As Prime Minister Andrew Holness continues distribution of tablets across the island, he is encouraging parents and guardians to properly supervise the online activities of their children. Prime Minister Holness says, as children are now increasingly accessing the tools that enable them to go online, there is the potential for them to be exposed to unsavoury information that is not...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has commended the staff at the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School, in St. James, for making the effort to ensure that students remain engaged with their lessons. “It is quite obvious that the Principal takes this as a very serious duty on her part. I can see that the teachers take their...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government is looking to provide technology devices to more than 500,000 students in the education system. “The total number of learners in the education system is approximately 590,000 and of that number, approximately 52,000 are tertiary students and 33,000 are enrolled in private schools,” he noted. “So the core target...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that almost 150,000 technology devices will be in the hands of needy students islandwide, through various programmes and initiatives, by the end of the 2021/22 school year. She was addressing a meeting for the Kiwanis Club of Eastern St. Andrew, which was held virtually on Tuesday (May 18). The Ministry...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), receives a cheque valued at $500,000 on behalf of the National Education Trust Limited, from Group Business Development Manager, ‎Jamaica Stock Exchange, Andre Gooden. The funds, donated under the ‘Connect a Child Initiative’, were handed over during a ceremony held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices on May 19.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting that as of May 17, there were 34,058 applicants for the Own Your Own Device (OYOD) initiative, with approximately 24,000 vouchers issued. In addition, approximately 13,337 parents/guardians have redeemed their vouchers at the various approved vendors valued at $226,740,000, representing approximately 32 per cent of the allocated funding. Portfolio Minister, Hon....

The Green Pond High School in St. James on Wednesday (May 19) launched a Mathematics Intervention Programme to assist students who perform poorly in the subject area. The intervention, which was launched virtually via the Zoom platform. It will involve several strategies, including the mastery approach, which focuses on helping pupils to develop a deep understanding of maths rather than being able...