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Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

JSIF Pumps $15 Million Into Equipment And Training To Advance STEM

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) recently pumped $15 million into equipment for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and training aimed at benefiting approximately 31 schools, 120 teachers and 4,500 students in Jamaica. This initiative is a sub-project of...

Chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force, Dr. Dwayne Dyce.

Educators Awarded For Outstanding Service

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today’s (May 19) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

All In Place For Grade Six Ability Test Component Of PEP

Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings fourth left), and members of the Committee prepare care packages for distribution to needy children during Child Month in May. From left are Judith Hunter, Claudette Cope, Dr. Michelle Campbell, Kerri-Ann Palmer, Sandrea Long White, and Lyneve McLeish

100 Children To Receive Care Packages During Child Month

Principal of Anchovy High, Lavern Stewart.

Principals Come Together To Address Issues In St. James

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) observes as grade-seven at student at the Ferncourt High School, Amanda Pink, uses a desktop computer in the new resource centre at the school in Claremont St. Ann, on May 13.

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State Of The Art Resource Centre For Ferncourt High School

Students of Ferncourt High School in Claremont St. Ann, have received a technological boost to assist with research and the completion of assignments, with the official opening of a state of the art resource centre at the institution. The centre is outfitted with 48 desktop computers, chairs, desks, air-conditioning (AC) units and Internet connectivity. The desktop computers were donated by...

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Prime Minister Committed to Combatting Learning Loss

Acknowledging that there are significant challenges in the education system today due to the effects of Covid-19, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says many of our students are not learning at the level, pace and stage at which they would be, were they in the usual face to face learning modality. He says the Government is concerned that this cohort of...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addressing a recent press briefing.

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Education Ministry Giving Voice to the Youth

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan says the Ministry is seeking to include the voice of the youth in the decision making process. “A big part of the conversation taking place … is the importance of the youth voice in our society,” Mr. Morgan said. He was speaking at a press conference...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, presents a tablet computer to grade-eight student at Ferncourt High School in St. Ann, Khadijah Edwards. Occasion was a ceremony at the school on Thursday (May 13), for the handover of 77 devices donated by past students.

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Minister Williams Welcomes Donation Of Tablets To Ferncourt High Students

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the donation of 77 computer tablets to students at the Ferncourt High School by the alumni. The devices were provided by the classes of 1975 to 1980 and the New York and Florida alumni associations. Addressing the handover ceremony held at the school grounds in Claremont, St. Ann on...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), participates in the handover of a $1 million cheque by Chief Executive Officer, Digicel Jamaica, Jabbor Kayumov (second right), to Principal of Jose Marti Technical High School, Rev. Dr. Austin Wright (second left), representing the school

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PHOTOS: Minister Williams Participates In Cheque Presentation At Jose Marti

Students from six of seven schools in Manchester North West, which have benefited from a donation of tablets from the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), show off the devices during a handover ceremony at the Mile Gully High School in the parish on Thursday (May 13). Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for the constituency, Mikhail Philips (back row, third left); principals of the institutions and executives from the JBI.

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JBI Donates 70 Tablets To Manchester Schools

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) has donated 70 tablets valued at $1.5 million to seven schools in Manchester. The institutions are Mile Gully High, Somerset Primary, Coley Mountain Primary and Infant, Huntley Primary and Infant, Comfort Hall Primary, St. Paul Primary and Freetown Primary. Speaking at the handover ceremony held at Mile Gully High School on Thursday (May 13), General...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (right), is in discussion with (from left), Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), SMC Group, Maurice Hamilton; and Acting Principal, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), Dr. Trudy-Ann Barrett. Occasion was the signing of an agreement between SMC Group and the EMCVPA, which will see them partnering to enhance the educational offerings of the college. The signing took place during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday (May 12).

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Edna Manley College Partners With SMC Group To Develop Musical Talent

Students specialising in music production at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) will have the opportunity to further hone their skills and create musical content for global advertising campaigns. This will be facilitated through an apprenticeship programme as part of a partnership between the college and global entertainment marketing agency the SMC Group, which will...