an effortless process when registering with the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC). Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay, said the organisation is developing a tool that will guarantee easy submission. She was speaking at the recent Technology in Education Conference, hosted by e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited in Kingston. “Based on the...
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Technical Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office, Kavanaugh Campbell (left), demonstrates to students at the Hosanna Preparatory School in St. James, how to use a video camera, during their career day exercise held on May 26. The JIS engaged the students in discussions about careers in media under the theme “Conquer Your Future Through Career Development.”
Education

PHOTOS: JIS Regional Office Team Members Participate in Career Day Activities at Hosanna Preparatory School in St. James

Technical Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office, Kavanaugh Campbell (left), demonstrates to students at the Hosanna Preparatory School in St. James, how to use a video camera, during their career day exercise held on May 26. The JIS engaged the students in discussions about careers in media under the theme “Conquer Your Future Through Career...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), dances alongside the Charles Town maroons during Africa Day celebrations at Buff Bay Primary School in Portland, on Thursday (May 25).
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Grand Celebration of Africa Day at Buff Bay Primary School

Donned in the colours and styles of several nations of the African continent, students and staff at Buff Bay Primary School in Portland celebrated Africa Day on Thursday (May 25) with grandeur. From as early as 9:00 a.m., colourful exhibitions were mounted on the school grounds depicting various African nations, among these Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa. There were...
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