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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. (FILE)
Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. (FILE)

National Parenting Support Commission Urges Parents to Use Helplines

The National Parenting Support Commission, an agency of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is encouraging parents to make use of the helplines for support from the commission. The thirty-six (36) helplines were launched in April 2020 in collaboration...
Hand wash station constructed by the Sandals Foundation at the entrance of the Ocho Rios Primary School. Stations are also being erected at Exchange All Age and Seville Golden Preschool in the parish and nine other schools across St. Mary, Westmoreland, and St. James.
Hand wash station constructed by the Sandals Foundation at the entrance of the Ocho Rios Primary School. Stations are also being erected at Exchange All Age and Seville Golden Preschool in the parish and nine other schools across St. Mary, Westmoreland, and St. James.

New Handwashing Stations Being Built to Strengthen Infant and Primary School Preparations for New Academic Year
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 6).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 6).

Education Ministry to Launch ‘One Laptop Or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative
Principal of Farm Primary and Infant School, Richard Miller (left), accepts personal protective equipment (PPE) against COVID-19 from Executive Director of Children of the Caribbean Foundation, Rosie Hodge-Adams (centre), and Community Development Director of Children of the Caribbean Foundation, Rochelle Jefferson-Carey, during a special handover ceremony, held on the school compound in Green Pond, St. James, on October 5.
Principal of Farm Primary and Infant School, Richard Miller (left), accepts personal protective equipment (PPE) against COVID-19 from Executive Director of Children of the Caribbean Foundation, Rosie Hodge-Adams (centre), and Community Development Director of Children of the Caribbean Foundation, Rochelle Jefferson-Carey, during a special handover ceremony, held on the school compound in Green Pond, St. James, on October 5.

Primary Schools in St. James Receive PPE
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a ceremony at Brown’s Town Primary in St. Ann on October 4, to hand over 126 tablets to the institution, under the Government’s Tablets in Schools programme.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a ceremony at Brown’s Town Primary in St. Ann on October 4, to hand over 126 tablets to the institution, under the Government’s Tablets in Schools programme.

Minister Says Jamaicans Need to Place More Emphasis on Formal Education

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Deputy President Highlights Growth of CMU

Deputy President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Ibrahim Ajagunna, has pointed to the strengthening of the institution’s faculty as a proven pathway to growth, through improved offerings. In an interview with JIS News, Professor Ajagunna explained that this has been a significant development in the life of the university and that it will augur well for the institution,...
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Education

Clarification on Face-to-Face Instructions by Independent Schools

The Ministry of Education Youth and Information (MoEYI) wishes to advise that independent schools that received letters from the Ministry of Health and Wellness indicating they have met the standards for certification and reopened their schools on the basis of those letters are not in violation of the MoEYI’s remote learning advisory. The enforcement measures Order under the Disaster Risk...
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Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of EduFocal, Gordon Swaby.
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EduFocal Creating More Job Opportunities for Teachers

Despite unprecedented changes in the education system due to the global health pandemic (COVID-19), resulting in near-total closures of schools and temporary lay-offs of educators, ed-tech company, EduFocal is creating more job opportunities for teachers to deliver education virtually. Following the recent launch of its online school, EduFocal PEP Academy in early September, the online learning platform has created job...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) presents Principal of Brown’s Town Primary in St. Ann, Monica Campbell-Coley (left) with a tablet, during a ceremony held on the school grounds located on Top Road, on October 4. a total of 126 tablets were handed over to the institution under the Government’s Tablets in School programme.
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PATH Students at Two St. Ann Primary Schools Receive Tablets

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information on Sunday (October 4), distributed 144 tablets to two primary schools in St. Ann to support virtual learning for students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Brown’s Town Primary received 126 tablets while 18 devices were delivered to Alva Primary under the Tablets in Schools Programme. They will benefit...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth left) holds one of the 146 tablets distributed to the Holy Family Infant and Primary School during a ceremony held on October 2 at the school, located at Laws Street, downtown Kingston. The initiative falls under the government’s Tablets in Schools programme. Also taking part (from left) are Chief Operating Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee; Guidance Counsellor, Holy Family Infant and Primary School, Marcia Richards; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith; Principal of Holy Family Infant and Primary School, Christopher Wright; and Chair of the Board of Directors, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Christopher Reckord.
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146 Tablets for Holy Family Infant and Primary School

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has commenced the distribution of 40,000 tablets to 500 primary schools, under the Government’s Tablets in School Programme. The first recipient, Holy Family Infant and Primary School, received 146 tablets to support virtual learning for students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The devices, were handed over during a...
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Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe.​
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Government Takes Care of Special Needs Students

The Government has spent $25 million this year to place 125 students with special needs in various special education programmes throughout the system. This was disclosed by Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, at a virtual press conference hosted by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, at its National Heroes Circle location in downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (September...
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​Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Tuesday
Education

Education Ministry to Provide Psychosocial Support for Students, Staff and Parents

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has developed a psychosocial plan to help students, staff and parents cope with the changes caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that the plan, developed by the Guidance and Counselling Unit, will guide interventions during the first term of the new academic year, which begins October 5....
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