State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, is lauding the administration of Crescent Primary School in St. Catherine for establishing an isolation unit. The State Minister, who visited the facility recently, told JIS News that for schools that do not have such buildings to separate children in an emergency that could arise with the...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government of Jamaica is moving with alacrity to ensure Jamaican students can participate in the digital age with devices that will give them access to online classes. Through his Positive Jamaica Foundation, Prime Minister Holness last week (Wednesday, January 6, 2021), distributed 600 devices, including tablets and laptops, to PEP and CSEC students registered...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Friday (January 8), received tablet computers valued $500,000 for needy students living in west Kingston, for which he is the Member of Parliament. The devices, which were donated by Imaging and Intervention Associates, were presented to Mr. McKenzie at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston by the medical entity’s founding...

Global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, Huawei Technologies Company Limited, has donated 500 tablets in support of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, in her remarks at the handover ceremony held on Thursday (December 7) at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says safety protocols are in place at the schools with face-to-face classes, as administrators have put in systems to protect children and staff. The State Minister, who spoke with reporters during a visit to Cumberland High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, today (January 5), said the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says she is satisfied with the measures put in place at schools to facilitate face-to-face classes. “I’m pleased with the care that I see. They have been careful. You can see where they have been planning for this moment of face-to-face and it gives confidence that students who are on the...

The National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) would like to wish all students and stakeholders a prosperous and productive year. Notwithstanding the challenges faced last term, it is paramount that, as students, we reflect on the previous term and seek ways to improve our educational practices. We commend the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI) for their efforts made thus...