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National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), looks on a brochure of The Mico University College with (from left) President of the institution, Dr. Asburn Pinnock and Dintill Technical High School students, Deputy Head Girl, Saheeda Manzoor and Zhaliya Anderson. Occasion was an open house event at the institution in Kingston on Thursday, (March 2).
National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), looks on a brochure of The Mico University College with (from left) President of the institution, Dr. Asburn Pinnock and Dintill Technical High School students, Deputy Head Girl, Saheeda Manzoor and Zhaliya Anderson. Occasion was an open house event at the institution in Kingston on Thursday, (March 2).

Mico Hailed for Providing Quality Education Training

The Ministry of Education and Youth has hailed The Mico University College for continuing to play an essential role in the training and development of young Jamaicans and persons from the wider Caribbean with an interest in education. “Mico has...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams

Education Ministry to Launch Job Portal
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Kiwanis Club of St. Ann’s ‘Violence in Schools and its Impact on Society’ seminar, held recently at First Assembly of God in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Kiwanis Club of St. Ann’s ‘Violence in Schools and its Impact on Society’ seminar, held recently at First Assembly of God in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

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Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.
Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.

Three STEAM Academies to Facilitate Residential Accommodation
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), looks at the robot created by the team from the St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School in St. Ann, at the 2023 National Robotics Championship held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew on Saturday (February 25). The team members (from left) are Shekera Smith, Victoria Tan, Jenae Bantin, and Sheri-Ann Ashman.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), looks at the robot created by the team from the St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School in St. Ann, at the 2023 National Robotics Championship held at Jamaica College in St. Andrew on Saturday (February 25). The team members (from left) are Shekera Smith, Victoria Tan, Jenae Bantin, and Sheri-Ann Ashman.

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Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.
Education

Study Tour of STEAM Academies in UK by Education Ministry Delegation

A study tour of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Academies in the United Kingdom by a delegation from the Ministry of Education and Youth and the National Education Trust (NET) was conducted recently. The tour was done in partnership with the British Council as part of the Ministry’s efforts to establish Jamaica’s first STEAM Academy. Executive Director...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
EducationFinance & Public Service

$159 Million Allocated for Education Transformation Programme Phase II

Approximately $159 million has been allocated to complete phase II of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Education System Transformation Programme in the new fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme will be implemented by the National Education Trust (NET) and funded by the Government of Jamaica....
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Budget 2023/2024EducationFinance & Public Service

$305 Million Budgeted for Education Transformation Programme

A sum of $305 million has been allocated for the implementation of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Education Transformation Programme in the upcoming fiscal year. The sum is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project’s main objective is to provide additional classrooms to alleviate the shift system and overcrowding in secondary...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.
EducationFinance & Public Service

$1.05 Billion Earmarked for Primary and Secondary Infrastructure Programme

Approximately $1.05 billion has been earmarked for the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Primary and Secondary Infrastructure Programme. The sum is contained in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The main objectives of the project include the construction of classrooms and other amenities for the elimination of the shift system and overcrowding at 17 high...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left, head table), addresses the Kiwanis Club of St. Ann ‘Violence in Schools and its Impact on Society’ seminar, held at First Assembly of God in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Sunday (February 26).
Education

Minister Calls for Greater Collaboration to Tackle Violence Among Students

There is a call for greater collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Youth and Jamaicans locally and in the diaspora, to tackle the culture of violent confrontations among students in schools. Addressing a seminar, dubbed ‘Violence in Schools and its Impact on Society’, at the First Assembly of God in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Sunday (February 26), Minister...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), joins in the symbolic handover of a cheque from the Government of Japan, along with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (second right), to Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland. The provision facilitated the purchase of a school bus for the institution. Representing the school (from left) are Head Girl, Ackecia Gayle; Principal, Keron King; Prefect, Kendra Cornwall; and Deputy Head Girl, Marieka Anderson. The presentation was made during a ceremony at the Ministry in Kingston, on Tuesday (February 21).
EducationTransportYouth

Two Buses Donated to Schools in St. Catherine and Westmoreland

Approximately 2,500 students at Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland and Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine are benefitting from the donation of two buses to the institutions. The vehicles, which have bolstered the schools’ transportation arrangements, are already yielding positive outcomes, as student attendance at both schools has increased. There has, additionally, been a decrease in...
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Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
EducationTechnology

Educational Institutions Urged to Appoint Data Protection Officers

Educational institutions are being urged to appoint data protection officers to monitor compliance with the Data Protection Act, 2020 and report nonconformity not remedied within reasonable time. The call comes from Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay, and is in light of the anticipated implementation of the legislation later this year. She was speaking at a recent hybrid Cybersecurity and Data Protection...
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