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

More than 43,000 students are participating in the National Summer School Programme, reports Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. She said that the number comprises 16,530 students engaged in face-to-face classes and some 27,000 benefiting from online...
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.
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.

Specialist Teachers In Primary Schools In New Academic Year
Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Jeanette Lewis.
Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Jeanette Lewis.

July 16 Deadline To Apply For BGLC Tertiary Education Grant
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.
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.

AAJ Spends $5 Million To Buy Tablets For Students
Honorary Consul for Jamaica in Atlanta, Dr. Elaine Grant-Bryan.
Honorary Consul for Jamaica in Atlanta, Dr. Elaine Grant-Bryan.

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

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

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...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking at a town hall on the National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP) held virtually on June 30.
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Education Minister Encourages Students To Participate In Summer School

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging students to participate in the National Summer School, which will begin on Monday (July 5). “We are encouraging our students to access the programmes that will be available online [and] face to face. To the extent that they don’t participate and they don’t do anything else over the next...
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Education

Education Ministry Develops NSLIP For New School Year

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has developed a National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP), to guide curriculum management on the reopening of schools at the beginning of the 2021/2022 academic year. The plan was created against the background of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Jamaica’s education system, which has resulted in learning...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 29).
Education

Education Minister Announces National School Learning And Intervention Plan

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has announced a ‘Recover Smarter-National School Learning and Intervention Plan’ aimed at helping students to recover from learning loss due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It includes the previously announced National Summer School, which will begin on Monday (July 5), and a National Extra Lesson Classes/National Homework Programme. The Minister, in...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (second left), presents a tablet to grade-four Portsmouth Primary School student, Sarah Malcolm. Occasion was a ceremony held at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (June 29), to hand over 50 tablets donated by the Toll Authority of Jamaica to the school based in Portmore, St. Cathrine. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller (left); Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Custos of Clarendon and Board Chairman of the Toll Authority of Jamaica, William Shagoury.
Education

Toll Authority Donates 50 Tablets To Portsmouth Primary School Students

The Portsmouth Primary School in Portmore, St. Catherine, has received a donation of 50 tablets from the Toll Authority of Jamaica under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child’ Initiative. The devices, valued at $1.4 million, which come with protective cases and warranties, will benefit needy students who are not on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH)....
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