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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Teachers Encouraged to Embrace Artificial Intelligence

Teachers are being encouraged not to fear the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) but to leverage the technology to supplement the teaching-learning process. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says despite the notion that AI software is poised...
The five age group champions of the 2022 National Reading Competition (foreground, from left): Janae Brown (12-14) who represented the St. Ann Parish Library Network; Allyiauna Gordon (15-20) from the St. Thomas Parish Library Network; Adlyn Smith Graham (21 and over) from the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library Network; Aly-Anna Holness (nine-11) from the St. Catherine Parish Library Network, and Cavane Carter (six-eight) from the Portland Parish Library Network. Celebrating with them are (background, from left) JLS Board Chairman, Paul Lalor, and Chief Executive Officer, VM Foundation, Samantha Charles. The 2021 and 2022 National Champions were awarded during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel last August.
The five age group champions of the 2022 National Reading Competition (foreground, from left): Janae Brown (12-14) who represented the St. Ann Parish Library Network; Allyiauna Gordon (15-20) from the St. Thomas Parish Library Network; Adlyn Smith Graham (21 and over) from the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library Network; Aly-Anna Holness (nine-11) from the St. Catherine Parish Library Network, and Cavane Carter (six-eight) from the Portland Parish Library Network. Celebrating with them are (background, from left) JLS Board Chairman, Paul Lalor, and Chief Executive Officer, VM Foundation, Samantha Charles. The 2021 and 2022 National Champions were awarded during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel last August.

Entries Being Accepted for 2023 National Reading Competition
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., brings remarks at the seventh annual Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) Quality Cup contest at the Craighton Estate in Irish Town, St. Andrew, on April 20. UCC is the largest buyer of Jamaican coffee and was one of the first Japanese companies to directly take Jamaican coffee into Japan.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., brings remarks at the seventh annual Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) Quality Cup contest at the Craighton Estate in Irish Town, St. Andrew, on April 20. UCC is the largest buyer of Jamaican coffee and was one of the first Japanese companies to directly take Jamaican coffee into Japan.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles JR. Attends UCC Quality Cup Contest
Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South East, Robert Miller, looks on during an education summit at the HEART/NSTA Trust College of Construction Services in Portmore on Thursday (April 20). The summit engaged fifth- and sixth-form students from high schools in the area.
Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South East, Robert Miller, looks on during an education summit at the HEART/NSTA Trust College of Construction Services in Portmore on Thursday (April 20). The summit engaged fifth- and sixth-form students from high schools in the area.

Portmore Students Benefit from Education Summit
Grade-six students at Constant Spring Primary School in St. Andrew, Romiah Jule (left, seated) and Stephen Dennis (right, seated) are assisted by (from left) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Denise Antonio; Deputy Regional Director, UNDP Latin America and the Caribbean, Linda Maguire; and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, to navigate a computer software. The event was the closing ceremony for the Advancing Jamaica’s Digital Response to COVID-19 Rapid Finance Facility (COVID-RFF) Project on Wednesday (April 19), at the UNDP’s Kingston office.
Grade-six students at Constant Spring Primary School in St. Andrew, Romiah Jule (left, seated) and Stephen Dennis (right, seated) are assisted by (from left) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Denise Antonio; Deputy Regional Director, UNDP Latin America and the Caribbean, Linda Maguire; and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, to navigate a computer software. The event was the closing ceremony for the Advancing Jamaica’s Digital Response to COVID-19 Rapid Finance Facility (COVID-RFF) Project on Wednesday (April 19), at the UNDP’s Kingston office.

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Zed Technologies Cybersecurity and Data Protection Conference, held on April 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
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Education Ministry Working to Improve Efficiency in Service Delivery

The Ministry of Education and Youth is working to improve efficiency in service delivery, including payments to its personnel, says Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. Speaking at the Zed Technologies Cybersecurity and Data Protection Conference, held on April 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, Mrs. Williams said the entire leadership of the Ministry wants to “do a...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the Teachers’ Colleges of Jamaica Biennial Research Conference 2023, at the Holiday Inn Resort, Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesday (April 19).
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Teachers Urged to Make Greater Use of Technology in the Classroom

Teachers are being implored to make greater use of technology in the teaching and learning process, even as normality has returned to the education sector, following the COVID-19 pandemic. Making the call, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, reiterated that technology-based education must become a permanent fixture in schools. She was addressing the Teachers’ Colleges of Jamaica Biennial...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (third right), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), peruse the Citizens’ Guide to the 2023/24 Budget, during Tuesday’s (April 18) launch of the Secondary Schools Tour at Wolmer’s High School for Girls in Kingston. Copies of the Guide were presented to students at Wolmer’s Boys’ and Girls’ Schools. Also perusing the guide are (from left) Principal, Wolmer’s Boys’, Dwight Pennycooke; Head Boy, J’Vaughn Hyman; Head Girl, Wolmer’s Girls’, Dominique Brown and Principal, Colleen Montague.
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Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Kicks Off Secondary Schools Tour

Students at 10 institutions are poised to benefit from the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service’s Secondary Schools Tour, which runs from April 18 to 28. The event, which kicked off on Tuesday (April 18) at Wolmer’s High School for Girls in Kingston, will provide the youngsters with a simplified breakdown of the Government’s 2023/24 budgetary allocations. They will...
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Assistant Chief Education Officer, Special Needs Unit, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dionne Gayle.
Education

School-to-Work Transition Programme for Special Needs Students

Special needs students will soon benefit from a school-to-work transition programme being designed by the Ministry of Education and Youth in partnership with the HEART/NSTA Trust. Assistant Chief Education Officer for the Special Needs Unit in the Ministry, Dionne Gayle, told JIS News that the programme will provide a framework to guide students to successfully settle into the world of...
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EducationFinance & Public ServiceYouth

Finance Ministry to Embark on School Tour

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will be embarking on a national budget secondary school tour, starting on Tuesday (April 18). The tour will take place over a two-week period ending on April 28. Focus will be placed on Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke’s 2023/24 budget presentation. Director of the Corporate Communication and Public Relations Branch...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) and Principal of Campion College, Grace Baston, join the applause during the annual Magis Awards ceremony held recently at the institution’s Hopefield Avenue address in St. Andrew. The Magis awards recognise the exceptional performance of students in academics, sports, and extracurricular activities.
Education

PHOTOS: Minister Williams at Campion College MAGIS Awards

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) and Principal of Campion College, Grace Baston, join the applause during the annual Magis Awards ceremony held recently at the institution’s Hopefield Avenue address in St. Andrew. The Magis awards recognise the exceptional performance of students in academics, sports, and extracurricular activities.
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, engages with retired teachers Jasmine Stanberry (centre) and Esmine Gordon-Brown. Occasion was a retirement function honouring 21 educators, who have given a total of 348 years of service to the Mineral Heights Primary School, held at The Verandah at Clarendon Park on April 5.
Education

Retirees Urged to Become Anchors for New Generation of Students, Teachers

Retired teachers are being implored to become anchors and symbols of excellence to ground a new generation of students and teachers into the tried, tested and proven concepts of information-sharing, learning and understanding.      Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, made the call against the background of the development of...
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