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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 58th annual conference, held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, August 24.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 58th annual conference, held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, August 24.

Distribution of Textbooks Commences First Week of New School Year

Distribution of textbooks will commence during the first week of the new school year, which begins on Monday, September 5, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. According to the Minister, approximately $2 billion has been spent to...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fifth left) and Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders (second right, background), are pictured with Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awardees following a presentation ceremony at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Tuesday (August 23).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fifth left) and Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders (second right, background), are pictured with Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awardees following a presentation ceremony at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Tuesday (August 23).

PM Awards PEP Achievers
Outgoing Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President, Winston Smith, addresses the organisation’s 58th Annual Conference, being held at the Hilton Rose Hall, Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (August 22).
Outgoing Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President, Winston Smith, addresses the organisation’s 58th Annual Conference, being held at the Hilton Rose Hall, Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (August 22).

Teachers Encouraged to Remain Focused by Outgoing JTA President
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a press conference held at the Ministry, in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a press conference held at the Ministry, in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).

Principals Given Pre-Approval for Replacement of Teachers
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on the availability of teachers for the 2022/23 academic year, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on the availability of teachers for the 2022/23 academic year, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).

964 Specialist Teachers May Be Available for New School Year

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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right), presents the prestigious Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts to Co-curricular Coordinator at Ardenne High School, Marsha Lawrence-Davids. She collected the award on behalf of the school during the National Performing Arts Excellence Awards Ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on August 17. The event was organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).
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PHOTOS: Ardenne High Cops Marcus Garvey Award

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right), presents the prestigious Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts to Co-curricular Coordinator at Ardenne High School, Marsha Lawrence-Davids. She collected the award on behalf of the school during the National Performing Arts Excellence Awards Ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) and Elder at the Andrews Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church, Noel Jump (right), show reverence as Pastor, Omar Oliphant, delivers the prayer, during a service held on Saturday (August 20) at the church’s Hope Road location in St. Andrew.
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Education Minister Calls on Support of the Church

The Ministry of Education and Youth is seeking to rally the faith-based community in its drive to stamp out anti-social behaviours in schools. “We believe [that the church] can be a powerful ally in this quest to affect a change in behaviour,” said Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. “The Ministry is seeking the support… of the church community in partnering...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams, shares a moment with children of staff, at the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Awards ceremony held at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday, August 19. The children are (from second left) Daniel Gregory, Joshua Johnson, Joel Coulton, Zori Morgan, Jivann Tempral, Naima Brown.
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National Security Ministry Rewards PEP Students

Eleven children of employees at the Ministry of National Security were recognised for outstanding performance in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP). At a PEP Awards ceremony held on August 19 at the Ministry in Kingston, the students, who will attend secondary school in September, were presented with fully packed book bags containing various items needed for their lessons. Permanent...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), presents a back-to-school package to young Asier Bryan, who is being held by his mother Treviece Gayle. The occasion was a back-to-school fair hosted by staff of the Ministry on August 18 at the PCJ Building, Kingston. It catered to children of members of employees of the Ministry and their relatives.
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Students Get Back-to-School Items

Scores of students were assisted in their preparations for the reopening of schools in September at a back-to-school fair staged by staff of the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology on Thursday (August 18). The event catered to children of employees and their relatives, who were provided with packages containing notebooks, pens, pencils and masks. They also received snack items....
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, receives a gift from Lecturer in the School of Business Administration, University of Technology (UTech), Diana Shakes, after addressing a recent staff retreat at the institution’s Papine campus in St. Andrew.
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Business Graduates Urged to Help Improve Students’ Financial Literacy

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling on business graduates to assist the Government’s efforts to impart financial literacy skills to students. She said there is need for students to be exposed to such knowledge at earlier levels of the education system. Addressing the University of Technology (UTech) School of Business Administration’s recent annual staff retreat, Mrs....
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) and Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (left ), who is also Member of Parliament for St. James Southern, with the top-performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students in the constituency, outgoing Anchovy Primary School student, Nekorah Grey and outgoing Vaughansfield Primary and Infant School student, Demar Hines. Occasion was the St. James Southern High Achievers Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Mount Carey Baptist Church in the parish, recently.
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Children Encouraged to Talk to Parents about Corporal Punishment

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, is encouraging children to tell their parents not to use corporal punishment to discipline them. “Talk to Mommy and Daddy with respect; tell them do not hit you. Sit down and reason with you, and you reason with them, [but] reason with respect,” Mrs. Holness said, at the...
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Camp Coordinator and Youth Empowerment Officer for St. James, Damian Green (left), points out something of interest in a document to Youth Empowerment Officer for Hanover, Haley Collins-McFarlane (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of M-Lee HR Consulting Services, Marsha-Lee Morris. Occasion was the closing ceremony for the Behaviour Modification Summer camp, hosted by the Youth and Adolescent Policy Division of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY) in Montego Bay, St. James, recently.
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Youngsters in St. James Benefit from Behaviour Modification Camp

Nineteen males and six females from vulnerable communities in St. James have participated in a week-long behaviour-modification summer camp. The camp, hosted by the Youth and Adolescents Policy Division of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), was held from July 20 to 25 at the St. James Youth Innovation Centre in Montego Bay. It was part of the Youth...
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