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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

CXC to Help Develop Assessments or Sixth form Pathways
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).
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).

PHOTOS: Education Ministry Gets Hand Sanitisers from the Republic of Brazil
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).
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).

Civics Reintroduced in Schools
Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President, Professor Andrew Spencer (second left, seated) and Principal of Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College (SSTC), Dr. Lorna Gow-Morrison (second right, seated), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for SSTC to formally accommodate the western campus of the CMU. The signing took place at the College on December 8. Also participating in the signing (from left) are Vice Principal, Administration and Registrar, CMU, Keisha Walker and Chairman, Board of Governors, SSTC, Norman Reid.
Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President, Professor Andrew Spencer (second left, seated) and Principal of Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College (SSTC), Dr. Lorna Gow-Morrison (second right, seated), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for SSTC to formally accommodate the western campus of the CMU. The signing took place at the College on December 8. Also participating in the signing (from left) are Vice Principal, Administration and Registrar, CMU, Keisha Walker and Chairman, Board of Governors, SSTC, Norman Reid.

Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College to Formally Host Western Campus of CMU

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

No Child Should be Denied Education Due to Disability – Minister Williams

The Ministry of Education and Youth is committed to ensuring greater inclusion of children with disabilities, says portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. Mrs. Williams, who was addressing a virtual forum on Thursday (December 8) on the topic ‘Embracing the Disabilities Act Towards Inclusion,’ said that no child should be denied registration in school because of a disability. She said that...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), looks on as Simulator Instructor, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Derrick McLennon (right), explains the features of the stimulator used in maritime training, during a tour of the university in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Others (from left) are former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; President, CMU, Professor Andrew Spencer; Chairman, CMU, Professor Gordon Shirley; and Manager, Corporate Communication and Public Relations, Ministry of Education and Youth, Sheryl Bromfield.
Education

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Tours CMU

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), looks on as Simulator Instructor, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Derrick McLennon (right), explains the features of the stimulator used in maritime training, during a tour of the university in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Others (from left) are former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; President, CMU, Professor...
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Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval William.
Education

Some 24,238 Students Enrolled in Sixth-Form Pathways

Some 24,238 students are now registered in the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Sixth-Form Pathways programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the students are enrolled in Grade 12 and Grade 13 across Pathways one, two and three in 167 secondary schools and 42 tertiary/post-secondary institutions across all the education regions. She was speaking in the House of Representatives on...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses students at the St. James High School in Montego Bay, during the final stop of the Ministry’s Alternative Justice Services school tour, recently.
EducationYouth

Students Urged to Resolve Conflicts Peacefully

Students are being encouraged to make use of alternative dispute resolution methods to resolve conflicts peacefully. The charge was given by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during the final stop in the Ministry’s Alternative Justice Services school tour at St. James High School in Montego Bay, recently. “If people are not able to deal with one another fairly, to...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference of the Education Transformation and Oversight Committee (ETOC) on Thursday (December 1) at Jamaica House in Kingston.
EducationEnergy

Pilot Solar Energy Use in Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be undertaking a pilot project for the use of solar energy in schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that the trial will take place in 30 institutions in the first quarter of 2023 “and then, depending on the results, that will be something we would look to scale across our schools.” She...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on Thursday (December 1) at Jamaica House.
EducationTechnology

25,000 PATH Students to Receive Laptops

A total of 25,000 students on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) will receive laptop computers during the 2022/23 academic year. This was announced by Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, who said more than 11,500 of the devices have already been issued. A total of 15,000 laptops were provided to PATH students during the 2021/22...
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