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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.
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.

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...
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).
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).

Independent Schools Encouraged to Invest in Continuous Training for Teachers
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers Statement in the House of Representatives on July 25.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers Statement in the House of Representatives on July 25.

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

JCF’s Ability to Respond to Domestic Violence Strengthened
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.
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.

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

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National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Tamika Benjamin
Education

1,787 Non-Mastery Students Receiving Support at National Summer Academy

Roughly 1,787 students who attained non-mastery in the 2022 Grade Four Literacy Test are benefiting from face-to-face interventions at this year’s National Summer Academy.  Of this amount, approximately 1,650 students are also engaged in numeracy interventions for the three-week duration of the programme, which runs from July 10 to 27.   National Literacy Coordinator in the Ministry of Education and Youth,...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivers the keynote address at the Caribbean Union of Teachers 41st Biennial Conference, held today (July 21), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston. At right is President of the Union, Dr. Garth Anderson.
CARICOMDevelopmentEducationForeign Affairs

Educators Central to Moulding Human Capital – State Minister

Educators are central to moulding human capital in Caribbean societies, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.  Delivering the keynote address at the Caribbean Union of Teachers 41st Biennial Conference, held Friday, July 21 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, Mr. Terrelonge said the region’s teachers are “moulding the...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), interacts with beneficiaries of the Students’ Loan Bureau’s grant-in-aid (from left) Rojay Clarke, Malaka Edwards, and Kaycia Hylton, during the launch of the revised programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (July 20).
EducationFinance & Public Service

Gov’t Continuing Measures to Increase Tertiary Education Funding Access

The Government will continue to implement measures aimed at increasing Jamaicans’ access to tertiary education financing. Addressing the launch of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) revised Grant-In-Aid (GIA) Programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (July 20), Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the aim is to increase enrolment...
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Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right) is in conversation with (from left), Principal of the Holmwood Technical High School, Hidran McKulsky and Board Chairman, Dr. Clifton Reid, during the school’s graduation on July 9.
EducationWorks / ConstructionYouth

Expansion of Holmwood Technical Will Benefit Neighbouring Schools

Following Cabinet’s approval of a $184-million contract to construct a new classroom block at the Holmwood Technical High School, Principal, Hidran McKulsky, says the expansion works will enable the institution to accommodate students from neighbouring schools. The infrastructure expansion will provide additional space to remove Holmwood Technical from the shift system. Speaking recently at the Manchester-based institution’s annual valedictory and...
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Regional Director in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Region 3, Karlene Segree, delivers an address on behalf of Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, at the School Nurses Special Interest Group’s 19th Annual General Meeting and Health Education Conference at Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny on July 12.
Education

Public School Nurses Essential to Education System – Minister Williams

Public school nurses are being lauded for the crucial role they play in promoting the well-being and academic success of students across the nation. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that from administering basic healthcare services to providing health education and support, public school nurses are an essential pillar of the education system. “School nurses continue to...
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AWP 8679: Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, makes her presentation in State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on Friday (July 14)
Education

National Skills Strategy to be Developed for Jamaica

A National Skills Strategy is to be developed for Jamaica with the objective of addressing current challenges in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)/Skills Development system. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the announcement during her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the...
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