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Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (fifth left), with the nine Jamaicans who copped regional awards for their outstanding performance in the 2022 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations. Occasion was a virtual awards ceremony on February 9.

Top CSEC/CAPE Students Receive Awards

Nine Jamaican students who excelled in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate [CSEC] and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations [CAPE] in 2022, were presented with awards during a ceremony held on February 9. Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, presented the...

Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, background), shares a moment with the finalists in the 2023 Gleaner Children’s Own Spelling Bee competition, during a courtesy call on Thursday (February 9) at Jamaica House.

PHOTOS: PM Holness Receives Courtesy Call from National Spelling Bee Finalists

National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Tamika Benjamin.

2,400 Students to be Enrolled in Jamaica’s First STEAM Academy

Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Hazel Masters Williams (third right), joins Principal, Ardenne High School, Nadine Molloy (fourth right) and Chairman, Ardenne Alumni Foundation, Flo Darby (centre), to symbolically break ground for the Ardenne High School Health and Wellness Centre, in St. Andrew, on February 8. Others taking part (from left) are Foundation Director, Toronto Chapter, Hall of Famer, Paul Barnett; President of the Alumni Association, Jermaine Heslop; President, Student Council, Ardenne High, Marlon Mattison; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson; Immediate Past President of the Ardenne High School Parent-Teacher Association, Dr. Winston De La Haye; and Executive Chairman of the Church of God in Jamaica, Rev. Adinhair Jones.

Health and Wellness Centre to be Constructed at Ardenne High School

Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Young Scholar Inc, Shanese Watson, presents a tablet to Kingston Technical High School student, Shinay Walker at a ‘Kids Tech’ forum held recently at the Denham Town High School in Kingston. The event was organised by the Ministry of National Security’s Citizen Security Secretariat in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth.

Scores of High-School Students Benefit from Tech Forum

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks with new Chancellor at the University of Technology (UTech), Lloyd Carney, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Wednesday (February 8). Mr Carney, who is an information technology engineer, was appointed as the institution’s third Chancellor by the Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, on the recommendation of the University’s Council. He succeeds the late former Chancellor, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, who died in 2019.

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PHOTOS: PM Meets with Third Chancellor at UTECH

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks with new Chancellor at the University of Technology (UTech), Lloyd Carney, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Wednesday (February 8). Mr Carney, who is an information technology engineer, was appointed as the institution’s third Chancellor by the Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams,...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left, foreground); Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre, foreground) and Acting National Restorative Justice Coordinator, Saccsha Ebanks (third right, foreground), are flanked by members of the Restorative Justice Unit during a restorative justice session with students of the Kingston Technical High School. The session was held at the Hope Botanical Gardens on February 7.

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Ministry to Introduce Restorative Justice Practices in 500 Schools this Year

A total of 500 schools are being targeted for restorative justice (RJ) practices this year, as the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education continue to promote alternative dispute resolution measures among the nation’s youth. Speaking at an RJ session with the Kingston Technical High School, today (February 7) at Hope Gardens, Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, underscored that...

Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, addressing the recent staging of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence at Jamaica House.

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HEART/NSTA Trust Preparing Youth for the Workforce

The HEART/NSTA Trust continues to play a key role in preparing young people for the workforce, with some 19,300 trainees graduating across various training programmes over the period 2019-2022. These include digital animation, printing and graphics, geomatic and geospatial services, web page design and printing, industrial electronics, network engineering, general construction, tractor operations and maintenance, human resource management and electrical...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), is in conversation with (from left) Chief Education Officer (Acting), Dr. Kasan Troupe and Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, at the National Careers Week church service held at the May Pen Baptist Church in Clarendon, on Sunday (February 5).

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PHOTOS: National Careers Week Church Service

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), is in conversation with (from left) Chief Education Officer (Acting), Dr. Kasan Troupe and Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, at the National Careers Week church service held at the May Pen Baptist Church in Clarendon, on Sunday (February 5).

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Tertiary Students Can Get Assistance Through JAMVAT

The Ministry of Education and Youth continues to provide tuition assistance for tertiary students under the annual Jamaica Values and Attitudes Programme (JAMVAT). Through JAMVAT, students who qualify for admission to an approved/accredited higher-education programme are given the opportunity to contribute to the development of the nation’s social capital, by giving 200 hours of public service to a government or...

Principal of Discovery Bay High School, Dwayne Mulgarve (centre) is presented with the Principal of the Year prizes and awards by Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Dr. Kasan Troupe (right) and Chief Executive Officer of the LASCO Chin Foundation, Professor Rosalee Hamilton. The 2022/2023 LASCO/MOEY/JTC Principal and Teacher of the Year awards ceremony was held on Friday (Feb. 3), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

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Outstanding Educators Crowned Teacher and Principal of The Year

For sterling service to Jamaica’s education sector, three outstanding educators have been named Teacher and Principal of the Year by the LASCO Chin Foundation, the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY) and the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC). They are Jody Brown of Morant Bay Primary School, Teacher of the Year; Discovery Bay High School’s Dwayne Mulgrave, Principal of the Year;...

Students of Knockalva Polytechnic College in Hanover seen touring a farming facility at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay on January 31. The event was organised by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Mobay Chamber of Commerce Undertaking Business Initiative for Agricultural Students

The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry is spearheading an initiative through which agricultural students are being mentored on the business aspect of the sector and how this can be linked with tourism. Project Chair, Nadine Spence, said the Chamber’s Workforce Development Committee conceptualised the initiative to highlight the “convenient marriage” between agriculture and tourism and the many opportunities...