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Consultations Held With Local Stakeholders on CXC’s Options for 2021 Exams

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Ministry has been in dialogue with the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) and has conducted consultations with key local stakeholders on the five options suggested as modifications to the administration...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (back row, centre) is joined by Chief Executive Officer of donor company, RMP & Associates Limited, Reece Kong (back row, left); and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Greta Bogues, at the handover of tablets to students of John Mills Primary and Infant school, at the institution in Kingston on Friday (January 22). Proudly displaying their tablets (from left, front row are): Shanalee Garwood, Sanique Watt, Douglas Augustine, Theyo Turner and Sashana Dailey.

John Mills Primary And Infant Gets 50 Tablets

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), addresses the launch of a partnership between the Supreme Ventures Foundation and EduFocal, to provide 5000 students with free access to EduFocal’s learning platform. The function took place on Friday (Jan. 22), at Supreme Ventures Limited’s (SVL) offices in Kingston. Listening are Chief Executive Officer of EduFocal, Gordon Swaby (centre) and Vice President for Marketing and Communications at SLV, Gail Abrahams.

Supreme Ventures, EDUFOCAL Partner to Provide Students Access to Online Learning

Principal of Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King, shows off the satellite dish, which powers the school’s Internet, provided by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information through partnership with ReadyTV under its ReadyNet satellite Internet service.

Face-To-Face Classes Going Well At Little Bay Primary And Infant

Students of the Danny Williams School for the Deaf in Kingston engage in a light banter during recess.

Emphasis On The Hearing Impaired For International Day Of Education

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) receives copies of the book

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UWI Donates ‘Voices Of The Pelican’ For Sixth-Form Students

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has donated over 500 copies of the book ‘Voices of the Pelican’ to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Education, for islandwide distribution to sixth-form students. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, accepted the publications from the Curator of the UWI Museum, Dr. Shani Roper, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle location in...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd left), speaks with Chairman of the Union Gardens and Cari-Med Foundations, Dr. Glen Christian (2nd right), during a ceremony at the Union Gardens Infant in St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 19), for the donation of tablets valued at $2.8 million to the institution and the Evelyn Mitchell Infant School in Clarendon. Looking on (from left) are Principal of the Evelyn Mitchell Infant School, Shelliann Copper-Shaw, and Principal of the Union Gardens Infant School, Grace-Ann Moss-Solomon.

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Minister Williams Hails Support For ‘One Laptop Or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, is hailing private donors for their support of the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The programme, launched in October 2020 in partnership with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), was developed to provide devices for needy students who are not on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and...

From left to right – JEP Group President & CEO, Wayne McKenzie, OD; Acting Principal of Charlemont High School, Jennifer Gidden; Vice Principal, Maurice Sullivan; student, Abigail Smith; Senior Teacher, Sharon Mclean and JEP Group CTO, Cecil Gordon.

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Jamaica Energy Partners Group Gives Back To Charlemont High School, Donates Tablets To Students In Need

The island’s leading private power producer, Jamaica Energy Partners Group, continues to embark on projects in an effort to eliminate the digital divide exacerbated by COVID-19. On January 19, 2021, representatives including President & CEO, Wayne McKenzie, OD, and the group’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Cecil Gordon, presented the Charlemont High School’s administration twenty-five tablets for students affected by the...

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Over 100 Tablets Distributed To Needy Children

Over 100 tablets have been distributed to students attending schools in St. Elizabeth and South Manchester, by United States based Jamaican philanthropist, Denise Stewart. Ms. Stewart who is a native of St. Elizabeth, said she was moved to assist after it was brought to her attention by teachers, that students were unable to access online learning, because they were without...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (2nd right ) examine new laptops during a ceremony held on Friday (January 15) at the Post and Telecommunications Department, South Camp Road in Kingston. Others from (second left) are: Acting Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee; Operations Manager, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Marcia Higgins and Deputy Post Master General, Postal Corporation of Jamaica, Sophia Hamilton Brown.

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5000 Laptops For Secondary Students On PATH Arrive In The Island

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has received the first shipment of 5,000 laptops to be distributed to secondary students in grades 10 to 13, on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The allocation is part of a total of 15,000 laptops valued at $900 million that was procured by e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam). The remaining laptops...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Principal of the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School, in St. Catherine, Calvin Harris, highlight one of the new signs erected at the new 10-classroom block that was opened on January 14.

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Education Minister Says Expansion Of Marlie Mount Primary Pivotal To Learning

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says expansion of the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine is pivotal to the success of the students. Ground was broken yesterday (January 14) by the Minister for the expansion of the institution's Infant Department. Already, a 10-classroom block has been constructed with funds from the Jamaica Social...

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia, addresses the virtual launch of the Amber HEART Academy on Thursday (January 14).

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Thousands Of Young People To Be Trained As Software Developers

Thousands of young Jamaicans will be trained as software developers to create cutting-edge technologies through the Amber HEART Coding Academy. The academy, which was officially launched on Thursday (January 14) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is a partnership between the HEART NSTA/Trust and the Amber Group, in collaboration with the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme...