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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), participates in the symbolic presentation of a $20 million cheque by the Universal Service Fund (USF) to the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) to fund the PBCJ’s procurement of equipment to establish a dedicated free-to-air 24-hour education channel. Other participants (from left) are: PBCJ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Keith Campbell, Board Member Ed Barnes; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; USF CEO, Daniel Dawes; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and USF Chairman, Justin Morin. The presentation was made during a handover ceremony at the PBCJ on South Odeon Avenue in Kingston, on Friday (December 17)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), participates in the symbolic presentation of a $20 million cheque by the Universal Service Fund (USF) to the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) to fund the PBCJ’s procurement of equipment to establish a dedicated free-to-air 24-hour education channel. Other participants (from left) are: PBCJ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Keith Campbell, Board Member Ed Barnes; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; USF CEO, Daniel Dawes; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and USF Chairman, Justin Morin. The presentation was made during a handover ceremony at the PBCJ on South Odeon Avenue in Kingston, on Friday (December 17)

PM Holness Endorses New Educational Channel

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has endorsed plans by the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) to establish a dedicated free-to-air education channel. This will be the second such locally, targeting content for early childhood, primary and secondary...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) participates in the handover of a symbolic cheque by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation, representing payment of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) fees for students sitting Industrial Technology (Electrical) in 2022. From left are: Examinations Officer for CSEC and Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ) at the Overseas Examination Commission, Tanjay Holmes; Principal of Tarrant High School, Paul Hall and student, Ashalee Williams; Deputy Chairman of the JPS Foundation, Ramsay McDonald; and Director of Corporate Communications, JPS, Winsome Callum. The function was held at the JPS’ Knutsford Boulevard office in Kingston on Tuesday (December 14).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) participates in the handover of a symbolic cheque by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Foundation, representing payment of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) fees for students sitting Industrial Technology (Electrical) in 2022. From left are: Examinations Officer for CSEC and Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ) at the Overseas Examination Commission, Tanjay Holmes; Principal of Tarrant High School, Paul Hall and student, Ashalee Williams; Deputy Chairman of the JPS Foundation, Ramsay McDonald; and Director of Corporate Communications, JPS, Winsome Callum. The function was held at the JPS’ Knutsford Boulevard office in Kingston on Tuesday (December 14).

PHOTOS: JPS Covers CSEC Fees for Industrial Technology
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), speaks at the grant handover ceremony for $23 million awarded for three Higher Education Postgraduate Research projects to be carried out on Technology. The ceremony was held on December 14 at the UWI, Mona Campus. Also at the head table (from second left) are: Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz and Principal of UWI, Mona, Professor Dale Webber.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), speaks at the grant handover ceremony for $23 million awarded for three Higher Education Postgraduate Research projects to be carried out on Technology. The ceremony was held on December 14 at the UWI, Mona Campus. Also at the head table (from second left) are: Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz and Principal of UWI, Mona, Professor Dale Webber.

State Minister Calls For Greater Collaboration Between UWI And UTech
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), communicates by sign language with student of Lister Mair Gilby High School for the Deaf-May Pen Unit, Dillanno Lawrence. Occasion was the presentation of eight tablets, donated by First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union to students of the school, at the credit union’s May Pen Branch office in Clarendon on Monday (December 13).
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), communicates by sign language with student of Lister Mair Gilby High School for the Deaf-May Pen Unit, Dillanno Lawrence. Occasion was the presentation of eight tablets, donated by First Heritage Co-operative (FHC) Credit Union to students of the school, at the credit union’s May Pen Branch office in Clarendon on Monday (December 13).

PHOTOS: Tablets handed over to students of Lister Mair Gilby High School for the Deaf-May Pen Unit
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets kindergarten students of Christel House Jamaica School in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, following the institution’s official opening on Friday (December 10). With him are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and the school’s Principal, Tracey Ann Anderson.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets kindergarten students of Christel House Jamaica School in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, following the institution’s official opening on Friday (December 10). With him are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and the school’s Principal, Tracey Ann Anderson.

