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The new $30-million grade-six block at the Barracks Road Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, that was officially opened and handed over to the institution on Wednesday, November 23.

Barracks Road Primary Gets New Classrooms

A new $30-million grade-six block was officially opened at the Barracks Road Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, November 23. The new block features four classrooms, a resource centre and bathroom facilities, which should provide a more...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), engages with graduates of the Trench Town Polytechnic College in Kingston, during the school-leaving exercise at the institution on Wednesday (November 23).

PHOTOS: Trench Town Polytechnic College Graduation Ceremony

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), enjoys a conversation with Director, Future Leaders of Jamaica, Thornia Smith, when the youngster visited the Minister's National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on November 22. Future Leaders of Jamaica provides scholarships to primary- and secondary-level students in financial need who demonstrate a commitment to learning, community service, and academic excellence.

PHOTO: Minister Williams Meets with Future Leaders Jamaica Director

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks at ‘Revisioning Change’ Case Studies of Curriculum in School Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean authored by Zellynne Jennings. The book was one of several publications presented to the Minister by representatives of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Press, at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (November 22). Looking on (from left) are Marketing and Sales Manager (Acting), UWI Press, Karen Smith; and General Manager (Acting), Nadine Buckland. The oldest and most recognised university press in the Caribbean, UWI Press is a not-for-profit scholarly publisher of more than 500 books and journals in print, audio and electronic formats.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Receives Books from UWI Press

Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan (centre, back row), with six students of Lennon High School, in Clarendon, after he awarded them education grants today (November 22) at the school’s prize-giving ceremony. Sharing the moment (from left) are Pastor at the Ebenezer Beulah Circuit of Baptist Churches, the Reverend Arnold Parkinson, and Acting Principal of the school, Tanesha Powell.

MP Morgan Presents Education Grants to Students of Lennon High

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (right), interacts with Bursars Association of Jamaica (BAJ) President, Charmian Christie, during the 22nd annual Caribbean Bursars’ Conference at the Grand Palladium Hotel in Hanover on November 18.

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Education Ministry Looking to Recruit More Bursars in Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth is looking to recruit more bursars within the public school system. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, has indicated that she is advocating for an increase in the complement, particularly at the primary level. “I know you’re primarily in our high schools, [but] many of our primary schools don’t have bursars. We have large primary...

Acting Director, Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education and Youth, Richard Troupe.

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Over 113,000 Students Re-engaged In Schools

Approximately 113,300 students have, to date, been located and re-engaged in schools, under the Ministry of Education and Youth’s ‘Yard to Yard, Find the Child’ initiative. Acting Director for the Ministry’s Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Richard Troupe, made the disclosure in an interview with JIS News. He said the data is supported by weekly attendance reports provided by...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), listens as Executive Director, Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Karlene DeGrasse-Deslandes (second left), highlights the agency’s work, during a meeting with private sector partners and donors at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (November 17). Others (from left) are: Executive Director, Gore Family Foundation, Christine Gore; Education Specialist, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Rebecca Tortello; Chair, Usain Bolt Foundation, Winsome Wilkins; and Chair, ECC, Trisha Williams-Singh.

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Early Childhood Commission Meets With Private Partners

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is inviting support to meet the sector’s various needs. The Commission met with private partners and donors on Thursday (November 17) to raise awareness about the entity’s work, while identifying the most critical areas for funding. Thursday’s discussion forum, under the theme: ‘Raising the Bar in Early Childhood Development’, was held at the Terra Nova...

Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, lays a wreath at the Secret Gardens Monument in downtown Kingston, on Friday (November 18). Each year, on November 19, the CPFSA joins countries around the world to commemorate World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, by hosting several activities aimed at focusing national attention on the issue of violence against children. The observance also seeks to encourage greater vigilance in protecting Jamaica’s children.

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Students March Against Child Abuse

Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, lays a wreath at the Secret Gardens Monument in downtown Kingston, on Friday (November 18). Each year, on November 19, the CPFSA joins countries around the world to commemorate World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, by hosting several activities aimed at focusing national attention on the...

Acting Director, Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education and Youth, Richard Troupe (second right), addressing Wednesday’s (November 16) semi-virtual Anti-Gang Week Townhall meeting at the Office of the Police Commissioner in Kingston. Others (from left) are Deputy Superintendent of Police and Researcher, Joanna Callen; Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Office of the Director of Prosecution, Jeremy Taylor; and Lecturer, Social Anthropology, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Herbert Gayle.

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Education Ministry Looking to Expand Support for Schools in Volatile Areas

The Ministry of Education and Youth’s Inter-Ministerial 25/34 schools strategy is to be used as a prototype for working with institutions located in areas deemed volatile. This was disclosed by Acting Director of the Ministry’s Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Richard Troupe, during a semi-virtual Anti-Gang Week town hall meeting at the Office of the Police Commissioner in Kingston,...

Head of the Geography and Geology Department at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Sherene James-Williamson (left). listens as Scientific Officer in the UWI’s Earthquake Unit, Karleen Blake (centre), explains the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on display, during the 20th GIS Day National Exposition on Wednesday (November 16). The event was hosted by the UWI. Students looking on (from second left) are Shoya-Kay Espeut and Shackera Wray from Buff Bay High School in Portland, and Nailah Allen from Montego Bay High School

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Hundreds of Students Participate in GIS Day National Exposition

Hundreds of secondary students were exposed to geographic information systems (GIS) and technologies, during the 20th GIS Day National Exposition at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, on Wednesday (November 16). The event was hosted by the National Spatial Data Management Branch (NSDMB) in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, and was held physically for...

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Mathematics Conference Aims to Improve Exam Passes

Mathematics teachers will gather at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College (SSTC) on Wednesday (November 23) to strategise on how to improve passes in the subject among secondary-level students. Lecturer and Head of the Mathematics Department at the college, Konnor Peters, told JIS News that the ‘Sharp Mathematics 2022’ conference is expected to attract more than 200 teachers from western parishes and...