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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Tuesday’s (September 27) post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

Cabinet Approves $4.6 Billion to Support Education Transformation

Cabinet has approved some $4.6 billion (US$30 million) to support key areas of the transformation and modernisation of the education sector. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, who provided details during Wednesday’s (September 27) post-Cabinet press briefing at...

Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Acting Special Projects Manager, Charnele Henry (left), hands over JIS publications to Acting Principal of the Tarrant High School, Bryan Dennis. The JIS team stopped at the institution’s Molynes Road campus in St. Andrew on Tuesday (September 26) as part of the agency’s annual Heritage School Tour, which engages students in activities and discussions that promote the country’s heritage. The tour is in observance of National Heritage Week 2023 from October 9 to 16 under the theme ‘Celebrating a Proud Heritage… Resilient and Strong’.

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Civics Being Taught in 584 Schools

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks during Wednesday’s (September 27) Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

109 Additional Teachers Join Education System

Director, University of the West Indies (UWI) Centre for Marine Sciences, Professor Dale Webber (right), receives a cheque for US$100,000 from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at MBJ Airports Limited, Shane Munroe (centre) and President and Chief Executive Officer at the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick, to support mangrove research initiatives. The handover ceremony was held on September 19 at the Discovery Bay Marine Lab in St Ann.

Centre for Marine Sciences Gets US$100,000 for Research

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, addresses the 48th International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on September 25. It is being held under the theme ‘Digitalising Assessments and Credentials’.

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Rollout of NSLC This Academic Year

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be rolling out the National School Leaving Certificate (NSLC) later this academic year. This was noted by State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Marsha Smith, during the 48th International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on September 25. The event is being held under the...

Acting Director of Regional Education Services, Ministry of Education and Youth’s Region 5, Nevadeene Gallimore Miller, addresses the ‘Bicentennial Celebrations of Primary Education in Jamaica 1823-2023’ at the Lititz Moravian Church in St. Elizabeth on September 17.

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Moravian Church Saluted for Contribution to Primary Education

The Ministry of Education and Youth is hailing the Moravian Church for its contribution to the development of primary education in Jamaica. Moravian missionaries established the first elementary school for the education of the children of slaves in Jamaica in St. Elizabeth 200 years ago. Acting Director of Regional Education Services in the Ministry’s Region 5, Nevadeene Gallimore Miller, said...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks (front, right) and Chairman of the Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network (JHUAN), Don Christian (front, left), are surrounded by Jamaican students attending Howard University, who have been awarded scholarships totalling US$80,000 by JHUAN. The award ceremony was held recently at the Ambassador’s residence in Maryland.

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Ambassador Marks Lauds Scholarship Programme for Jamaican Students at Howard University

Ambassador to the United States (US), Audrey Marks, has lauded the Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network (JHUAN) for providing in excess of US$250,000 in scholarship to needy Jamaican students at Howard University over a five-year period. She congratulated this year's awardees, totaling 20 students, who have received a total of US$80,000. “Having been involved in the conception of this fantastic...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Oral Heaven (left), and President of the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), Haldane Davies, display a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) to undertake a crime impact study in Montego Bay, at the Chamber’s offices at Freeport in St. James on Friday, September 22.

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MOU Signed to Undertake Crime Impact Study in Montego Bay

The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) and the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to undertake a comprehensive study on the impact of crime in the city of Montego Bay. To be carried out by researchers from the UCC over the next three months, at a cost of $1 million,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers remarks during the handover ceremony for 230 Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) scholarships at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica in St. Andrew on Thursday (September 21).

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230 UTECH Students Awarded GOJ STEM Scholarships

A total of 230 first-year students at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica have been awarded Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) scholarships. The recipients were chosen from a pool of 1,100 applicants. They are the first cohort of 1,000 students who will benefit from full-tuition need-based scholarships valued at $2.4 billion over the next five...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 19).

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Measures in Place for Payment of New Teachers in September

The Ministry of Education and Youth has implemented measures to ensure that new teachers are paid in the month of September. A total of 1,155 new teachers have joined the education sector. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that under normal circumstances, for a teacher to be paid in a particular month, the employment documents must be submitted by the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), interacts with students of Kingston Technical High School on Friday (September 15) during a visit to the institution while touring several communities in downtown Kingston where the Project STAR (Social Transformation and Renewal) initiative is being implemented. The Prime Minister is accompanied by (from left) President and Chief Executive Officer, Scotia Group Jamaica, Audrey Tugwell Henry, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

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Students Encouraged to Align Their Education and Skills with Labour Market Needs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging students to align their education and skills with the needs of the labour market. “The probability of you leaving school and not being employed is getting smaller and smaller; so that means that when you leave school, you will get a job. Now the question is going to be, ‘alright, we...