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Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson, makes his contribution to the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Thursday (March 11).

Opposition Spokesman On Finance Suggests National Digital Literacy Programme

Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson, is suggesting the implementation of a national Digital Literacy Programme, so that even more citizens can participate in the digital economy to which the country aspires. “In the digital economy, data has become the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks during the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 11).

185 Applications Submitted For Marcus Garvey Graduate Scholarship

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

Diagnostic Tests To Be Administered To Grade-Six Students

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Students Have Until May 1 To Defer Sitting 2021 CXC Exams

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.

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022EducationFinance & Public Service

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

For the upcoming fiscal year, Jamaica will invest $114 billion or approximately six per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in education. Opening the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 9, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said that the Government continues to allocate the largest share of its Budget,...

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 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.

5 years ago Education

Rollout Of OYOD Next Week

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the rollout of the Government’s Own Your Own Device (OYOD) programme will commence next week. The programme will benefit more than 36,000 needy students in high school, with parents or guardians receiving electronic vouchers (e-Vouchers) valued at $20,000 for the purchase of a laptop at approved vendors. Minister Williams, who...

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).

5 years ago Education

Greater Emphasis On Strengthening Online Learning – Minister Williams

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says with the suspension of face-to-face classes, greater emphasis will be placed on the acquisition of devices to strengthen online learning. She was speaking at the handover of 100 tablets by Stone Plus Limited at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Wednesday (February 24). The presentation was made under the...

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...