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Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers remarks at last year’s Marcus Garvey Public Sector Scholarship Awards ceremony.
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers remarks at last year’s Marcus Garvey Public Sector Scholarship Awards ceremony.

Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship Awards Ceremony Aug. 17

This year’s Marcus Garvey Public Sector Graduate Scholarship awards ceremony is slated for Wednesday, August 17, at King’s House. The scholarships were established by the Government in 2020 to offer Jamaican nationals and citizens employed in the public sector, the...
Programmes Officer, National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Keriffe Clark.
Programmes Officer, National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Keriffe Clark.

Applications Open for January 2023 Cohort of Aspiring Principals’ Programme
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), receives a token from Immediate Past President, The Mico University College Alumni Association (MOSA), Dr Merrit Henry, during the opening ceremony of the MOSA’s centennial international education symposium at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Wednesday (August 10).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), receives a token from Immediate Past President, The Mico University College Alumni Association (MOSA), Dr Merrit Henry, during the opening ceremony of the MOSA’s centennial international education symposium at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Wednesday (August 10).

Int’l Education Symposium Under Way at Pegasus Hotel
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), presents Student from Hayes Primary School, Ontwane Griffiths (second right), with a back-to-school voucher and school bag, at the New Fortress Energy Foundation’s annual back-to-school fair held on August 9 at the Wembley Centre of Excellence, Hayes, Clarendon. Other participants (from left) are Vice President, New Fortress Energy, Verona Carter and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), presents Student from Hayes Primary School, Ontwane Griffiths (second right), with a back-to-school voucher and school bag, at the New Fortress Energy Foundation’s annual back-to-school fair held on August 9 at the Wembley Centre of Excellence, Hayes, Clarendon. Other participants (from left) are Vice President, New Fortress Energy, Verona Carter and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

PHOTOS: Education Minister Attends New Fortress Energy Foundation’s Back-to-School Fair
JIS Photographer Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
JIS Photographer Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Barita Foundation Awards $10 Million in Scholarships and Bursaries

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the investor briefing for One on One Educational Services initial public offering (IPO), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on August 9.
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Incorporation of Technology in Teaching and Learning Permanent – Minister

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the incorporation of technology in the teaching and learning process will remain a permanent component of the education system. Speaking at the investor briefing for One on One Educational Services’ initial public offering (IPO), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on August 9, Mrs. Williams said the introduction...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), fields questions during a consultation with school leaders and deans of discipline on the development of a new student dress and grooming policy at Jamaica College in Kingston on Tuesday (August 9). She is flanked by Community Relations Education Officer for the Ministry’s Region 5, Anieta Bailey (left) and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer.
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Education Ministry Begins Consultations on Student Dress and Grooming Policy

The Ministry of Education and Youth has begun a series of consultations on student dress and grooming. The objective is to develop a policy for educational institutions that balances students’ rights, while complying with school rules. The first consultation was held on Tuesday (August 9) at Jamaica College in Kingston and involved school leaders and deans of discipline. Portfolio Minister,...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
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Computer Science and IT Teachers to Be Trained Under Coding in Schools Project

The Ministry of Education and Youth, in collaboration with the Amber Group, continues the Train the Teachers Initiative, under the Coding in Schools Programme. Hundreds of Information Technology (IT) and Computer Science teachers are scheduled to participate in this phase, which begins August 22 and will last for five weeks. The course will be conducted using both synchronous and asynchronous...
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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 the Member of Parliament for Southern St. James, share a moment with the top-performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students in the constituency, Nekorah Grey (second from left) and Demar Hines, who are graduates of Anchovy Primary and Vaughansfield Primary schools, respectively. Occasion was the St. James Southern High Achievers’ Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Mount Carey Baptist Church in the parish on Wednesday (August 3).
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Students Entering High School Urged to be Respectful

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, is encouraging students who will be attending high school for the first time in September to be respectful in their interactions with others. “I want you, while you are putting in the work through high school, to understand how to be respectful. You have learned it at home,...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), makes a point to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden (right). during the handover of mattresses to the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) for distribution to early-childhood institutions across the island. The handover took place at the Ministry’s facility on Marcus Garvey Drive in St. Andrew on Wednesday (August 3). Sharing the moment is Community Relations Manager at the ECC, Tanisha Miller.
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300 Mattresses Donated to Early Childhood Institutions

Early childhood institutions across the island will benefit from a donation of 300 mattresses from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The contribution was at the request of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) in the Ministry of Education and Youth. The mattresses will provide for the establishment of isolation centres at the schools to satisfy the Ministry of Health...
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Top performing Primary Exit Profile (PEP) students at the Kitson Town Primary School, in St. Catherine (from left): Amanda Thomas, Lashawna Dinall, Simon Worrell, and Student of the Year, Shamara Frew, with President of the Kitson Town Primary School Past Students Association, Clowenese Brown McIntosh (left), and Vice Principal at the school, Juliet Lattibeaudiere, at the recent awards ceremony, held at the Kitson Town Baptist Church.
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Top Students at Kitson Town Primary Awarded

Several top-performing students at the Kitson Town Primary School in St. Catherine have been awarded by the institution’s Past Students Association and corporate donors. At a recent celebratory event, held at the Kitson Town Baptist Church, the Association also awarded Millicent Singh as ‘Teacher of the Year’ and Patricia Bonner as ‘Exemplary Ancillary Worker’. Two grade-six teachers were also recognised....
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses a consultation session on the National Nutrition Policy Green Paper held on July 26 at the Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew.
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School Leaders Urged to Clamp Down on Unhealthy Foods and Drinks

School administrators are being urged to take responsibility in ensuring that unhealthy foods and drinks are not entering the school system. Making the call while addressing a consultation on the National School Nutrition Policy Green Paper at the Merl Grove High School in St. Andrew on Tuesday (July 26), Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said...
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