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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), views the body of Retired Educator, Rev. Dr. Millicent McLean, during a service held at the Portmore Holiness Christian Church in St. Catherine on Thursday (December 5). With the Minister is Dr. McLean’s nephew, Dane Hudson.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), views the body of Retired Educator, Rev. Dr. Millicent McLean, during a service held at the Portmore Holiness Christian Church in St. Catherine on Thursday (December 5). With the Minister is Dr. McLean’s nephew, Dane Hudson.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Attends Funeral Service for Retired Educator, Rev. Dr. Millicent Mclean

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents the signed Proclamation marking January 7 as ‘UWI Day’, to Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Dale Webber, during a courtesy call at King’s House in Kingston on Thursday (January 5). The Proclamation invites all citizens to reflect on the achievements of the institution and participate in celebratory activities in observance of the UWI’s 75th anniversary.
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents the signed Proclamation marking January 7 as ‘UWI Day’, to Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Dale Webber, during a courtesy call at King’s House in Kingston on Thursday (January 5). The Proclamation invites all citizens to reflect on the achievements of the institution and participate in celebratory activities in observance of the UWI’s 75th anniversary.

PHOTOS: GG Proclaims January 7 as UWI Day
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the audience during the ‘Heal the Family, Heal the Nation’ conference, at the National Arena in Kingston on Wednesday (January 4).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the audience during the ‘Heal the Family, Heal the Nation’ conference, at the National Arena in Kingston on Wednesday (January 4).

Gov’t to Discuss the Consequences of Crime with Students
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM-West), Hon. Homer Davis, delivering remarks during the inaugural Sam Sharpe Lecture at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on December 22.
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM-West), Hon. Homer Davis, delivering remarks during the inaugural Sam Sharpe Lecture at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on December 22.

Sam Sharpe Tertiary Scholarship Established
Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), receives a box of compressor nebulisers from Managing Director of appliance and manufacturing company BlackPoint, Gul Mansukhani, at a handover ceremony held at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices, Kingston.
Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), receives a box of compressor nebulisers from Managing Director of appliance and manufacturing company BlackPoint, Gul Mansukhani, at a handover ceremony held at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices, Kingston.

PHOTOS: Education Minister Gets Nebulisers

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Back to School Broadcast by the Hon. Fayval Williams, Minister of Education and Youth Theme: ReConnected, ReNewed and ReCommitted! MOEY Re -Charged for 2023 And Beyond

Happy New Year and my warmest greetings to all Jamaicans.  Monday, January 9 will be the first school day of  the Easter term in this new year.   Let me acknowledge the work of the various stakeholders at all levels of the education sector:  our school boards, our principals, our teachers, the administrative staff in our schools and of course those...
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JETAA Jamaica Essay Competition for Secondary Students

Students at the secondary level are being invited to participate in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Alumni Association (JETAA) of Jamaica’s annual essay competition. Participating students will be required to submit a 400–550-word essay on the topic “Omotenashi” which embodies the spirit of service and hospitality for which Japan has become renowned, and to discuss three ways in which...
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Education Ministry Accepting Applications for 2023 National Youth Parliament Cohort

The Ministry of Education and Youth is now accepting applications for the 2023 cohort of the National Youth Parliament of Jamaica (NYPJ). The NYPJ, which is open to young Jamaicans 15 to 29 years, is structured to provide an opportunity for youth to deepen their understanding of parliamentary democracy while developing skills in research, policy formulation, analysis, advocacy, public speaking,...
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The top-three finishers in the grade-four category of the recent Lucea Primary School Spelling Bee Competition (from left) winner Hathena Dias; first runner-up, Destiny Diaram and second runner-up, Shaina Locke.
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Lucea Primary School Spelling Bee Competition Yielding Positive Outcomes

The Lucea Primary School in Hanover has taken advantage of students’ improved mastery in literacy by staging a spelling bee competition to further enhance their vocabulary, communication, and public-speaking skills. The second annual Lucea Primary Spelling Bee Competition was held from November 28 to 29 at the institution and involved students from grades one to six. Approximately 50 youngsters competed...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), engages in light conversation with (from left) Chief Executive Officer and Registrar, Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr. Wayne Wesley; Accounts Clerk, CXC, Ava Lettsome; and Beverlyn Henry, representing Receptionist at the Council, Arana Thompson. The event was the CXC’s Employee Appreciation Awards ceremony on December 16 at the Courtleigh Hotel, Kingston.
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CXC to Help Develop Assessments or Sixth form Pathways

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will be assisting the Ministry of Education and Youth in the development of assessments for the Sixth Form Pathways programme. The disclosure was made by portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, during her address at the CXC’s Employee Appreciation Awards ceremony on December 16 at the Courtleigh Hotel, Kingston. “I continue to be just delighted when...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (third left), observe as Brazil’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro (third right), applies sanitiser gel to the hands of St. Jude’s Primary School student, Okeila Dawkins (second left). Others looking on are St. Jude’s Primary School student D’Anna-Kay Anderson (second right), and Director, Donor and Partnership Management, National Education Trust (NET), Celia Champagnie. They were attending a brief ceremony for the presentation of approximately 14,400 litres of hand sanitiser gel, valued approximately US$34,560, which was donated by the Federal Republic of Brazil to the Education Ministry. The event was held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Thursday (December 15).
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PHOTOS: Education Ministry Gets Hand Sanitisers from the Republic of Brazil

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (third left), observe as Brazil’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro (third right), applies sanitiser gel to the hands of St. Jude’s Primary School student, Okeila Dawkins (second left). Others...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre); Chief Education Officer (Acting) in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right) and President-elect, Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Leighton Johnson, look at the Civics Curriculum for various grades, which has been reintroduced in the National Standards Curriculum. The launch of the programme was held at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (December 13).
Education

Civics Reintroduced in Schools

Civics Education, which encourages good citizenship, greater respect for cultural integrity, nation-building, among other things, has been reintroduced to the National Standards Curriculum at all levels. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, in addressing the official launch ceremony on Tuesday (December 13), said the reintroduction of civics comes out of deep concern at the levels of incivility and...
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