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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (back, third left), is joined by staff and students of Sandy Bay Primary & Junior High School in Hanover, during a ceremony for the presentation of 99 tablets to students of the institution on Thursday (November 19), under the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (back, third left), is joined by staff and students of Sandy Bay Primary & Junior High School in Hanover, during a ceremony for the presentation of 99 tablets to students of the institution on Thursday (November 19), under the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme.

Lucea and Sandy Bay Primary Students Receive Tablets

Students attending the Lucea Primary and Sandy Bay Primary and Junior High schools in Hanover are the latest beneficiaries under the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme. On Thursday (November 19), Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, participated...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on November 17, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on November 17, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

Evaluation Of Pilot Face-To-Face Classes Favourable
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JTA President Encourages Teachers To Make Use Of Training Opportunities
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 17) at the Jamaica Conference Centre.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 17) at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), looks on as Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), presents a tertiary scholarship to Church Teachers’ College student, Shantel Williams. Occasion was the Universal Service Fund (USF) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Grant and Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Scholarship presentation ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (November 17). Also pictured is Chief Executive Director at the USF, Daniel Dawes.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), looks on as Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), presents a tertiary scholarship to Church Teachers’ College student, Shantel Williams. Occasion was the Universal Service Fund (USF) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Grant and Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Scholarship presentation ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (November 17). Also pictured is Chief Executive Director at the USF, Daniel Dawes.

USF Awards PEP Grants, Tertiary Scholarship

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University of the West Indies Going to Guyana

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has been invited by the recently elected President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali, to help drive forward Guyana’s human resource development strategy. Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, held a virtual meeting with Dr. Ali on Thursday, November 5, 2020 in which they discussed a strategy for the country’s future...
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Member of the East Jamaica Conference (ECJ) of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), Errol Holmes (second left) and Treasurer for the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC), Pastor Billy Watson (second right), display a cheque valued at US$10,000 donated to the EJC by an overseas Jamaican, who had benefited from education assistance through the organisation. Occasion was a ceremony held at the ECJ on Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew, on Thursday (November 12), for the presentation of tuition support for NCU student, Peter Vaughn. Others (from left) are President of the ECJ, Dr. Eric Nathan; Chairman of WHEEL, Michael Spence; and President of the CJC, Pastor Levi Johnson.
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Help For NCU Student

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) student, Peter Vaughn, is receiving much-needed support from the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church to continue his education. The Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of SDAs, through its Welfare, Health, Education, Empowerment and Local (WHEEL) Community Fund, is covering the tuition cost of the youngster, who is pursuing a degree in Management Studies at the Mandeville-based tertiary institution....
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Members of the Titchfield High School community, including students and administrators, in attendance at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly paved Lloyd O. Chin Drive on the institution’s campus in Port Antonio, Portland, on November 11. The driveway is named in honour of the late former Principal, who served from 1976 to 1992.
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Titchfield High School Driveway Named In Honour Of Late Former Principal – Lloyd O. Chin

The main driveway at Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, Portland, has been officially named the Lloyd O. Chin Drive, in honour of the 234-year-old institution’s late Principal, who served from 1976 to 1992. Members of the school’s Board and Management headed community and other stakeholders attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 11. The collective effort to undertake the project...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), presents a tablet computer to student of Bellefield Primary and Infant School in Manchester, Dexroy Anderson, during a handover ceremony at the institution on Friday (November 13). Sharing the moment is Central Manchester Member of Parliament, Rhoda Crawford.
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Education Ministry Exploring Opening More Schools under the E-COVID-19 Face-to-Face Classroom Pilot

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is exploring the possibility of accommodating additional institutions under the e-COVID-19 face-to-face pilot reopening of schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the Ministry is assessing the outcomes, thus far, of the two-week engagement that got underway on November 10. This, she added, to determine how best other institutions can be included in...
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Board Member, Usain Bolt Foundation, Stephen Shaw (left); and Chairman of the Foundation, Winsome Wilkins (2nd left); look at one of the items donated by the Foundation to 21 Early Childhood Institutions (ECI) across five parishes, at the Early Childhood Commission
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21 Rural Basic Schools Get Donation Of Supplies From Usain Bolt Foundation

Twenty-one early-childhood institutions (ECIs) in Trelawny, St. Ann, St. James, St. Elizabeth and Clarendon have benefited from a donation of supplies valued at $2.2 million from the Usain Bolt Foundation. Each institution has received one laserjet printer with four print cartridges and five reams of paper, one handwashing station, one thermometer, one storage bin for learning resources, one step-on/non-touch garbage...
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Principal of Moneague Primary and Junior High, Patricia Allen (left), speaks with Education Officer, Millicent DaCosta, about the progress of the face-to-face pilot at the institution, which got under way on Tuesday (November 10).
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Education Officer Pleased With Face-To-Face Classes At Moneague Primary And Junior High

Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Millicent DaCosta, says she is pleased with the progress of face-to-face classes at Moneague Primary and Junior High. The St. Ann-based institution is among 17 primary and secondary schools across the island that are participating in the two-week pilot programme, which got under way on Tuesday (November 10). School plants have been...
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