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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (centre) breaks ground for the rehabilitation of a sanitation block at the Lethe Primary and Infant School in St. James on June 30. Joining him (from left) are Superintendent of Police in Charge of Operations, St. James Police Division, Eron Samuels; Principal of Bickersteth Primary and Infant School in St. James, Robert Gordon; Owner of Odel Allen Construction, Odel Allen; Senior Manager for Social Development at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue Ho; Regional Director at the Ministry of Education and Youth – Region Four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock; and Principal of Lethe Primary and Infant School, Allison McGhie.

Sanitation Block at Lethe Primary and Infant to Be Rehabilitated

Students and staff of the Lethe Primary and Infant School in St. James will have access to improved sanitation facilities under a project being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The entity, under the Integrated Community Development Project...

Rose Bennett-Cooper (right), widow of the late Jamaican artist Cecil Cooper, in conversation with Jamaican-born writer, journalist and broadcaster, Ferdinand Dennis and curator of the Cecil Cooper Scholarship Exhibition, Gilou Bauer, on July 2 at the Olympia Gallery, Old Hope Road, in St. Andrew.

Cecil Cooper Foundation Provides Scholarships For Edna Manley College Students

Winner in the Bustamante Hospital for Children poster competition, Shamara Chin (left), is presented with her trophy by Administrator at the hospital, Karlene Taylor-McKenzie (right), while mother of the student, Nina Brown (centre), shares in the occasion. The ceremony was at the hospital in St. Andrew on June 30.

Bustamante Hospital Awards Children

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Faval Williams (left), greets students at the Hope Valley Experimental School graduation exercise, held at the University Chapel in St. Andrew on June 29.

Students Urged To Make The Best Of Upcoming Summer School

(FILE) National Literacy Coordinator in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. André Hill.

National Summer School Starts July 4

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), accepts a copy of the National Education Sector Plan from Council Member, National Council on Education (NCE), Professor Disraeli Hutton. Occasion was the final sitting of the current NCE, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (June 29).

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School Board Platform Launched

The governance of public educational institutions is expected to be vastly improved with the launch of the online School Board Platform. The portal, which can be found on the National Council on Education’s (NCE) website at https://www.nce.org.jm/, was officially launched by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the final sitting of the current NCE, at the Jamaica...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), peruses a magazine during a tour of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Arthur Wint Drive, St. Andrew, on June 28. Looking on (from left) are Dean of the School of Visual Arts, Miriam Hinds Smith; student, Tiffany McFarlane; and Chairman (Acting) of the institution, Donahue Martin Jr.

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PHOTOS: Minister Williams Tours School of Visual Arts Exhibition

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), peruses a magazine during a tour of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Arthur Wint Drive, St. Andrew, on June 28. Looking on (from left) are Dean of the School of Visual Arts, Miriam Hinds Smith; student, Tiffany McFarlane; and Chairman (Acting) of the institution, Donahue...

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SLB To Accept Loan Payments Online By Year-End

Clients of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) will be able to make their loan payments online before the end of this year. Deputy Executive Director, Charmaine Rose Anderson, said online payments will be facilitated via the Strategic Transformation of End-users Experience Portal (STEEP), also known as the customer portal. “Students will be able to make payments directly from the portal...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), views one of the 100, 1,000-gallon water tanks, donated by the United States Southern Humanitarian Command Program (USSHCP), which will benefit 51 primary and infant schools across the island. The tanks were handed over during a ceremony on Tuesday (June 28), at Jamaica College in St. Andrew. Looking on (from left) are: Senior Defense Attaché to the United Sates (US) Embassy, Lieutenant Robert Ramsey Jr., and US Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Nick Perry.

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51 Schools Receive Water Tanks From US Southern Humanitarian Command

Fifty-one primary and infant schools are to benefit from a donation of 100 water tanks, valued over $9 million. The 1,000-gallon black tanks, along with fittings, were provided by the United States (US) Southern Humanitarian Command Program (USSHCP), through the National Education Trust (NET). The USSHCP’s donation is in support of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s efforts to ensure...

Global Services Sector (GSS) Project Director, Marjorie Straw, emphasises a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (June 28). Listening is Chief Executive Officer, One-on-One Educational Services, Ricardo Allen.

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20,000 Students To Benefit From GSS High School Immersion Bootcamp

A total of 20,000 students, ages 16 to 20, will benefit from training and certification through the Global Services Sector (GSS) High School Immersion Bootcamp, beginning July 11. The free training programme, being implemented through a partnership between the GSS Project and One-on-One Educational Services, will run for two months under the theme: ‘YES (Youth Empowered Skills) to Careers Unlocked’....

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the congregation at the Power of Faith Ministries in Portmore on June 26.

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Church Urged To Increase Partnership With Education Sector

The Ministry of Education and Youth is calling for greater partnership with the church in addressing indiscipline in schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the church has a significant role to play in influencing behaviour change and instilling positive values and attitudes in the youth. “So, we have reached out to our stakeholders to join hands with us as...

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NCEL Accepting Applications For App

The National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), an agency of the Ministry of Education and Youth, is accepting applications for the next cohort of its Aspiring Principals’ Programme (APP), scheduled to begin in September 2022. The APP was designed to adequately prepare individuals for the task of principalship, prior to their being in the post. This is against the background...