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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).

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...

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.

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

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Writing Assignment To Be Submitted With BGLC Grant Application

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.

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

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

Over 43,000 Students Engaged In National Summer School

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....

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Airports Authority of Jamaica, Audley Deidrick, speaks at the recent handover of a police post at the Ian Fleming International Airport in st. Mary.

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AAJ Spends $5 Million To Buy Tablets For Students

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) has spent approximately $5 million since the start of 2021 to purchase tablets for students, as part of its corporate social responsibility programme. The tablets were earmarked to assist students who have been out of school since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced school closures in March 2020. Minister of Transport and...

Honorary Consul for Jamaica in Atlanta, Dr. Elaine Grant-Bryan.

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Registration For Elaine Grant-Bryan Foundation’s Career Mentorship Programme Closes July 8.

Jamaican students are being invited to register for the Elaine Grant-Bryan Foundation’s 2021 career mentorship programme by Thursday, July 8. The Foundation is the brainchild of Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Elaine Grant-Bryan. The mentorship programme, which involves partnership with Microsoft and the Atlanta Hawks, is primarily targeted at first and second-year tertiary and final-year high-school students who...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons With Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.

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JCPD Accepting Applications For Margaret Moody Scholarship

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is now accepting applications for the Margaret Moody Scholarship, open to persons with disabilities who are registered with the Council. Two recipients will each receive scholarships amounting to $150,000.00 covering tuition, boarding and materials. Executive Director of the JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks, told JIS News that the Margaret Moody Scholarship fund was...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents student of Clark’s Town Primary School in Trelawny, Aiden Blake, with a tablet computer, during a ceremony at the school on Friday (July 2). Sharing in the occasion is Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern, Marissa Dalrymple Philibert. The Prime Minister donated 40 tablets to students from seven primary-level schools in Southern Trelawny, through his Positive Jamaica Foundation.

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PM Donates 40 Tablets to Southern Trelawny Students

Students from seven primary schools in Southern Trelawny have benefited that a donation of 40 tablets by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, through his Positive Jamaica Foundation. The beneficiaries attend Stewart Town Primary, Clark’s Town Primary, Kinloss Primary, First Hill All-Age, Brampton Primary, Sawyers Primary and Albert Town Primary. Clark’s Town Primary also received a printer. Speaking at...

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addressing a virtual town hall on June 30.

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17,000 Students, 3, 000 Teachers Already Registered For Summer School Programme

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says that approximately 17,000 students and 3,000 teachers have, so far, indicated their interest in the National Summer School initiative, which commences on Monday (July 5). The programme forms part of the Government’s ‘Recover Smarter-National School Learning and Intervention Plan’ aimed at helping students to...