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Study Grants Available for Public Sector Workers and Their Children

Applications are now open for the Public Sector Education Grants. The grants which are being offered through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service are open to qualified public sector officers and their children as of July 11. The...
(From left) Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck presents a certificate of participation in the Restorative Justice Workshop to representatives from Cambridge High School in St. James. They are student, Trisha-Gaye Wallace; Principal Harry Hanson; Parent, Nadia Brown and Dean of Discipline, Primrose Barnett. The award ceremony was held at the Jamaica College Auditorium in St. Andrew Friday (July 15).
(From left) Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck presents a certificate of participation in the Restorative Justice Workshop to representatives from Cambridge High School in St. James. They are student, Trisha-Gaye Wallace; Principal Harry Hanson; Parent, Nadia Brown and Dean of Discipline, Primrose Barnett. The award ceremony was held at the Jamaica College Auditorium in St. Andrew Friday (July 15).

Training Underway for Conflict Resolution in Schools
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks (fourth left, foreground) is being affixed with the distinguished Key Club pin by Jada-Rose Farquharson from Hampton High School of Malvern, St. Elizabeth. Occasion was a courtesy call on Ambassador Marks by Key Clubbities from high schools in Jamaica, at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC on Wednesday, July 13. The 11 students, representing Jamaica College, Ardenne, Hampton, Gaynstead, Campion College, Holy Childhood, Kingston College, and Wolmer’s, along with faculty members, were in the US capital city for a Key Club International Convention (ICON), which ran from July 6 to 10.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks (fourth left, foreground) is being affixed with the distinguished Key Club pin by Jada-Rose Farquharson from Hampton High School of Malvern, St. Elizabeth. Occasion was a courtesy call on Ambassador Marks by Key Clubbities from high schools in Jamaica, at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC on Wednesday, July 13. The 11 students, representing Jamaica College, Ardenne, Hampton, Gaynstead, Campion College, Holy Childhood, Kingston College, and Wolmer’s, along with faculty members, were in the US capital city for a Key Club International Convention (ICON), which ran from July 6 to 10.

PHOTOS: Jamaican Key Club Students Call on Ambassador Marks
Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated), speaks with Head Boy, Three Hills Primary, Kevaughn Gordon, during a tour of the school’s new computer/multipurpose centre. The facility, which was established at a value of approximately $4.4 million, was donated to the school by Couples Resorts, Tower Isle. Looking on are (from left) the school’s principal, Slean Harris; Head Girl, Jestina Marsh; and grade five student, Kedeka Edwards. The handover ceremony was held on Thursday (July 14) at the school’s location in Charles Town, St. Mary.
Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated), speaks with Head Boy, Three Hills Primary, Kevaughn Gordon, during a tour of the school’s new computer/multipurpose centre. The facility, which was established at a value of approximately $4.4 million, was donated to the school by Couples Resorts, Tower Isle. Looking on are (from left) the school’s principal, Slean Harris; Head Girl, Jestina Marsh; and grade five student, Kedeka Edwards. The handover ceremony was held on Thursday (July 14) at the school’s location in Charles Town, St. Mary.

Three Hills Primary Gets State-of-the-Art Computer Centre
Executive Director, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Vitus Evans (5th left) with past recipients of the BGLC Tertiary Education Grant.
Executive Director, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Vitus Evans (5th left) with past recipients of the BGLC Tertiary Education Grant.

BGLC Extends Application Deadline for Tertiary Education Grant

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), peruses a document during Friday’s (July 8) press conference to discuss the results of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. With her (from left) are Deputy Chief Education Officer for Examinations, Assessment and Administration Services, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer.
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Over 50 Per Cent of Students Ranked Proficient Or Highly Proficient

More than 50 per cent of students who sat Primary Exit Profile (PEP) this year, have been categorised as ‘proficient’ or ‘highly proficient’ in all four subject areas. Figures from the Ministry of Education and Youth show that in Language Arts, 62.7 per cent of all students demonstrated the required competence necessary in the subject area as specified under the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses Friday’s (July 8) press conference to discuss the results of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. From left is Deputy Chief Education Officer for Examinations, Assessment and Administration Services, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle and Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
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87 Per Cent of Students Placed in Schools of Choice

Eighty-seven per cent of students who sat the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) this year, have been placed in one of seven schools of their choice. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Friday (July 8) ), ahead of the release of the results of the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
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Parents Urged to Ensure Children Attend National Summer School

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is imploring parents to ensure that their children are engaged in the summer school programme as it will benefit their long-term development. Speaking with JIS News, she said it is “painful”’ to see parents having children work instead of taking advantage of the programme. “I know what the child is missing if...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
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Work Progressing on Education Policies

Work has been progressing strategically on the policies and institutions that fall under the Ministry of Education and Youth, since the start of 2022. Most of the work is aligned with the recommendations from the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. Among them is the Higher Education Policy, which Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said “has never been closer to...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Education

Student Attendance Back at Pre-Pandemic Levels

Student attendance is back to pre-pandemic levels, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. At the end of the 2021/22 school year on July 1, the daily absentee rate was at 20 to 25 per cent, which was the case before the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mrs. Williams said that efforts to find students who are still...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Education

ETOC Officially Launched to Advance Education Sector

Advancement of the education sector is under way, following the official launch of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC). Launched during a ceremony at Jamaica House, in Kingston, on July 6, ETOC is currently finalising its implementation plan for recommendations in the 2022 Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. Approval of the plan and finalisation of its budget are slated...
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Programme Director of the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw, says the GSS Project and its partners offer training to Jamaicans to upskill them as part of Jamaica’s value proposition, as a skilled workforce attracts investments.
EducationYouth

Skills Training, Another Component for FDI

The Global Services Sector (GSS) Project is aimed at providing Jamaicans with the requisite skills and training to attract foreign direct investment and other positive outcomes. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank session on the new High School Immersion Bootcamp Training Programme offered under the GSS Project, Programme Director, Marjorie Straw, said that skills and training are important considerations...
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