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Principal of the St. Ann's Bay Primary School in St. Ann, Trevor Cole

St. Ann’s Bay Primary Keeping Students Connected During Covid-19

Principal of the St. Ann’s Bay Primary School in St. Ann, Trevor Cole, says a range of measures have being implemented to boost learning and keep students on course during the pandemic. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, he...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right) and Vice President of New Fortress Energy, Verona Carter (right), hold a symbolic cheque for just over $26.6 million, representing scholarships awarded to students from the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona and the University of Technology (UTech). Sharing the moment (from left) are Interim President of CMU, Professor Evan Duggan and students at CMU, Aaliyah Campbell, Revardo Francis and Novian Robinson. The ceremony was held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on December 1.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right) and Vice President of New Fortress Energy, Verona Carter (right), hold a symbolic cheque for just over $26.6 million, representing scholarships awarded to students from the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona and the University of Technology (UTech). Sharing the moment (from left) are Interim President of CMU, Professor Evan Duggan and students at CMU, Aaliyah Campbell, Revardo Francis and Novian Robinson. The ceremony was held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on December 1.

Tertiary STEM Students Awarded Scholarships By New Fortress Energy
Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), Donna Powell Wilson, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 1.
Executive Director of the Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), Donna Powell Wilson, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on December 1.

Council Of Community Colleges Stages Activities For 20th Anniversary
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing the House of Representatives, recently. (JIS File Photo)
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing the House of Representatives, recently. (JIS File Photo)

Education Minister Emphasises Importance Of Safe Transportation For Students
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at the sitting of the House of Representatives, on November 30.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at the sitting of the House of Representatives, on November 30.

56,300 Secondary Students In Face-To-Face Classes

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 30.
Education

383 Larger Primary Schools Approved For Face-To-Face Learning

Another 383 primary schools have been approved for the next phase of face-to-face learning. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 30. “These schools are our larger primary schools, some with their enrolment above 630, while others are occupying 80 per cent or more...
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Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Hon Fayval Williams (centre, joins Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (third left); and Chief Executive Officer of the Toll Authority, Lerone Laing (left), in presenting tablets to benefit students from rural schools. The devices, donated by the Toll Authority, were handed over at the Ministry of Transport and Mining in Kingston on Tuesday (November 30). Receiving the tablets are students from Iona High School in St. Ann, Anastacia Henry (second left) and Tewalie Reid (third right); principal of St. Ann’s Bay Primary, Trevor Cole (second right); and Guidance Counsellor at Iona High School, Kareen Purcell Bourne.
Education

Toll Authority Donates 100 Tablets For Rural Students

Students from several rural schools across the island are to benefit from a donation of 100 tablets by the Toll Authority of Jamaica. The devices were provided under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative, which aims to facilitate equity in access to technologies needed for students to be integrated in virtual learning,...
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Examinations and Assessment Officer at the Council of Community Colleges Jamaica (CCCJ), Vanessa Buchanan Williams.
EducationIndustry

Council Of Community Colleges In Jamaica ISO 9001 2015 Certified

The Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), can now boast that it is ISO 9001 2015 certified, having embarked on the journey in 2017. The CCCJ is a statutory agency under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI), formed by an Act of Parliament to supervise and coordinate the work of Community Colleges in Jamaica. Speaking with JIS...
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Principal of Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland , Keron King, examines the chicken coop located in the school’s farm.
AgricultureEducation

Little Bay Primary And Infant School To Expand Farm

Principal of the Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King, says the school’s farm will be further expanded. This expansion forms part of the school’s three-year plan to be a self-sufficient institution, the Principal told JIS News. What began as a small school garden containing mostly vegetables, now has chicken coops for the growing of chickens and...
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Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationTechnology

School Leaders Urged To Make Greater Use Of Technology

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has called on school leaders to make greater use of technology in order to ensure that students are not left behind amid the rapid technological changes. “Undoubtedly, some societies with more resources than we have will be ahead of us, but we must ensure our students are exposed to these new...
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Project Manager for the ‘Own Your Own Device’ initiative, at e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-Ljam), Seymour Rhoden
EducationTechnology

Some 5,000 Teachers To Receive E-vouchers To Purchase Laptops

Some 5,000 public school educators could commence receiving electronic vouchers (evouchers) to purchase laptop computers in December, under the ‘Laptop for Teachers’ programme, being developed by e- Learning Jamaica Limited (e-Ljam). Project Manager for the ‘Own Your Own Device’ initiative at e-Ljam, Seymour Rhoden, told JIS News that the e-vouchers will enable teachers to visit an approved vendor location to...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left) participate in the launch of the National Coding in Schools Programme, during a virtual ceremony on Friday (Nov. 19). The function involved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the implementation of the initiative, which will benefit 400,000 students in grades one to 13 in public schools across the country. Other participants (from left) are: Acting Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Maureen Dwyer; Managing Director, Amber Group, Michael McNaughton; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Digicel Jamaica, Jabbor Kayumov.
Education

400,000 Students to Benefit From Roll-Out of National Coding in Schools Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (Nov. 19), officially launched the National Coding in Schools Programme, which will benefit 400,000 students from grades one to 13, and 15,000 teachers in public schools across the country. This follows the successful pilot programme, which was launched by the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information on May 7, through partnership...
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