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Top-Performing girl in the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations at the Green Island Primary school in Hanover, Taneisha Moseley.

Green Island Primary Celebrates PEP Success

The administration at the Green Island Primary School in Hanover, students and parents are celebrating the results of the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Principal of the institution, Vaccianna Moseley, tells JIS News that he is pleased with the students’...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach Wilson (left); and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), display tablets during a handover ceremony at the Education Ministry's National Heroes Circle location in Kingston on Wednesday (July 21). Over 1,400 tablets and laptops were donated by the Consul General, for distribution to needy students across the island.

Consul General In New York Hands Over Computers

Principal of the Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King.

Little Bay Community Celebrating PEP Success

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

Minister Commends Secretaries for Forming Association

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), in dialogue with Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right) and Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for Assessment and Examination Administration in the Ministry, Terry Ann Thomas Gayle, during a press conference at the Ministry, on July 16 to announce results of the 2021 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations.

84.4 % of PEP Students Placed in One of Their Preferred Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Montego Bay Community College’s Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony, held at the campus on Thursday ( July 15).

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Minister Wants Schools To Be Ranked Among The Best Globally

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says schools must make it their mission to rank among the best institutions globally. “We must get to that point in our evolution as a Jamaican people, in which we are known globally as students that are high-achieving, students that excel, not just some students but all our students,” the Minister...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) and President of the Rockhouse Foundation (right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate the expansion of the Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Infant Academy, in Westmoreland, at the Ministr in Kingston, on July 13. Observing is Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (standing, left) and Acting Permanent Secretary, Dr. Grace McLean.

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MOU Signed For Expansion Of Savanna-La-Mar Inclusive Infant School

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has signed the second part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Rockhouse Foundation to facilitate expansion of the Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Infant Academy in Westmoreland to a full inclusive secondary school. Architectural planning for the expansion is now under way. It is anticipated that the Ministry and the Rockhouse Foundation will jointly...

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Writing Assignment To Be Submitted With BGLC Grant Application

Students applying for the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Tertiary Education Grant for the 2021/2022 academic year are to submit a 500-word writing assignment along with their application. Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication at the BGLC, Jeanette Lewis, told JIS News that the assignment requires applicants to write a formal letter to a family member or friend focusing...

Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd left) and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) listen attentively to grade six student at the Eltham Park Primary School, Zuriel Radcliffe (left), at a handover ceremony for tablet computers held on July 9, at the school in St. Catherine. Others from (2nd right ) are Guidance Counsellor, Ensom City Primary, Ian Ashley and Grade four student at the Ensom City Primary school, Chevanese Williams.

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Students Not Consistently Engaged in Online Learning, Targeted for In-Person Classes

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams says children who have not been able to consistently engage with the education system’s online learning environment, will be targeted for in person learning, under the Ministry’s National Summer School. The initiative seeks to engage students in both face- to- face and online learning modalities. More than 43,000 students are participating in...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval William,s addresses a virtual post-Cabinet briefing on Wednesday (July 7).

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Over 43,000 Students Engaged In National Summer School

More than 43,000 students are participating in the National Summer School Programme, reports Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. She said that the number comprises 16,530 students engaged in face-to-face classes and some 27,000 benefiting from online sessions. Minister Williams noted that the face-to-face classes, which were scheduled to start on Monday (July 5), were delayed by...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the official handing over of computer devices by President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan, his wife, Wendy and son, Zachary, to the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child Initiative’, during a ceremony at the PSOJ’s Hope Road offices in St. Andrew on July 6. The devices, which include 17 tablets and seven laptops, will benefit students of Mannings Hill Primary School, Stony Hill Primary and Infant School, Golden Spring Primary School and Lawrence Tavern Primary School.

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Specialist Teachers In Primary Schools In New Academic Year

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be incorporating specialist teachers at the primary level in the new academic year. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the official handover of computer devices from President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan, his wife, Wendy and son, Zachary, to the ‘One Laptop or...

Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Jeanette Lewis.

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July 16 Deadline To Apply For BGLC Tertiary Education Grant

Students interested in applying for the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Tertiary Education Grant for the 2021/2022 academic year have until Friday, July 16 to submit their applications. The grants are available to full-time undergraduates, 26 years and younger, who are enrolled at an accredited local tertiary institution and have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.75....