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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks with new Chancellor at the University of Technology (UTech), Lloyd Carney, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Wednesday (February 8). Mr Carney, who is an information technology engineer, was appointed as the institution’s third Chancellor by the Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, on the recommendation of the University’s Council. He succeeds the late former Chancellor, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, who died in 2019.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks with new Chancellor at the University of Technology (UTech), Lloyd Carney, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Wednesday (February 8). Mr Carney, who is an information technology engineer, was appointed as the institution’s third Chancellor by the Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, on the recommendation of the University’s Council. He succeeds the late former Chancellor, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, who died in 2019.

PHOTOS: PM Meets with Third Chancellor at UTECH

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left, foreground); Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre, foreground) and Acting National Restorative Justice Coordinator, Saccsha Ebanks (third right, foreground), are flanked by members of the Restorative Justice Unit during a restorative justice session with students of the Kingston Technical High School. The session was held at the Hope Botanical Gardens on February 7.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left, foreground); Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre, foreground) and Acting National Restorative Justice Coordinator, Saccsha Ebanks (third right, foreground), are flanked by members of the Restorative Justice Unit during a restorative justice session with students of the Kingston Technical High School. The session was held at the Hope Botanical Gardens on February 7.

Ministry to Introduce Restorative Justice Practices in 500 Schools this Year
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addressing the recent staging of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence at Jamaica House.
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addressing the recent staging of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence at Jamaica House.

HEART/NSTA Trust Preparing Youth for the Workforce
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), is in conversation with (from left) Chief Education Officer (Acting), Dr. Kasan Troupe and Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, at the National Careers Week church service held at the May Pen Baptist Church in Clarendon, on Sunday (February 5).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), is in conversation with (from left) Chief Education Officer (Acting), Dr. Kasan Troupe and Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, at the National Careers Week church service held at the May Pen Baptist Church in Clarendon, on Sunday (February 5).

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Principal of Discovery Bay High School, Dwayne Mulgarve (centre) is presented with the Principal of the Year prizes and awards by Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Dr. Kasan Troupe (right) and Chief Executive Officer of the LASCO Chin Foundation, Professor Rosalee Hamilton. The 2022/2023 LASCO/MOEY/JTC Principal and Teacher of the Year awards ceremony was held on Friday (Feb. 3), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Principal of Discovery Bay High School, Dwayne Mulgarve (centre) is presented with the Principal of the Year prizes and awards by Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Dr. Kasan Troupe (right) and Chief Executive Officer of the LASCO Chin Foundation, Professor Rosalee Hamilton. The 2022/2023 LASCO/MOEY/JTC Principal and Teacher of the Year awards ceremony was held on Friday (Feb. 3), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Outstanding Educators Crowned Teacher and Principal of The Year

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