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(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering his keynote address during the inaugural Installation Ceremony for the 2021/23 Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica (YACJ) at King’s House, recently.
(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering his keynote address during the inaugural Installation Ceremony for the 2021/23 Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica (YACJ) at King’s House, recently.

PM Hosts Town Hall Meeting on Education Sept. 9

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon, Fayval Williams, will host a Town Hall meeting focusing on Education. The meeting is scheduled to be held on Friday, September 9, at the Karl Hendrickson...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), speaks with Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer (right), during the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) church service held at the Tarrant Baptist Church in Kingston recently. Looking on is Acting Chief Education Officer (Acting) in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), speaks with Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer (right), during the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) church service held at the Tarrant Baptist Church in Kingston recently. Looking on is Acting Chief Education Officer (Acting) in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

PHOTO: Minister Williams Attends Jamaica Teachers’ Association Church Service
Grade-two teacher of Coke’s View Primary School in the Galloway District of Westmoreland, Andrene Murray-Porter, engages her students as in-class learning begins on the first day of the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday, September 5.
Grade-two teacher of Coke’s View Primary School in the Galloway District of Westmoreland, Andrene Murray-Porter, engages her students as in-class learning begins on the first day of the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday, September 5.

Steady Start to New School Year – Minister
Principal of Adelphi Primary School in St. James, Marlon Campbell, welcomes grade-six students on the first day of the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday (September 5).
Principal of Adelphi Primary School in St. James, Marlon Campbell, welcomes grade-six students on the first day of the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday (September 5).

St. James Schools Record Smooth Start to New Academic Year
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, writes a note to students (from left) Jamarley Tyrell, Omarion Henry and Ojay Wolfe. She visited the Mountain View Primary and Infant Schools, in St. Andrew, to observe the return of students for the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday, September 5.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, writes a note to students (from left) Jamarley Tyrell, Omarion Henry and Ojay Wolfe. She visited the Mountain View Primary and Infant Schools, in St. Andrew, to observe the return of students for the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday, September 5.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Visits Mountain View Primary

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks on as Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Her Excellency Angie Martinez (left), explains the significance of the mural that was unveiled at the Franklin Town Primary School in Kingston, which has been adopted by the Embassy of the Dominican Republic. Also looking on is student, Khalia Evans. The mural was part of the facelift gifted to the school by the Embassy and represents friendship between the two countries. The ceremony was held on Monday, September 5.
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Facelift for Franklin Town Primary

Students at the Franklin Town Primary School in Kingston began the 2022/23 academic year on September 5 in a newly painted school building. The facelift was done through the Embassy of the Dominican Republic’s ‘Dom Rep School Adoption Programme’. This project allows the Embassy to develop a year-long curriculum and teach the students the Spanish language and culture of the...
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Students at the Steer Town Primary and Junior High School on opening day at the St. Ann-based institution.
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Smooth Start at Schools in St. Ann

It was smooth sailing on opening day (September 5), at two St. Ann schools, where school administrators and students seemed thrilled at the prospect of an exciting year. “I was up from as early as 3:00 a.m… excited and nervous at the same time… thinking about opening day,” said Chalky Hill Primary and Infant School Acting Principal, Patricia Pottinger-Bailey. “I...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks at a book along with several students of the Maverley Primary and Infant School in Kingston during a tour of the institution on Monday (September 5). The institution was one of several in the Corporate Area that Mrs. Williams and other Ministry officials visited to assess the activities on the first day of the 2022/23 academic year. Others (from left) are Assistant Chief Education Officer in charge of the Educational Planning Unit at the Ministry, Dasmine Kennedy; and Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
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Education Ministry Reports Successful Start to 2022/23 Academic Year

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting a successful first day of the full resumption of schools for the 2022/23 academic year. This is the first time that the Ministry has authorised the return of full, in-person learning in schools for the beginning of a new school year, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several schools did not...
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(FILE) Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual back- to- school press briefing on September 1.
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Ministry to Lobby Broader Stakeholder Support for Educational Transformation

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Ministry is committed to engaging all stakeholders in dialogue to solicit their support for the continuing transformation of the education sector. “The focus will be on implementing the recommendations of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission. As you know, if we don’t implement the recommendations, we cannot expect to see different...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
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Education Ministry Procures Textbooks for Students

The Ministry of Education and Youth has procured printed textbooks and e-books to enable more students to have access to these resources. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement during her back-to-school broadcast for the 2022/23 academic year, on Sunday (September 4). She also informed that the first tranche of the appropriate grants has already been dispatched to schools...
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Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Southeast, Robert Miller (left), distribute back to school supplies to patrons at a recent back-to-school treat, held at the Southborough Primary School.
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Students in Southeast St. Catherine Benefit from Back-to-School Treat

Hundreds of students in the St. Catherine Southeast constituency have benefited from a $1.5 million back-to-school treat, organised by Member of Parliament for the area, Robert Miller, and other stakeholders. At the event held recently, at the Southborough Primary School, students were presented with school bags, books, and received free medicals. Mr. Miller, while thanking the medical professionals for extending...
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