Latest

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated left), and Japan's Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (seated, second left), listen to Kristian Coke, as he delivers his speech at the Japanese Speech Contest 2023, held today (June 17), at University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.

PHOTOS: Education Minister attends Japanese Speech Contest

Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central and Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), places a helmet on the head of grade-five student of the St. Robert Bellarmine Preparatory and Kindergarten School, Jaden Gordon (centre), while Sergeant A. Douglas of the Jamaica Defence Force (JCF) secures the utility vest. Occasion was the Clarendon North Central Career Fair and Expo held on Thursday (June 15) at the Sir Donald Sangster Community Centre in the parish.

Clarendon North Central Students Explore Career Options

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Favyal Williams.

Implementation Plan for JETC Report Completed

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), presents a plaque recognising the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) for outstanding contribution to agricultural education. The award was collected by the institution representative, Paulette Williams, during the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Women in Agriculture Conference at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (June 14).

Institutions Encouraged to Sustain School Gardens Over the Summer Holidays

Commanding Officer for the St. Catherine South Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Christopher Phillips (right), speaks to secondary students from various schools in the division, at a Voice of the Youth Student Leader Symposium, held at the 100-Man Police Station, Portmore in St. Catherine, recently. They are (from left) Shanessa Williams and Davoy Burton (Cedar Grove Academy); Tristan Taylor and Mikhail Thompson (Greater Portmore High), and Dariell Williamson (Waterford High).

Student Leaders In St. Catherine South to Be Trained As Violence Interrupters

3 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

BGLC Accepting Applications for Tertiary Education Grant

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is accepting applications for the ‘BGLC Tertiary Education Grant’, for the 2023/2024 academic year. The grant is available to full-time first to fourth-year undergraduates, no older than 26 years, who are enrolled at an accredited local tertiary institution and have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.75. Manager, Corporate Affairs and...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on June 13.

3 years ago EducationYouth

School Safety Policy to Be Reviewed

The security procedures at public schools will be reviewed, particularly the protocols for collecting students. “I have asked the Minister of Education to immediately direct that the school safety and security policy be reviewed [especially] as it relates to the release of children at the closure of school, or if someone is coming to retrieve the child before school is...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Favyal Williams (second right), examines a robot called ‘Wonder Dash’, while Lecturer and Director of the Robotics Society at The Mico University College, Wayne Thompson (right), explains how it is used to aid critical thinking. Others (from left) are Chief Education Officer (Acting) in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Chairman, STEM for Growth Foundation, Dr. Glen Christian and The Mico President, Dr. Asburn Pinnock. They attended Tuesday’s (June 13) launch of The Mico’s International Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) conference, at the College campus in Kingston.

3 years ago EducationScienceTechnology

Teachers Encouraged to Attend Mico’s STEM Conference

Teachers at all levels of the academic system are being invited to attend The Mico University College’s International Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) conference, from July 5 to 7 at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston. The event, to be held under the theme ‘Transforming Jamaica Through Education’, will afford participants the opportunity to learn about the skills needed...

Coordinator for the Science and Technology Education Unit at the Scientific Research Council, Kavelle Hylton.

3 years ago EducationTechnology

SRC to Double Number of STEM Ambassadors

To reach more students across Jamaica, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) is doubling the number of participants in its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Ambassadorship Programme. The initiative, which was launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, aligns with the Government’s push to further develop the STEM sector. It allows industry experts to engage and encourage students to achieve academic and...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, offers comforting words to students of Braeton Primary and Infant School in Portmore, St. Catherine, during a special devotion at the institution on Monday (June 12), held in honour of eight-year-old Danielle Rowe. Danielle, who was a student at the school, succumbed in hospital on Saturday (June 8) to injuries sustained, after being abducted from the institution.

3 years ago Education

CCTV Cameras to be Installed at Primary Schools

Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are to be installed at the entrances of primary schools as part of efforts by the Ministry of Education and Youth to strengthen safety and security measures at these institutions. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement while addressing stakeholders of Braeton Primary and Infant School in Portmore, St. Catherine, during a special devotion at...

3 years ago Education

HEART/NSTA Develops CVQ in Cadetting Infantry

The HEART/NSTA Trust has developed the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) in Cadetting (Infantry) Level 3 for the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF). The curriculum, which is presented in modules, is benchmarked against the Level 3 Cadetting (Infantry) competency standards for the security industry, developed by the Caribbean Association of the National Training Authorities (CANTA). A bulletin issued by the Ministry...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (background, third left), gives the thumbs up at the launch of the Manchester School Peace Ambassadors initiative at the Zorn Moravian Church in Christiana on Friday, June 9. She is joined by (from left, background) Custos of Manchester, Garfield Green; Member of Parliament, Manchester North East, Audley Shaw; Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, and students from the Christiana High and Christiana Moravian Primary and Infant schools, who will serve as the first peace ambassadors.

3 years ago Education

Manchester Leads the Way with Peace Ambassadors

Students in Manchester are being equipped as peace ambassadors, who will help to instill civic pride and promote a culture of peace in schools and the wider society. The Manchester School Peace Ambassador initiative, which is being implemented under the Beliefs, Values and Attitudes Programme of the Custos of the parish, Garfield Green, was launched at the Zorn Moravian Church...