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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

Following a two-year break due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the National Business Model Competition (NBMC) for tertiary institutions will return for the seventh staging in April. The annual competition, jointly staged by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and...
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
(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.
(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.

Students Encouraged to Continue Observing Safety Protocols

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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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The 2021/2022 winners of the Scientific Research Council Essay Oratory, Poster and Performing Arts competition.
EducationScience

20 Students Awarded Prizes In Scientific Research Council Competition

Twenty students copped prizes at the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Essay Oratory, Poster and Preforming Arts competition (EOPP) awards ceremony on Friday (March 4). The event was held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church Hall in Kingston. The awardees largely represented primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions across Jamaica. One student was from the University of the West Indies...
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