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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a back-to-school conference on July 11, 2023 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

32 Students Receive Government Scholarships

Shannon-Elise Barrett of Kensington Primary School in St. Catherine and Aaron-St. John Waugh of Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston have emerged as the top girl and boy respectively, for the 2023 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Both...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), enjoys a light moment with (from left) Registrar at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Dr. Maurice Smith, Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, and Regional Director with the Ministry, Dasmine Kennedy. Occasion was a back-to-school conference held on July 28, at Jamaica College in Kingston.

NEI Report Shows Satisfactory Performance in Leadership

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (at podium), addresses stakeholders at the Region Five Back-to-School Conference held at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester recently.

Most PEP Students in Region Five Placed at Preferred School

Acting Senior Education Officer for Region 2, Lebert Drysdale (right), looks on as Courts Ready Cash Brand Manager, Suzanne Campbell (second left), hands over a 1,000-gallon water tank to Vice Principal of Duckenfield Primary School, Stafford Stewart (second right) in St. Thomas on Thursday (July 27). Sharing in the moment is Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles.

Duckenfield Primary Gets 1,000-Gallon Water Tank

Principal of the Real Estate Training Institute, Dr. Tina Beale.

CPD Programme Resumes July 31

Mentor and Literacy Facilitator, Antonette Wyatt (right), engages with participants at the closing session at a literacy summer camp at the Kingston High School, 172 King Street, on July 26. The initiative is hosted jointly by the Ministry of Education and Youth and Creative Language-Based Learning (CLBL) Foundation with funding from the European Union (EU) 5K run held in March. It utilises a learning recovery strategy, which ensures that children receive the support needed to achieve expected learning targets.

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PHOTOS: Literacy Summer Camp

Mentor and Literacy Facilitator, Antonette Wyatt (right), engages with participants at the closing session at a literacy summer camp at the Kingston High School, 172 King Street, on July 26. The initiative is hosted jointly by the Ministry of Education and Youth and Creative Language-Based Learning (CLBL) Foundation with funding from the European Union (EU) 5K run held in March....

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

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Government Tackling Mental Health Issues in Schools

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government has been moving aggressively to tackle the problem of mental health in schools. Responding to questions from educators at the Region Three Back to School Conference 2023, at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny, on July 25, Mrs. Williams said the Ministry is cognisant that mental health issues...

Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left), participates in the signing ceremony for the establishment of a Smart Room at Homestead Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine by the Digicel Foundation. The function was held recently at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. The signatories (from second left) are Regional Director in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sophia Forbes Hall; Senior Operations Manager at the Digicel Foundation, Jodi-Ann McFarlane; Principal of Homestead Primary and Infant Sophia Deer, and Chairman of the school board, Mark McLean.

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Homestead Primary and Infant to Get Smart Room

The Homestead Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine will benefit from the establishment of a smart room, which will enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education for students. The facility, to be set up through US$60,000 from Digicel Foundation, will be equipped with technology devices such as laptops, tablets and a smart screen. It forms part of the...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA) annual back-to-school conference, held at the Holiday Inn Resort, Rose Hall Montego Bay, on Tuesday (July 25).

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Independent Schools Encouraged to Invest in Continuous Training for Teachers

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, has encouraged independent schools to invest in continuous training and support for their teachers, to ensure they remain at the forefront of educational innovation. Mrs. Williams said by doing so, independent schools will continue to create an environment that fosters creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills among students, equipping them with the...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers Statement in the House of Representatives on July 25.

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Cabinet Approves Additional Posts Identified in Post Audit for UTech, Ja.

Cabinet has considered and approved the expanded staff structure consisting of 832 additional posts that were identified in the post audit conducted by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service for the University of Technology, Jamaica (Utech, Ja.). In a Ministerial Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 25), Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams,...

Reverend Courtney Faulknor (left) from the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Chaplaincy, accepts a copy of a Domestic Violence Handbook from Representative of the United Nation’s Population Fund (UNFPA) for the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, Elizabeth Talbert (second right). The handover took place during the graduation ceremony for the Domestic Violence Intervention Centre’s (DVIC) Domestic Violence Train-the-Trainer Course, at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine on Friday (July 21). Sharing the moment are Head of the JCF’s Community Safety and Security Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Charmine Shand (second left), and Gender-Based Specialist, UNFPA, Elga Salvador.

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JCF’s Ability to Respond to Domestic Violence Strengthened

The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) capacity to respond to incidents of domestic violence has been bolstered following the successful training of 24 police personnel under the Domestic Violence Train-the-Trainer Course. These law officers, who are the first cohort, were trained over five-weeks. They were pulled from police divisions three to five, the Chaplin Services Branch, the Community Safety and Security...

Minister of State, Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), interacts with children at the Robotics and Animation Workshop held under the Ministry of National Security’s Music, Sports and Technology initiative at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in St. Andrew on July 20.

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Students Gain Basic Skills at National Security Ministry’s Robotics and Animation Camp

Eighty youngsters from four Corporate Area primary schools have been equipped with basic skills in robotics and animation at a workshop staged by the Ministry of National Security. The one-day summer camp, held on Thursday (July 20) at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in St. Andrew, engaged the students in interactive, hands-on activities that sparked their creativity while developing...