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36,000 Students to Receive $20,000 Subsidy Towards Purchasing Tablets or Laptops
A total of 36,000 needy students, who are not on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), will benefit from a $20,000 subsidy towards the purchase of a tablet or laptop. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon....
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CXC Says Concerns about Students’ Grades Not Borne out in Results
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr. Wayne Wesley, says that requests by candidates for queries and reviews should be submitted to the examination body by October 23, 2020. He said queries regarding absent and ungraded results are free, but there is a fee for reviews. Dr. Wesley was speaking at a virtual press...
Homeschool Policy Being Developed
Registrar of the Independent Schools Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Euphemia Burke-Robinson, says a homeschool policy is currently being developed and is to be reviewed by the Ministry’s legal team. She told JIS News that parents and guardians who choose to homeschool their children must take full responsibility to ensure that their children are educated in a...
Students to begin at-home lessons October 5
Classes will resume on October 5 with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information employing a combination of approaches in order to ensure that all students are reached. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, in making the disclosure at a virtual press conference on September 22, said that a decision was made to delay face-to-face lessons as the country experiences community...
Education Ministry disburses $1.4 Billion to primary and secondary schools
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has disbursed subventions totalling $1.4 billion to primary and secondary schools. Making the disclosure during a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on September 22, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said this represents 100 per cent of the third tranche of regular grants to primary and...
Back-to-School Grants for Basic Schools
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Early Childhood Commission has commenced the provision of back-to-school grants for basic schools. Mrs. Williams made the disclosure during a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, on September 22. She said a total of $13.5 million is being distributed to the Brain Builders Centre, which...
Private school teachers to receive salary support
Teachers and support staff at private schools will benefit from financial assistance from the Government to help cushion the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement during a digital press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on September 22. She said that the request...