New Christel House Jamaica School Opened

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Director of Education and Training at Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Trisha Ewen-Smith; Principal of Lister Mair Gilby High School for the Deaf, Stacy-Ann Dockery; Acting Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee; and Director, Business Development Division, Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Deniese Badroe, display tablets donated by e-Learning Jamaica to the Jamaica Association for the Deaf, as part of the agency’s Corporate Social Responsibility. The tablets were handed over during a ceremony held on December 10, at the Lister Mair Gilby High School for the Deaf in Kingston. The devices will support online teaching and learning at schools for the hearing impaired.
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E-learning Jamaica Donates Tablets to the Jamaica Association for the Deaf

Director of Education and Training at Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Trisha Ewen-Smith; Principal of Lister Mair Gilby High School for the Deaf, Stacy-Ann Dockery; Acting Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee; and Director, Business Development Division, Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Deniese Badroe, display tablets donated by e-Learning Jamaica to the Jamaica Association for the Deaf,...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Judith Slater (centre), exchange greetings on arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (Dec. 9) to particiapte in the National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fourm. Looking on is Director, Donor and Partnership Management, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris. The forum was staged by the NET under the theme: ‘Setting the stage for a national vision on STEAM Education in Jamaica.’
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PHOTOS: Minister Williams address STEAM forum

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Judith Slater (centre), exchange greetings on arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (Dec. 9) to particiapte in the National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fourm. Looking on is Director, Donor and Partnership Management, National Education...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) and Chairperson of the Usain Bolt Foundation, Ms. Winsome Wilkins (third right), at a ceremony where supplies were handed over to the Mountain View Primary and Infant school by the Foundation, today (December 9). Others at the ceremony (from left) are: Acting Principal, Ms. Sashan Brown; Board Member of the Foundation, Mr. Stephen Shaw and students Amoya Atkinson, Dominick Hunt and Taeda Brown.
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Usain Bolt Foundation Donates Supplies To School

Mountain View Primary and Infant School in Kingston has received stationery supplies donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation. The items include one cartridge-free Epson printer, one projector and five reams of paper. The handover ceremony was held at the school, today (December 9). The Foundation also intends to donate 100 printers, 20 projectors and 500 reams of paper to primary...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right), looks at tablets donated to students of the Kingston High School by First Heritage Cooperative (FHC) Credit Union under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child Initiative.’ FHC’s Kingston Gardens Branch Manager, Trudian Stewart (left), handed over the devices recently, at the branch located at 10 East Avenue, Kingston 4. FHC Credit Union has donated 100 tablets, with 40 of the devices reserved for special needs students, and the remainder for primary and secondary students island-wide.
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PHOTOS: First Heritage Donates Tablets to Kingston High School Students

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right), looks at tablets donated to students of the Kingston High School by First Heritage Cooperative (FHC) Credit Union under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child Initiative.’ FHC’s Kingston Gardens Branch Manager, Trudian Stewart (left), handed over the devices recently, at the branch located at 10 East Avenue,...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan (left); Chairman of the Board at CHASE Fund, Omar Frith (second left) and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven, are led on a tour of a section of the Bethlehem Moravian College Early Childhood Centre of Excellence in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, by Acting Head of the Early Childhood Department at the Bethlehem Moravian College, Kade-Ann Daley-Salmon, at the official opening on Monday (December 6).
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Early-Childhood Practitioners Pay Up For Consideration

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan, says the Government is exploring how it can improve the salaries of early-childhood practitioners on the island. Addressing the handover ceremony of the Bethlehem Moravian College Early Childhood Centre of Excellence in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, on December 6, the State Minister said the Government is...
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Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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CCCJ Act Amended

The Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ) Act has been amended to allow the entity to formally issue degrees. Prior to the amendment of the CCCJ Act in July of this year, it was not explicitly stated that the agency was authorised to issue degrees, but it has not been in any breach by issuing degrees, although the Act...
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The Mount Salem Primary and Infant School in St. James
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Rehabilitation Work Underway at Mt Salem Primary and Infant School

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, says that rehabilitation work on the Mount Salem Primary and Infant School in St. James is well underway. The rehabilitation work at the school is in the region of $30 million and is being funded by the Caribbean Development Bank. Work is being done on one of the main...
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