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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and Grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the official launch of the Accessible Digital Textbook Prototype in Jamaica on September 30 at the Joyce Robinson Hall, Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Others (standing from left) are Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BookFusion, Dwayne Campbell; Regional Inclusive Education and Disability Specialist, UNICEF, Cynthia Brizuela and Director General, Jamaica Library Service, Maureen Thompson.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated, right) along with (seated from left) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe and Grade-seven student at St. Hugh’s High School, Shakacia Greenland, view a digital textbook, at the official launch of the Accessible Digital Textbook Prototype in Jamaica on September 30 at the Joyce Robinson Hall, Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Others (standing from left) are Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BookFusion, Dwayne Campbell; Regional Inclusive Education and Disability Specialist, UNICEF, Cynthia Brizuela and Director General, Jamaica Library Service, Maureen Thompson.

PHOTOS: Accessibility Text Book Launch

(FILE) Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking at the Universal Service Fund (USF) sensitisation session on information and communications technology (ICT) initiatives being implemented in several schools across the island. It was held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on Friday, September 30.
(FILE) Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaking at the Universal Service Fund (USF) sensitisation session on information and communications technology (ICT) initiatives being implemented in several schools across the island. It was held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on Friday, September 30.

USF Launches ICT Clubs for High Schools
Minister of Education and Youth , Hon Fayval Williams (right), answers questions from students during the Ministry’s National Grooming Policy students’ consultation session at the Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston, on Friday (September 30). Listening is Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
Minister of Education and Youth , Hon Fayval Williams (right), answers questions from students during the Ministry’s National Grooming Policy students’ consultation session at the Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston, on Friday (September 30). Listening is Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

Persons Encouraged to Resort to Non-Violent Methods of Conflict Resolution
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking during Wednesday’s (September 28) Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking during Wednesday’s (September 28) Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

Education Ministry Maintaining Stance on Discouraging Student Lockout at Schools
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a post Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Wednesday, September 28.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a post Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Wednesday, September 28.

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Wife of the Governor General and Patron of the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen (right), launches the Doreen Clemetson Scholarship during a function held at King’s House on September 22. Looking on (from left) are Maryn Goulbourne and Marie Clemetson. The scholarship honours the memory of Doreen Clemetson, late former President and Chief Commissioner of the Girl Guides of Jamaica and Principal of Hopefield Preparatory School, one of Jamaica
Education

Lady Allen Launches Doreen Clemetson Scholarship

Wife of the Governor General and Patron of the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen (right), launches the Doreen Clemetson Scholarship during a function held at King’s House on September 22. Looking on (from left) are Maryn Goulbourne and Marie Clemetson. The scholarship honours the memory of Doreen Clemetson, late former President and Chief...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking at a reception held on Wednesday (September 21) at the Indian High Commission in Kingston, to celebrate Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day. The Day is commemorated every year on September 15.
Education

Jamaicans Urged to Apply for Training Courses Offered by Indian Government

Jamaicans are being encouraged to enrol for courses offered under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme.  ITEC is a bilateral collaboration between the Governments of India and Jamaica. The programme offers training in professional fields for persons in the public and private sectors as well as university students.   The short-term courses, which are available in India and online,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses a post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, on Wednesday (September 21).
EducationInformationYouth

Thousands of Students Enrol in Sixth-Form Pathways Programme

Thousands of students have enrolled in the Sixth-Form Pathways Programme, the Ministry of Education and Youth’s seven-year high school initiative, which was rolled out at the start of the 2022/23 academic year. “Based on the reviews that we’ve had, it has been a very successful rollout of the programme. [From] the pictures that we’re seeing, and the reports we’re seeing...
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Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Latoya Halstead, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 13.
CommerceEducationYouth

Parents Encouraged to Keep Children Safe

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging parents to prioritise the safety of their children, especially with the resumption of face-to-face classes. For parents whose children are going out to school for the first time, Director of Communications at the CAC, Latoya Halstead, explained the importance of parents playing their part in helping to keep their children safe. “Do not...
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Students gather in the newly renovated media room and library at Ken Wright Primary School in Portland, to get a closer look at the CHEETAH Mascot, following the official handover of the room during a recent ceremony. Also sharing the moment are (from left): Education Officer the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Region II, Lebert Drysdale; founder of CHEETAH Toys and More, LLC, Paulette Trowers; Senior Teacher at Ken Wright Primary School, Babara Ferron-Maxwell, and the school’s Principal, Ivorine Bailey-Taylor.
EducationTechnology

Ken Wright Primary School Receives Renovated Media Room and Library

Ken Wright Primary School in Port Antonio, Portland, recently received a newly renovated media room and library, valued $1.3 million, from the Tasrell and Josephine Trowers Foundation. The room was officially handed over by past student and founder of CHEETAH Toys and More, LLC, Paulette Trowers, in honor of her parents, after whom the Foundation was named and who were...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gives a visual display of the sugar content in a bottle of sugar-sweetened beverage during a recent press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
EducationHealth & Wellness

Schools Urged to Comply with Restrictions on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is imploring school leaders to follow the Interim Guidelines for Beverages in Schools. The guidelines serve to reduce students’ exposure to and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, including fruit drinks, energy drinks and sweetened water. Effective January 1, 2019, the guidelines prohibited sugar-sweetened beverages with a total sugar concentration exceeding a...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks (right), tour the Harvard Innovation Lab at the university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday (September 15). They are accompanied by the Director of Alumni Programmes and Engagement, Thara Pillai (left). During a visit to the university, the Prime Minister spoke at a roundtable on ‘Re-imagining the Role of Business in the Public Square’. The event was hosted by Harvard Law School, Harvard School of Business and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
EducationForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: Prime Minister Holness Visits Harvard University

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks (right), tour the Harvard Innovation Lab at the university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday (September 15). They are accompanied by the Director of Alumni Programmes and Engagement, Thara Pillai (left). During a visit to the university, the Prime Minister spoke at a roundtable...
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