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Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon Fayval Williams.

Minister Calls For Collective Efforts Of Education Stakeholders

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling for the collective efforts of education stakeholders to navigate the challenges facing the sector. Speaking at the virtual opening of the fourth International Conference on Educational Leadership and Management, today...

Vice Principal and past student of Vauxhall High School, Annette Campbell Burke (left), presents grade-eight student, Yolanda Forbes, with a tablet. Occasion was the handover of 61 tablets, donated by the Vauxhall High School Alumni Association, Jamaican Diaspora. The event was held at the institution’s Windward Road address, in East Kingston, recently.

Vauxhall High Receives Tablets From Past Students

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CSEC And CAPE Students Now Have Free Access To OneX Platform

President of the Vauxhall High School Alumni Association, Jamaica Chapter, Timar Jackson (left), presents grade-nine student, Ishmael Small, with a tablet. The occasion was a ceremony for the handover of 61 tablets donated by the alumni association's New York chapter, at the institution’s Windward Road address in Kingston, recently.

PHOTOS: Vauxhall High School Alumni Association’s New York Chapter Donates Tablets

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

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).

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022Education

185 Applications Submitted For Marcus Garvey Graduate Scholarship

A total of 185 applications have been submitted to the Secretariat overseeing the Government’s $1-billion Marcus Garvey Graduate Scholarship for Public Sector Employees. Opening the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 11), Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the submissions are for the first 30 scholarships being awarded...

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

5 years ago Education

Diagnostic Tests To Be Administered To Grade-Six Students

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be administering diagnostic tests to grade-six students to identify and address gaps in the delivery of the National Standards Curriculum due to the restrictions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The pandemic led to the closure of school plants in March last year and the shift to online teaching and learning. In November,...

5 years ago Education

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 has prepared guidelines for those students who would like to defer the 2021 sitting of the CXC exams. “These guidelines...

5 years ago Education

Gov’t Announces Changes To PEP

The Government has announced changes to the 2021 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Addressing a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (March 10), Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that the Grade Six Ability Test, which was originally set for February 23 and rescheduled for March 25, has again been postponed. The new date for...

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...