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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives.

Diagnostic Centres To Be Established At Three Colleges

Three Special Education Diagnostic Centres are to be established at three colleges at a cost of $110 million, during the new fiscal year. They are Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, St. James; Church Teachers’ College, Manchester and the College of Agriculture,...

Grade 8 students are elated as they celebrate Jamaica Day 2022 at the school on Friday, February 25, under the theme “Celebrating Jamaica: Building Character: Hearts through the Arts”.

PHOTOS: Jamaica Day

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (standing centre), observes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate the award of six full tuition scholarships for four inmates, and two correctional services officers to study for an Associate Degree in Business Administration at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC). The Signatories are (seated from left) Commissioner of Corrections, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.), Gary Rowe; Deputy Executive Chair, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) Group, Geraldine Adams; and Executive Director, Stand up for Jamaica, Carla Gullotta. Also witnessing the proceedings are Head of Department, Business Administration UCC, Sonia Davidson (standing left); and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Shauna Trowers. The signing took place on Wednesday (February 23) at the UCC in Kingston, and livestreamed on the DCS’ Instagram page.

University Scholarships For Four Inmates, Two Correctional Officers

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), is presented with a book authored by Pat Chin, entitled ‘Miss Pat – My Reggae Music Journey’, and a doll dressed in the Jamaican colours by proprietor of Island Dolls, Beverly Robotham. The representation was made at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (February 22). Ms. Robotham also presented a letter of undertaking to donate five per cent of all doll sales for this year towards the purchase of tablets for students, under the ‘Own Your Own Device’ initiative.

PHOTOS: Education Minister Presented With Book And Jamaican Doll

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), speaks with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima (left), during Wednesday’s (February 23) launch of the Government’s Public Expenditure Review (PER) for Jamaica’s Education Sector. The launch took place at the Finance Ministry in Kingston. Listening (from second left) are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, and the World Bank’s Caribbean Country Director, Lilia Buruncuic, and Human Development Programme Leader for the Caribbean, Timothy Johnston. The PER was jointly undertaken by UNICEF and the World Bank.

Public Expenditure Review Of Education Sector Launched

Minister of Finance and Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, recently tabled the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives.

4 years ago Budget 2022/2023EducationFinance & Public ServiceParliamentWorks / Construction

Funds Allocated To Complete Renovations At Hope Valley Experimental And August Town Primary

Rehabilitation works at the Hope Valley Experimental and August Town Primary schools in St. Andrew are to be completed in the upcoming fiscal year under the Government’s Integrated Community Development Project II. The project, which has been allocated $796.2 million in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, seeks to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services and contribute towards increased...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre) and Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President, Winston Smith, display the signed Heads of Agreement for wage increases for teachers, during a brief ceremony at the Ministry in Kingston on Monday (February 21). At left is State Minister, Hon. Marsha Smith.

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Gov’t And JTA Sign Wage Agreement

The Government, and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) have signed a 12-month Heads of Agreement for a four per cent increase in wages and allowances for the contract period April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, in his remarks at the brief ceremony at the Ministry in Kingston...

4 years ago Education

Major School Infrastructure Upgrade

A major programme for the expansion of 19 secondary and primary level institutions across the island, has been allocated $899 million for the continuation of construction activities during the new fiscal year. Details of the works, being facilitated under the Primary and Secondary Infrastructure Programme, are contained in the 2022/2023 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The...

Minister of Education and Youth, the Hon. Fayval Williams (second right) and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (right), listen to a comment from Executive Director, Food for The Poor Jamaica, Kivette Silvera (second left). Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of 50 tablets and data cards to the National Education Trust (NET) under the ‘One Laptop of Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The presentation was made on Tuesday (February 15) at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Kingston. At left is Acting Donor and Partner Relations Director, NET, Shirley Moncrieffe. The devices were procured through a donation of CAN$12,500 (approximately 1.5 million) by the Jamaican Diaspora in Canada to Food for the Poor.

4 years ago Education

PHOTOS: 50 Tablets Handed Over To The National Education Trust

Minister of Education and Youth, the Hon. Fayval Williams (second right) and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (right), listen to a comment from Executive Director, Food for The Poor Jamaica, Kivette Silvera (second left). Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of 50 tablets and data cards to the...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Member of Parliament for Kingston East and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell (centre), hand over an Epson printer, donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation to the Rollington Town Primary School in Kingston on Tuesday (February 15). Receiving the printer on behalf of the school is Principal, Dr. Margaret Bailey (second left) and students, Roy-Jay Francis (left) and Jellicia McLennon.

4 years ago EducationTechnology

PHOTOS: Education Minister Hands Over Printer To Rollington Town Primary School

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Member of Parliament for Kingston East and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell (centre), hand over an Epson printer, donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation to the Rollington Town Primary School in Kingston on Tuesday (February 15). Receiving the printer on behalf of the school is Principal, Dr. Margaret Bailey (second left)...

Chairperson of the Regulation and Certification Committee of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Board, David Salmon.

4 years ago EducationYouth

Spotlight On Early Childhood Development This Year

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is turning national focus on early-childhood education as Jamaica marks 2022 as the Year of Early Childhood Development. Chairperson of the Regulation and Certification Committee of the ECC Board, David Salmon, told JIS in an interview that the designation provides the opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of early-child development, and increase emphasis on...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

4 years ago EducationYouth

Grade Six PEP Ability Test Postponed To March 24

The Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) is reporting that a decision has been taken to postpone the Grade Six Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Ability Test from its originally scheduled date of February 22, 2022, to March 24, 2022. However, the Grade Six Performance-Based Test scheduled for March 22 and 24, 2022, have been cancelled. Meanwhile, the Grade Six Curriculum-Based...