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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Faval Williams (seated right) and Country Representative for Microsoft, Yamile Bustamante (seated left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a five-year Digital Skills Programme, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (July 27). Observing in the background (from left) are: Marketing Manager for Microsoft, Latoya Duffus; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean; and Senior Education Officer, Meloney Rhynie.

Over 150,000 Jamaicans To Benefit From 5-Year Digital Skills Programme

Over 150,000 Jamaicans are to benefit from a five-year Digital Skills Programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and Microsoft. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the partnership was signed on July 27, at the Ministry’s...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Ministry and the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) virtual round-table discussion on Wednesday (July 28).

Education Ministry Preparing For Face-To-Face And Online Learning September

The first cohort of graduates from the Events Planning and Management Level 3 Supervisory Course offered by the HEART/NSTA Trust College of Hospitality Services in partnership with the Social Development Commission (SDC). The occasion was their graduation ceremony at the SDC complex in St. Catherine on July 22

Twenty-Three Students Graduate From Events Planning And Management Course

Executive Director, Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon (right), presents Stacy Ann Gordon with her diploma in Events Planning and Management, during a graduation ceremony held at the SDC’s St. Catherine Office on July 22.

SDC and HEART/NSTA Trust Graduation Ceremony (Photos)

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), offers words of encouragement to (from second left), Jevon Josephs; and Roshane Johnson, who are among the second batch of 50 students who will be participating in the Coding in Schools Pilot Programme being undretaken by the MInistry. Ocassion was a ceremony held on Thursday (July 22) at the Amber/HEART Academy, housed at the Stony Hill HEART Academy in St. Andrew for the electronic handover of $18 million by the NCB Foundation to facilitate the training of this new cohort of students under the programme.

Another 50 Students To Be Trained In Coding

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing yesterday’s (July 21) sitting of the House of Representatives.

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Diagnostic Tests For Grade-Six Students Being Assessed

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the results of the diagnostic tests administered to grade-six students to identify and address gaps in the delivery of the National Standards Curriculum, due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19, are being assessed. She said the results will be made available to the grade-seven teachers as the students transition to...

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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’ performance, describing the results as "encouraging”. He says despite the challenges of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 76 per cent of...

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

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Consul General In New York Hands Over Computers

The education sector has been gifted with more than 1,400 computer devices through the efforts of Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach Wilson. Among the items handed over by the Consul General at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information on Wednesday (July 21) were 1,337 tablets, and 115 laptops. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the continuing...

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

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Little Bay Community Celebrating PEP Success

Principal of the Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King, says students who sat the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations performed well, as more than 80 per cent received passes for a school of their choice. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. King stated that the passes are a success for the community of Little Bay,...

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

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Minister Commends Secretaries for Forming Association

The Jamaica Association of Secretaries of Secondary Schools (JASSS) was virtually launched today, July 16, under the theme ‘Securing the Future of Education by Investing in the Present’. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, commended the members for organising themselves to be more effective in the way they carry out their responsibilities. The Minister’s message was read...

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

Thirty-one thousand, four hundred and seventy-nine or 84.44 per cent of students who sat the 2021 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations have been placed in one of their preferred schools. Making the announcement today (July 16), Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the results will be available for access at the parent portal at www.parents.dpisonline.com from...

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...