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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Education Ministry Advancing Process To Deploy Specialist Spanish Teachers In Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says mastery of a second language by Jamaicans, particularly Spanish, can potentially generate more global opportunities for the country. Against this background, Mrs. Williams said the Ministry was ramping up efforts...
National Water Commission (NWC) Vice President, Garth Jackson (fifth left), along with Project Coordinator at M&M Jamaica Limited, Michael Hemming (sixth left), and Deputy Managing Director at M&M Jamaica Limited, Richard Mullings (sixth right), with other workers on the Spanish Town leg of the major NWC improvement project recently.
National Water Commission (NWC) Vice President, Garth Jackson (fifth left), along with Project Coordinator at M&M Jamaica Limited, Michael Hemming (sixth left), and Deputy Managing Director at M&M Jamaica Limited, Richard Mullings (sixth right), with other workers on the Spanish Town leg of the major NWC improvement project recently.

NWC and M&M Jamaica Limited Partner to Facilitate Skills Development for Young Engineers
Outgoing President of the Jamaica Teacher’s Association (JTA), Jasford Gabriel (left) , hands over the JTA’s gavel to incoming president of the organisation, Winston Smith. Occasion was the opening ceremony of the 57th JTA annual conference, which was held on Monday (August 16) at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny.
Outgoing President of the Jamaica Teacher’s Association (JTA), Jasford Gabriel (left) , hands over the JTA’s gavel to incoming president of the organisation, Winston Smith. Occasion was the opening ceremony of the 57th JTA annual conference, which was held on Monday (August 16) at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny.

New JTA President Installed
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (right) greeting the Jamaica Teacher’s Association President-Elect Winston Smith, at the 57th Annual Conference Church Service which was held at the Faith Tabernacle Shiloh Apostolic Church in Kingston on Sunday (August 15). Photo: Michael Sloley
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (right) greeting the Jamaica Teacher’s Association President-Elect Winston Smith, at the 57th Annual Conference Church Service which was held at the Faith Tabernacle Shiloh Apostolic Church in Kingston on Sunday (August 15). Photo: Michael Sloley

Minister Calls for Accountability to Improve on Achievements
Deputy Managing Director, Operations at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Smith explains the JUTC
Deputy Managing Director, Operations at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Smith explains the JUTC's role in the School Train Service that is to be rolled out by the Jamaica Railway Corporation in September. Photo: Peta-Gay Hodges

720 Students in St Catherine to Benefit from School Train Service

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Digital Literacy Skills Framework to be Established

The Broadcasting Commission, in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is to establish a Digital Literacy Skills Framework for Jamaica. This according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) 2020 Economic and Social Survey, which says, “This intends to aid the development of digital literacy in the era of the fourth revolution as a regulatory...
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$4.3 Billion Allocated To Primary-Level Schools For 2021-2022

A sum of $4.3 billion has been allocated to primary, all-age, and junior high schools for the 2021-2022 academic year. The funds are being disbursed in four tranches, with the first tranche paid over in June 2021. The Ministry Education, Youth, and Information, in a recent bulletin, said that each school will receive a maintenance grant in the amount of...
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$9.3 Billion In Grants Allocated To Secondary Schools For 2021/2022

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information has allocated $9.3 billion in grants to secondary schools for the academic year 2021/2022. The amount is being paid in four tranches, with the first disbursement made in June 2021. Allocation of the funds is to ensure that schools are equipped with the necessary infrastructure and resources and is in keeping with the...
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Richard Williams (left) presents a scholarship cheque to 18-year-old Tianna Smith during the Independence church service held at the Maldon Baptist Church in Maroon Town, St. James, on Sunday (August 1). The annual scholarship is in honour of Mr. Williams’ parents, Richard and Mavis Williams.
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Maldon Baptist Church Students Receive Scholarships

Eighteen-year-old Tianna Smith and 12-year-old Tousaint Desouza are this year’s recipients of scholarships awarded by the Williams family of the Maldon Baptist Church in St. James. The presentations were made during the Independence service held at the church in Maroon Town on Sunday (August 1). The students were selected for the scholarships from a pool of applicants, who attend the...
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Schools Reminded That Fees Are Not Mandatory

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information (MoEYI) is reminding school administrators of the non-mandatory fee policy for infant, primary and secondary educational institutions. In a bulletin issued on Tuesday (July 3), the Ministry said that no child should be denied the right to an education if voluntary contributions are not made. Therefore, parents should not be forced to pay...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), presents a tablet to Aaron Shields (left) of the Grants Pen Primary and Infant School in St. Thomas, while summer school programme organiser, 16-year old Jaheim Brown, looks on. Occasion was a fun day activity organised by Jaheim at Hope Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew on July 31, to close out the annual summer programme, which he organises for young children in his Yallahs community.
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Summer School Programme Going Well – Minister Williams

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that the first staging of the National Summer School Programme is going well.  “We are pleased with summer school…our tutors took to it and our students as well and summer school is (doing) what it (is) intended to do, especially with the (face- to-face component), in terms of finding some of...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Faval Williams (seated right) and Country Representative for Microsoft, Yamile Bustamante (seated left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a five-year Digital Skills Programme, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (July 27). Observing in the background (from left) are: Marketing Manager for Microsoft, Latoya Duffus; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean; and Senior Education Officer, Meloney Rhynie.
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Over 150,000 Jamaicans To Benefit From 5-Year Digital Skills Programme

Over 150,000 Jamaicans are to benefit from a five-year Digital Skills Programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and Microsoft. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the partnership was signed on July 27, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. The objective is to equip persons will the digital skills needed to fill in-demand...
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