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Students Have Until May 1 To Defer Sitting 2021 CXC Exams

Students who are contemplating whether to defer sitting the 2021 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) examinations have until May 1, 2021 to decide. This was announced by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who informed that the Ministry...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, fields questions from journalists during a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (March 10).

Gov’t Announces Changes To PEP

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2021/22 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 9.

$114 Billion Invested In Education; Sector Gets Largest Share Of Budget

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Willians (left), interacts with students from the St. Catherine-based Homestead Primary School while at a tablet presentation ceremony held yesterday (February 25), at the St. Catherine High School in Spanish Town.

Rollout Of OYOD Next Week

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), observes as Business Administration Manager, Stone Plus Limited, Saccherine Chin (second left), assists grade-five Lyssons Primary, student, Nathallia Crumbie (third left), in using her new tablet. Principal of the school, Evette Bonfield Beecher, looks on. The occasion was the handover of 100 tablets donated by Stone Plus Limited under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative, at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Wednesday (February 24).

Greater Emphasis On Strengthening Online Learning – Minister Williams

5 years ago DiasporaEducation

UK Diaspora Makes Donation To Basic And Primary Schools

A United Kingdom (UK)-Jamaica Diaspora early-childhood education support group has provided more than $650,000 worth of school supplies and funds to four basic and primary education institutions in the island. The group, representing community organisations and individuals, was brought together by the Jamaican High Commission. The beneficiary institutions are All Saints Infant, Cornwall Gardens Basic, Mount Salem Primary and St...

5 years ago Education

HEART/NSTA Trust Targets Enrolment Of 119,350 Trainees For 2021/22

The HEART/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust is seeking to enrol 119,350 trainees in its approximately160 training programmes, during the 2021/22 fiscal year. Additionally, the agency expects that some 56,292 trainees will be certified, with 20,700 being targeted for job placement over the period. The information is contained in the Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the...

5 years ago CoronavirusEducation

Private Schools Included In No Face-To-Face Rule

Private schools have now been included in the no face-to-face rule that has been put in place for public educational institutions. This, as the Government further tightens measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), which has seen a spike in cases in recent weeks. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a virtual press...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands over a tablet computer to a student of the Gregory Park Primary School, Amoya Venson, during a ceremony held at the school’s Portmore, St. Catherine, location on Wednesday (February 24). Also pictured (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Past Presidents

5 years ago Education

Final Batch Of Tablets For PATH Students To Be Distributed Shortly

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that the final batch of tablets procured for students under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) has arrived in the island and will be distributed shortly. She noted that of the 40,000 tablets procured, approximately 36,000 have already been disbursed to pupils in grades four, five and...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post Cabinet Press briefing, held on Wednesday (February 24).

5 years ago Education

McCam Child Development Centre Gets Government Grant-Aided Status

Cabinet has given approval for the McCam Child Development Centre, located in St. Andrew, to be designated a government grant-aided educational institution with effect from September 1, 2018. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a virtual post Cabinet Press briefing on Wednesday (February 24). She informed that the approval will also allow...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post Cabinet Press briefing on February 24.

5 years ago Education

Only Students Preparing For Exit Exams To Attend Face-To-Face Classes

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has announced that only students preparing for exit examinations are to be engaged in face-to-face teaching. These include grade-six students, who are preparing for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), and students from grades 11 to 13, who will be sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) displays a tablet, which was among $500,000 worth of items donated by the Building Alternative Bridges for Success (BABS) Foundation, in support of the Ministry

5 years ago CoronavirusEducation

BABS Foundation Donates To Education Ministry’s COVID-19 Response

The Building Alternative Bridges for Success (BABS) Foundation has donated supplies valued at $500,000 to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to assist in the coronavirus (COVID-19) response. They include 100 non-contact thermometers, 10 automatic hand-sanitiser dispensers, two tablets, as well as food items to be distributed to selected schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, expressed gratitude for the...