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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

Adelphi Primary School and Goodwill Primary and Infant School in rural St. James were among the institutions in the parish recording smooth starts to the 2022/23 academic year, which commenced on Monday (September 5). Both schools, which boast immaculate compounds,...
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
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.
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.

Facelift for Franklin Town Primary
Students at the Steer Town Primary and Junior High School on opening day at the St. Ann-based institution.
Students at the Steer Town Primary and Junior High School on opening day at the St. Ann-based institution.

Smooth Start at Schools in St. Ann
Principal of the Point Hill Leased Primary School in St. Catherine, Shernette Powell (left), looks on while early-childhood educator and parent of the top-performing student at the Point Hill primary, Nadine Sinclair Peart (right), makes a point, during a recent interview with JIS News. Others pictured are top-student Naveed Peart (seated), and his father, James Peart.
Principal of the Point Hill Leased Primary School in St. Catherine, Shernette Powell (left), looks on while early-childhood educator and parent of the top-performing student at the Point Hill primary, Nadine Sinclair Peart (right), makes a point, during a recent interview with JIS News. Others pictured are top-student Naveed Peart (seated), and his father, James Peart.

Parents Must Get Involved in the Education of Children from Early – Principal

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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.
Education

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.
Education

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
Education

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.
Education

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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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda
Education

Students get Back-to-School Supplies

Scores of students were assisted in their preparations for the reopening of schools this month, with the provision of back-to-school supplies, at an event hosted by Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The students and parents numbering some 200 persons packed the Watermount Open Bible Church, where they collected books, school bags, and...
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Minister of Education and Youth, the Hon. Fayval Williams (third left) receives a copy of the National Teachers’ Consultation Report from the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Representative, Vincente Teran (third right). Looking are (from left) President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), LaSonja Harrison, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry (Acting) Maureen Dwyer, Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Office in Jamaica, Dr. Anna Paolini and UNICEF’s Transformation Education Summit Consultant, Elizabeth Emanuel. The report was delivered at the ministry in Kingston on Friday, September 3.
Education

Teachers Call for Campaign Promoting the Value of Education

Teachers across the island are recommending that a campaign be implemented, focusing on the importance of education to the society, in an effort to increase stakeholder participation. They are also advocating for parents, youth, and communities to recognize themselves as key partners in the sector’s improvement, as well as their child’s academic success. These were part of the main conclusions...
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Recipients of the NCB Foundation 2022 Tertiary Scholarship and Grant Programme, with Chief Executive Officer of the NCB Foundation, Nadeen Matthews Blair (front, 3rd left) and Chair of the NCB Foundation, Thalia Lyn (centre ). The presentation ceremony was held on September 2, at the NCB Wellness and Recreation Centre.
EducationFinance & Public Service

Education Minister Lauds NCB Foundation

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation for its continued philanthropic support to the education of Jamaica’s children. “Education is critical to the development and evolution of any society. As a nation, with immense potential to harvest the social and developmental advantages, we must unlock the possibility that our children possess,...
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