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Principal of Farm Primary and Infant school in St James, Richard Miller (right, engages with grade-six students (from left), Tavarie Clarke, Chevonae Wint and Arianna Green, during lunch break on Monday (March 7).
Principal of Farm Primary and Infant school in St James, Richard Miller (right, engages with grade-six students (from left), Tavarie Clarke, Chevonae Wint and Arianna Green, during lunch break on Monday (March 7).

New Strategies To Improve Students’ Learning Skills

The administrations of the Farm and Glendevon primary and infant schools in St. James have said that emphasis is being placed on improving the literacy and numeracy skills among students at all grade levels as full face-to-face classes resume. Speaking...
Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds.
Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds.

National Business Model Competition Returns In April
Enrichment Centre teacher at the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Dorcas Myrie (in background), instructs students in the group at the school recently.
Enrichment Centre teacher at the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Dorcas Myrie (in background), instructs students in the group at the school recently.

Ongoing Assessment To Address Learning Loss
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (front row, centre) is photographed with some recent graduates of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP), after a press briefing held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, (front row, centre) is photographed with some recent graduates of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP), after a press briefing held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday (March 11).

177 Students Have Graduated from Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), demonstrates the capabilities of a tablet to students during a ceremony for the presentation of 310 tablets and 15 laptops by the Barita Foundation under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The handing-over took place on March 10 at the Tivoli Gardens High School in Kington. The students (from second left) are: Omary Edwards and Natasha Quavers of Tivoli Gardens High; and Kanye Ferguson and Kayla Lawman of Lawrence Tavern Primary in St. Andrew. Also looking on are Managing Director of Barita Unit Trust, Jason Chambers (left); and Executive Director, Barita Foundation, Tanketa Chance -Wilson (in background).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), demonstrates the capabilities of a tablet to students during a ceremony for the presentation of 310 tablets and 15 laptops by the Barita Foundation under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The handing-over took place on March 10 at the Tivoli Gardens High School in Kington. The students (from second left) are: Omary Edwards and Natasha Quavers of Tivoli Gardens High; and Kanye Ferguson and Kayla Lawman of Lawrence Tavern Primary in St. Andrew. Also looking on are Managing Director of Barita Unit Trust, Jason Chambers (left); and Executive Director, Barita Foundation, Tanketa Chance -Wilson (in background).

Barita Foundation Donates 310 Tablets, 15 Laptops to Schools

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(FILE) Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a recent virtual town hall on the full resumption of face-to-face classes.
Education

Students Encouraged to Continue Observing Safety Protocols

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging students to continue being compliant with the safety measures at their schools. This follows the full return of students to face-to-face classes on Monday (March 7). “We're pleading [and] encouraging students to continue to wear their masks in the classroom. There should be no exception in terms of the mask-wearing,...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Education

Education Minister Welcomes UCJ’s Thrust To Promote Micro-Credentials

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is endorsing the thrust of the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) to develop a framework for the quality assurance of micro-credentials in promoting lifelong learning. Micro-credentials are mini qualifications that demonstrate skills, knowledge, and/or experience in a specific subject area or capability. Addressing the virtual opening ceremony for the UCJ’s 17th Annual...
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Grade-one student at Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Daniel Dixon, washes his hands at a wash station during the first day of daily face-to-face classes at the school on Monday (March 7).
EducationYouth

Majority Turnout For Classes At Westmoreland School

The Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland resumed full face-to-face classes on Monday (March 7). The school has a population of more than 700 students and more than 80 per cent were in attendance on the first day. Principal Susan Rattray-Hammond told JIS News that preparations for the full resumption of in-person classes at the institution were made far...
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