Eight students of the St. Ann’s Bay Primary School in St. Ann, are beneficiaries of computer tablets, donated by the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI). The handover took place on Tuesday (November 2) at the institution as a goodwill project by JAPHI, in observance of Public Health Inspectors Week, celebrated from October 24 to 30. In her address,...

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information (MOEYI) continues to facilitate and enhance teaching and learning during the ongoing pandemic, through the provision of audiovisual lessons. The lessons are being aired via the Ministry’s eHomeSchool network (eHSN) and YouTube channel, and the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ). Students can access live and recorded lessons, news, and information, through eHSN-PRIMARY...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), receives one of 20 tablets donated by Unicomer Jamaica Limited, from Managing Director, Mr Edwin Vaquerano, at the Ministry on October 28. The devices have been given to the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative. The donation is valued at $1,608,000 and the tablets will be given to secondary...

In the sphere of education, many of the measures that the Government of Jamaica has adopted in response to the global health crisis has been the suspension of face-to-face classes at all levels. The need to maintain educational continuity has however presented challenges to which schools have responded with different remote options. There have been increasing concerns regarding the number...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for its 2021 Heritage Competition from October 31 to November 7 at midnight. The annual competition is divided into three components – essay, poster and photography – targeting primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, respectively. It forms part of the JIS’s thrust to engage students in national...

Acting Principal of the Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in St. James, Deon Stern-Anglin, says the school will be ready to reopen for face-to-face classes as soon as the Government gives the go-ahead. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced on October 26 that some 376 primary schools have been selected to reopen for face-to-face classes, beginning Monday (November 8)....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is aware of the increased risk of coronavirus (COVID19) infections when schools begin to reopen, but it is a necessary move at this time given the learning loss being experienced by students. “We have always said that once we [reopen school] we know the numbers are going increase. We are...