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Diana Stewart, parent of a student of the Danny Williams School For the Deaf in Kingston, communicates with her child’s classmate, Cataleya Sawyers.
Diana Stewart, parent of a student of the Danny Williams School For the Deaf in Kingston, communicates with her child’s classmate, Cataleya Sawyers.

Registration Now Open For Sign Language Classes

The Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) is now accepting registration for its Jamaican Sign Language (JSL) course. Persons who have already completed Level One of the JSL course may register for Level Two, which is scheduled to be held...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Gov’t Committed To Ensuring ‘No Child Is Left Behind’
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

No Face-To-Face Classes On First Teaching Day
Acting Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee.
Acting Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee.

e-Learning Encouraging Students To Care For Devices
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Zavia Mayne (second right, back row), and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Southwest St. Elizabeth member of Parliament, Hon. Floyd Green (second left, back row) with 12-year-old triplets (from left, front row) Dennis, Tamoya, and Denrique Barrett, who recently aced the Primary Exit Profile exams at the Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth. The children display tablets that were presented to them by Mr. Mayne. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Social Worker, Lorrie-Ann Love Thompson; the children’s mother, Tamara Barret; and the children’s Grade-six Teacher, Phylicia Ebanks.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Zavia Mayne (second right, back row), and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Southwest St. Elizabeth member of Parliament, Hon. Floyd Green (second left, back row) with 12-year-old triplets (from left, front row) Dennis, Tamoya, and Denrique Barrett, who recently aced the Primary Exit Profile exams at the Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth. The children display tablets that were presented to them by Mr. Mayne. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Social Worker, Lorrie-Ann Love Thompson; the children’s mother, Tamara Barret; and the children’s Grade-six Teacher, Phylicia Ebanks.

Triplets Ace Primary Exit Profile Exams

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EducationFinance & Public Service

Ministry Committed to Educating Persons about Financial Inclusion

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service remains committed to informing Jamaicans about the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS). The strategy, which was developed in 2017, articulates the Government’s drive to create an enabling environment that makes it easier for Jamaicans to save, invest and do business. The goal of the NFIS is to create the conditions under which...
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Principal of Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King, points to the institution’s recently constructed water tank.
EducationYouth

Laundromat to Be Established at Little Bay Primary and Infant School

A laundromat is to be established at Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland to assist students in washing their uniforms and other articles of clothing. This is being done against the background of water challenges impacting the community. Principal, Keron King, told JIS News that the facility is being funded by longstanding donor partner, the UZAZI Foundation, which...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Education

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 to deploy trained specialist Spanish teachers across Jamaica’s education system. This, she added, to make Spanish a second language in...
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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.
EducationWaterWorks / ConstructionYouth

NWC and M&M Jamaica Limited Partner to Facilitate Skills Development for Young Engineers

The National Water Commission (NWC) has partnered with M&M Jamaica Limited to facilitate skills development for young engineers through hands-on experience. NWC Vice President, Garth Jackson, says under the six-month collaboration, several engineers have been assigned to the Spanish Town leg of the Commission’s major improvement project, being undertaken by M&M. "We have agreed with M&M that we will both...
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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.
Education

New JTA President Installed

Principal of the Golden Spring Primary School in St. Andrew, Winston Smith, has been installed as the 57th president of the Jamaica Teacher’s Association (JTA). Mr. Smith was installed during the opening ceremony of the 57th JTA annual conference, which was held on Monday (August 16) at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny. The outgoing president is Principal of...
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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
Education

Minister Calls for Accountability to Improve on Achievements

The Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams is urging Jamaicans to remain accountable for raising the achievement levels of all students. She was speaking at the Jamaica Teacher’s Association (JTA) 57th Annual Conference Church Service, held at the Faith Tabernacle Shiloh Apostolic Church, in Kingston on Sunday (August 15). In her remarks, the Minister said embracing...
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