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Students of the St. Patrick’s Primary School in Waterhouse, Kingston, Annastacia Williams (second left) and Shavaughn Bucchanan (second right), display the mental ability workbooks valued at $350,000, donated by Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) to aid in their Primary Exit Profile (PEP) preparations. Joining the students are Social Studies teacher, Jodian Walker (left) and school Principal, Susan White. Representing the BGLC at the virtual handover ceremony are Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication, Jeanette Lewis (on screen left), and Communications and Research Assistant, Tamara Myrie (on screen right).
Students of the St. Patrick’s Primary School in Waterhouse, Kingston, Annastacia Williams (second left) and Shavaughn Bucchanan (second right), display the mental ability workbooks valued at $350,000, donated by Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) to aid in their Primary Exit Profile (PEP) preparations. Joining the students are Social Studies teacher, Jodian Walker (left) and school Principal, Susan White. Representing the BGLC at the virtual handover ceremony are Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication, Jeanette Lewis (on screen left), and Communications and Research Assistant, Tamara Myrie (on screen right).

BGLC Donates Workbooks to Aid Students’ PEP Preparation

A total of 143 grade-six students from St. Patrick’s Primary School in Waterhouse, Kingston, have received a significant boost to their preparation for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). This is through the donation of mental ability workbooks, valued at $350,000,...
Students from 13 primary and high schools in St. James display tablet and laptop computers that were donated to their institutions by the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee and the Victoria House Foundation, during a presentation ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in the parish on Friday (October 8). Sharing the moment are Committee Chair, Dr. Yvonne Smith (left), and Foundation President, MacFarlane Okonta (right).
Students from 13 primary and high schools in St. James display tablet and laptop computers that were donated to their institutions by the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee and the Victoria House Foundation, during a presentation ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in the parish on Friday (October 8). Sharing the moment are Committee Chair, Dr. Yvonne Smith (left), and Foundation President, MacFarlane Okonta (right).

Over 160 Computers Donated to Schools in St. James
Prime Minister,. the Most. Hon Andrew Holness (centre), delivers remarks prior to handing over tablet computers and a printer to the Cedar Grove Academy in St. Catherine. Others (from left) are: Principal for the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine Richard Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and East Central St. Catherine Member of Parliament, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Cedar Grove Academy student, Ajani Williams, and Acting Principal, Jonelle Prince. The presentation was made on Friday (October 8) during the Prime Minister’s Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign tour in the parish.
Prime Minister,. the Most. Hon Andrew Holness (centre), delivers remarks prior to handing over tablet computers and a printer to the Cedar Grove Academy in St. Catherine. Others (from left) are: Principal for the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine Richard Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and East Central St. Catherine Member of Parliament, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Cedar Grove Academy student, Ajani Williams, and Acting Principal, Jonelle Prince. The presentation was made on Friday (October 8) during the Prime Minister’s Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign tour in the parish.

Prime Minister Holness Hands Over Tablets and Printers for Schools and Students In St. Catherine
Chairman of the Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee, Dr. Yvonne Smith.
Chairman of the Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee, Dr. Yvonne Smith.

Schools Receive Tablets and Laptops
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).

Cabinet Approves Proposal For Seven Years of Secondary Education

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, addresses virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
CabinetEducationFinance & Public Service

Outstanding Payments Will Be Made To Summer School Teachers By Mid-October

Outstanding payments to teachers who participated in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s National Summer School Programme are to be completed by mid-October. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean, made the disclosure during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing, held on Wednesday (October 6). Dr. McLean said of the over 3,500 teachers engaged in the sessions, more than...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
CabinetEducationInformationYouth

Grade-Six PEP Exams Begin February 22

Administration of the 2021/22 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) for grade six will begin on February 22, 2022, with the sitting of the Ability Test. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure at Wednesday’s (October 6) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing. Grade-six students will sit the Language Arts Performance Task on March 23 and the Mathematics component on March 24, and...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams.
DevelopmentEducation

Professional Development of Teachers A Priority

Priority is being given to improving the professional development of teachers to assist in mitigating the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the education sector. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging teachers at all levels to take advantage of available training programmes to build on their existing qualifications. “We do recognise that teachers are expected...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Education

Revised Teacher Appraisal Model to Support Growth of Teachers

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the revised teacher appraisal model is intended to support the improved performance and growth of educators. The model, which is to be implemented within the education sector, aims to enhance teacher effectiveness, facilitate professional growth and act as an assessment tool. Addressing the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) virtual forum, held...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), looks at a bottle of cough syrup, which is among pharmaceutical and personal care items contained in care packages, that have been donated for Cuban teachers in Jamaica, by P.A. Benjamin Manufacturing Company Limited. Looking on (from left) are Marketing Manager for Pharmaceuticals and Exports, P.A. Benjamin, Andreen Bennett; Coordinator of the Cuban Educational Brigade in Jamaica, Dr. Reynel Isalgue Isalgué; and Marketing Manager for Food and Personal Care, P.A. Benjamin, Lisa Andrade Thompson. The items were handed over at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston on Friday (September 24).
Education

PHOTOS: P.A. Benjamin Donates Care Packages For Cuban Teachers

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), looks at a bottle of cough syrup, which is among pharmaceutical and personal care items contained in care packages, that have been donated for Cuban teachers in Jamaica, by P.A. Benjamin Manufacturing Company Limited. Looking on (from left) are Marketing Manager for Pharmaceuticals and Exports, P.A. Benjamin, Andreen Bennett;...
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The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) has extended the deadline for the application of the Jump Start Scholarship.
Education

SLB Extends Application For Jump Start Scholarship To October 11

Students now have until Monday (October 11) to apply for the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) Jump Start Scholarship. The entity has extended the deadline for applications from the previous date of September 30 to accommodate students who will be receiving their Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results next month, SLB Executive Director, Nickeisha Walsh, told JIS NEWS. “These scholarships are...
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Chief Executive Officer of JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley.
Education

JANAAC Seeking FDA Approval as a Third-party Accreditation Body

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) has announced that it will be seeking United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a third-party accreditation body. “We are again in expansion mode, adding new programmes in support of trade facilitation. Later this year we will be audited by the FDA in our quest to become a recognised FDA...
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