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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness , gives the keynote address during the official handing over and renaming ceremony of the Cornwall Automotive Training Institute (CATI) on Friday (November 27). The facility was officially renamed the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) –Montego Bay.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness , gives the keynote address during the official handing over and renaming ceremony of the Cornwall Automotive Training Institute (CATI) on Friday (November 27). The facility was officially renamed the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) –Montego Bay.

CATI Renamed the Caribbean Military Academy

The Cornwall Automotive Training Institute (CATI) in Flanker, St. James was on Friday (November 27), officially renamed the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) –Montego Bay. The academy, which is the academic institutional arm of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), will have...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (background, centre), displays one of the new devices handed over to students under the Tablets in Schools programme, during a ceremong held at the Lyssons Primary School in St. Thomas on Thursday (November 26). She is joined by (in background, from left): Chairman of the Board of Management, Lyssons Primary School, Cordinal Beckford; and Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles. In front row from left are Shakera Hall of Willminton Primary, Fantasha Grant of Spring Garden Primary and Infant. Deyona Brown of Lyssons Primary, and Markaysha Thomas of Morant Bay Primary .
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (background, centre), displays one of the new devices handed over to students under the Tablets in Schools programme, during a ceremong held at the Lyssons Primary School in St. Thomas on Thursday (November 26). She is joined by (in background, from left): Chairman of the Board of Management, Lyssons Primary School, Cordinal Beckford; and Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles. In front row from left are Shakera Hall of Willminton Primary, Fantasha Grant of Spring Garden Primary and Infant. Deyona Brown of Lyssons Primary, and Markaysha Thomas of Morant Bay Primary .

Over 900 Tablets For St. Thomas Students
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams​. (File Photo)
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams​. (File Photo)

109 Schools Inspected And Rated Satisfactory For Phased Reopening In 2021
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today's (Nov. 24) sitting of the House of Representatives, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston.

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), observes as a student of the Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston, Venecia Cuff, uses a tablet, when she visited the school recently to hand over tablets. Sharing the moment (from third left) are Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith, and other students of the school. More than 40,000 tablets are being distributed across the island by e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam) to students in grades four to six to support virtual learning, and for learners on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The objective is to provide needy students with the necessary tools to function in the online teaching and learning environment.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), observes as a student of the Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston, Venecia Cuff, uses a tablet, when she visited the school recently to hand over tablets. Sharing the moment (from third left) are Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith, and other students of the school. More than 40,000 tablets are being distributed across the island by e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam) to students in grades four to six to support virtual learning, and for learners on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The objective is to provide needy students with the necessary tools to function in the online teaching and learning environment.

PHOTOS: Handover Of Tablets To Clan Carthy Primary School

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MIND Launches Caribbean Public Sector Leadership Review

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND), on Friday (November 27) officially launched the first issue of the Caribbean Public Sector Leadership Review, themed ‘Adaptive Leadership’. Speaking at the virtual launch, Executive Director, MIND, Dr. Ruby Brown said the publication signals the organisation’s ongoing commitment to not only change the tone and texture of conversations about public sector leadership, but...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (background third right); and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (background right); join students from various primary schools in Western Kingston, in displaying devices they received under the Tablets in Schools programme, during a presentation ceremony at the Denham Town Primary School on Friday (Nov. 20). Also sharing in the occasion (from left, background) are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam), Keith Smith; Principal, Denham Town Primary School, Curdell Daley; Chairman, Denham Town Primary, Dr. Lee Martin; and Regional Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dasmine Kennedy.
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887 Students From Nine West Kingston Schools Get Tablets

A total of 887 students from nine primary schools in Western Kingston have been provided with tablet computers as the Government continues the distribution of devices under the Tablets in Schools programme. During a ceremony at the Denham Town Primary School on Friday (Nov. 20), 118 tablets were handed over for students at the institution; 150 for students of St....
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (back, third left), is joined by staff and students of Sandy Bay Primary & Junior High School in Hanover, during a ceremony for the presentation of 99 tablets to students of the institution on Thursday (November 19), under the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme.
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Lucea and Sandy Bay Primary Students Receive Tablets

Students attending the Lucea Primary and Sandy Bay Primary and Junior High schools in Hanover are the latest beneficiaries under the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme. On Thursday (November 19), Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, participated in the handover of devices to 165 pupils from Lucea Primary and 99 from Sandy Bay during ceremonies held at...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on November 17, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.
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Evaluation Of Pilot Face-To-Face Classes Favourable

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the feedback from the evaluation of the pilot face-to-face classes has been favourable, even though there are areas to be addressed. Speaking in the House of Representatives on November 17, she informed that officers from the Ministry visited the participating schools to conduct observation of the activities taking place and...
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JTA President Encourages Teachers To Make Use Of Training Opportunities

President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Jasford Gabriel, is encouraging teachers to take advantage of training opportunities, in order to meet the demands of teaching online classes. Mr. Gabriel was addressing the JTA Hanover Chapter’s half-yearly virtual meeting, which was held on Tuesday (November 17). “We want to encourage our teachers to keep accessing training opportunities, because we must...
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University of the West Indies Going to Guyana

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