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President of the International University of the Caribbean (IUC), Professor Roderick Hewitt, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (September 21).

IUC Offers Degree In Peace Studies

Students wishing to pursue studies at the International University of the Caribbean (IUC) will have the opportunity to engage in Peace Studies as an Academic Discipline, through its Peace Institute. This is a radical shift in the focus of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) presents tablet computers to Member of Parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell (third left) for distribution to students. The presentation was made during a visit to the vaccination site at the Windward Road Primary and Junior High School in East Kingston on Wednesday (September 15). During the visit, Mr. Holness also donated a multifunctional printer to the institution. Looking on (from left) are Councillor for the Norman Gardens Division, Jacqueline Lewis; Councillor, Springfield Division, Lorraine Dobson; Principal of the school, Noel Pennant; and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

PM Hands Over 40 Tablets For East Kingston And Port Royal Students

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on September 15.

Government Begins Onboarding Of Schools To Fibre Infrastructure

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Encourages Member States To Reopen Schools Safely

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking in the House of Representatives on September 15.

73,880 Children Vaccinated Against COVID-19

5 years ago Education

Jamaica Customs Donates 60 Tablets To Two Primary Schools

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has donated 60 tablets valued at $1.2 million to two primary schools in St. James and St. Andrew. The institutions are Farm Primary and Infant in Green Pond and Edward Seaga Primary in Denham Town, which were presented with 30 tablets each on September 8 and September 9, respectively. Director of Internal Affairs at the...

Principal of the Grateful Hill Primary School, George Moodie (left), looks on while teacher at the school, Shanika McCalla Battiste (right), speaks during a recent donation of 40 tablets and bursaries by past student, Unique Gray (second right), at the St. Catherine-based institution. Also pictured at second left is representative of Drive Unique, Adrianna Hunt.

5 years ago EducationTechnology

40 Tablets For Grateful Hill Primary

The Grateful Hill Primary School in St. Catherine has 40 tablet computers and $200,000 worth of bursaries for needy students, compliments of past student Unique Gray. Gray who is the principal behind Drive Unique, a car-rental entity, said she saw on social media that the school was on a drive to get tablets for students in need and decided to...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

5 years ago Education

Education Ministry to Continue Community Intervention Plan

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be continuing its targeted community intervention plan this school year, which is aimed at reaching those students, who are not engaged through any of the remote learning modalities. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams told JIS News that the intervention involves the direct engagement of students in their communities by Ministry personnel. “We...

5 years ago Education

Deadline for SLB Jump-Start Scholarship is September 30

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is reminding persons that the deadline to apply for the Jump-Start Scholarship is September 30, 2021. The free scholarship provides students with $300,000 to assist with tuition and other school-related expenses. It is not a student loan and, therefore, does not require repayment. SLB Jump-Start is designed to assist financially challenged students leaving secondary school...

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40,000 Students Have Received First Dose Of Pfizer Vaccine

More than 40,000 students have, so far, received their first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who said that the vaccine take-up by students is “going very well”. Speaking with JIS News during a recent interview, Ms. Williams said she is optimistic that “we are going...

5 years ago Education

Character Education In Schools January 2022

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is targeting January 2022 to begin the implementation of character education in schools. Portfolio Minster, Hon. Fayval Williams, in a back-to-school broadcast recently, said character education will enhance the academics by teaching students “a sense of diligence, how to focus on their studies, how to strive to do well, and how to interact...

5 years ago Education

Seven-Year High-School Programme To Start This Academic Year

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is to begin the implementation of a seven-year high-school programme this academic year. “This will mean two additional years of high school for students who complete grade 11 and want alternative opportunities alongside the traditional sixth-form Caribbean Advanced Proficiency (CAPE) curriculum,” Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said during a back-to-school broadcast recently. She...