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​Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post Cabinet Press briefing on February 24.
​Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post Cabinet Press briefing on February 24.

Only Students Preparing For Exit Exams To Attend Face-To-Face Classes

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has announced that only students preparing for exit examinations are to be engaged in face-to-face teaching. These include grade-six students, who are preparing for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), and students...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) displays a tablet, which was among $500,000 worth of items donated by the Building Alternative Bridges for Success (BABS) Foundation, in support of the Ministry
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) displays a tablet, which was among $500,000 worth of items donated by the Building Alternative Bridges for Success (BABS) Foundation, in support of the Ministry's coronavirus (COVID-19) response. The items were handed over at the Ministry's National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (February 23). Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left), holds an automatic sanitiser dispenser, while Director of the BABS Foundation, Adrian Reynolds, displays a non-contact thermometer.

BABS Foundation Donates To Education Ministry’s COVID-19 Response
Principal of Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King.
Principal of Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King.

Principal Of Little Bay Primary To Be Recognised
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (at lectern), offers words of encouragement to students participating in the Coding Internship Programme at the Stony Hill HEART/NSTA campus in St. Andrew. Ms. Willliams visited the institution, recently, along with National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia. Under the Coding Internship Programme, thousands of young Jamaicans will be trained as software developers to create cutting-edge technologies through a one-year residential training programme at the Amber HEART Coding Academy. It is a partnership between the HEART NSTA/Trust and the Amber Group, in collaboration with the HOPE Programme and the Art of Living Foundation.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (at lectern), offers words of encouragement to students participating in the Coding Internship Programme at the Stony Hill HEART/NSTA campus in St. Andrew. Ms. Willliams visited the institution, recently, along with National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia. Under the Coding Internship Programme, thousands of young Jamaicans will be trained as software developers to create cutting-edge technologies through a one-year residential training programme at the Amber HEART Coding Academy. It is a partnership between the HEART NSTA/Trust and the Amber Group, in collaboration with the HOPE Programme and the Art of Living Foundation.

PHOTOS: Minister of Education, Youth and Information Visits the Stony Hill HEART/NSTA Campus in St. Andrew
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, stands at attention for the playing of the National Anthem, at the 2021/22 ceremonial opening of Parliament on February 18.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, stands at attention for the playing of the National Anthem, at the 2021/22 ceremonial opening of Parliament on February 18.

Consultations Advanced For Review Of Education System

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Rehabilitation Works To Commence At Hope Valley Experimental School

Rehabilitation works are to commence at the Hope Valley Experimental School and August Town School in the upcoming financial year. An allotment of $726.2 million has been set aside in the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure to carry out these and other activities under the Integrated Community Development Project II. The project is designed to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure...
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Education

$120 Million Set Aside To Complete Special Education Diagnostic Centre At CASE

The Government has allocated a sum of $120 million towards the establishment of a special education diagnostic centre at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland. The project also includes the construction of a waste-water treatment system, abattoir, and biodigester on the college campus. Details of the undertaking are contained in the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure, which...
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Education

Continued Expansion and Upgrading at Mount St. Joseph Catholic High School

Expansion and upgrading works will continue at Mount St. Joseph Catholic High School in Manchester during the upcoming fiscal year. These include the construction of third and fourth form blocks, an administrative block, an auditorium, and a canteen. The project is being facilitated through a $210 million allocation, under the Education Transformation Programme, which has the objective of providing additional...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, knock elbows at the handover of tablet computers donated by persons in the diaspora for students in Jamaica, at the Education Ministry, in Kingston, today (February 16)
Education

Hundreds Of Students To Receive Tablets Donated By The Diaspora

One thousand two hundred students are to receive tablet computers donated by persons in the diaspora, through a drive spearheaded by Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Wilson. The effort is spearheaded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade; the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and the National Education Trust (NET). Addressing a handover ceremony at...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (left); Principal of Goodwill Primary and Infant School, Camille Hoarde; and Councillor for the Somerton Division, Mark McGann, observe as grade-five student, Miekayla Harris, utilises a desktop computer in the new computer lab donated to the school by USF, under its Community Access Point initiative, in Goodwill, St. James, on Monday, February 15.
EducationTechnology

USF Commissions Computer Labs In St. James

The Universal Service Fund (USF), under its Community Access Point initiative, commissioned computer labs at the Goodwill Primary and Infant School, and Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club, in St. James, on Monday, February 15. The labs are equipped with desktop computers, chairs, desks, air-conditioning (AC) units and Internet connectivity to increase access for students and the wider community. Similar...
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Senior Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI) and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, Marlon Williams. (JIS File Photo)
Education

Jamaica Day To Be Observed On February 26

The 21st observance of Jamaica Day 2021 will be held on Friday, February 26, under the theme ‘Celebrating Jamaica: ‘Reggae the Message of Resilience and Triumph’. The annual celebration of this calendar event is usually marked with several cultural activities undertaken by schools across the island; however, this year’s celebration will be significantly scaled down. Senior Education Officer, Ministry of...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), with (from left) Principal, Excelsior Community College, Philmore McCarthy; Honorary Fellows, Morin Seymour and Dr. Charah Watson, and distinguished past student, Orville Hall, at the institution’s virtual graduation ceremony, held on February 11 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Education

Over 500 Students Graduate From Excelsior Community College

More than 500 graduates of the Excelsior Community College in Kingston were conferred with their degrees, diplomas and certificates during a virtual graduation ceremony held on Thursday (February 11) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel. The college institution also conferred honorary fellowships on Morin Seymour, one of the institution’s former chairmen, for his stellar dedication and contribution to the social services,...
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