Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, greets students of Maggotty High School in St. Elizabeth, Michael Williams (left) and Joash Jones, during Friday’s (October 20) discussion forum on the Education Ministry’s new grooming policy for schools. The forum was held at Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester.

Several students at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Western Jamaica Campus (WJC) were recently awarded for their outstanding performances during the 2022/23 academic year. During the ceremony, organised by the Honour Society and held at the WJC in Montego Bay, St. James, Principal of UWI, Mona, Professor Densil Williams, congratulated the awardees, and emphasised that the students’...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, engage with head of diaspora non-profit organisation, Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), Irwine Clare, at the handover of automated external defibrillators (AED) on October 18 at the University of Technology (UTech) in St. Andrew. The devices, donated by TJB, are used to help...

Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Ministry is committed to exploring how Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be used to benefit the various educational institutions. Addressing the seventh Dennis Irvine Lecture, hosted by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) under the theme - ‘Artificial Intelligence: A Paradigm Shift for Quality Assurance in Higher Education’, Mrs. Williams urged stakeholders...

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be undertaking a robust $34 million communication plan dubbed ‘Transforming Education for National Development’ (TREND), which aims to sensitise the public about the transformation process. With the tagline ‘For a Brighter Tomorrow’, the plan forms part of the work of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC), which has been charged with monitoring the...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is actively embracing change and leading the way in adapting to the rapidly evolving global educational landscape. Not only is the Ministry keeping pace with the changing educational environment under the guidance of Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, but is also undergoing transformation and modernisation. In a message delivered by the Ministry’s Senior Education...

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting progress in the implementation of the recommendations of the 2022 Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. Work has commenced on 93 of the 365 recommendations contained in the report, produced by the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Commission. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday (October 18) at Jamaica House, ETOC Chairman, Dr. Adrian...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2023, Jhanielle Powell (right), make a presentation to Pastor of the Mona Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Stephen Jennings, at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Heritage Week church service held at the church in Papine, St. Andrew on Sunday, October 15.

Government is making strides in delivering reliable internet to all the island’s public education institutions. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that “on the technology side we are pleased in terms of our efforts. We're about halfway there in terms of connecting and providing broadband service for schools.” “There are others that are on other technologies, but...