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Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, addressing attendees during his annual back-to-school treat, which was held at the Faith Temple Assemblies of God Church in Montego Bay ​on August 21.
Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, addressing attendees during his annual back-to-school treat, which was held at the Faith Temple Assemblies of God Church in Montego Bay ​on August 21.

St. James Custos hosts 90 children at annual back-to-school treat

Ninety children from across St. James were hosted at the annual back-to-school treat organised by Custos Rotulorum for the parish, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, at the Faith Temple Assemblies of God Church in Montego Bay on August 21. Seventy...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the recently held Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 56th annual conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the recently held Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 56th annual conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Private-school teachers to receive assistance
Participants in the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Alternative Livelihood Skills and Development Project - Blue Economy training programme in attendance at the initiative’s recent graduation ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Participants in the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Alternative Livelihood Skills and Development Project - Blue Economy training programme in attendance at the initiative’s recent graduation ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

165 Unattached Youth Graduate from JSIF’s Blue Economy Training Programme
Regional Administrator, Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Karen Clayton (right), hands over a shool bag to street sweeper, Tamara Chambers, during a book drive and back-to-school treat, staged by the entity, at the Sagicor Commercial Complex in Montego Bay on Friday (August 21).
Regional Administrator, Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Karen Clayton (right), hands over a shool bag to street sweeper, Tamara Chambers, during a book drive and back-to-school treat, staged by the entity, at the Sagicor Commercial Complex in Montego Bay on Friday (August 21).

Western Parks and Markets Workers Get Back-to-school Supplies
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a digital press briefing from the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on August 21.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a digital press briefing from the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on August 21.

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CoronavirusEducation

Statement on the start of the 2020 academic year

Given the spike in COVID-19 cases, it has now become necessary to delay the reopening of schools. We have consulted with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and barring any unforeseen challenges, schools will reopen on a phased basis beginning Monday, October 5, 2020. The re-engagement is based on a blended approach, which includes Face-to-Face teaching and learning, online and...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s (JTA) 56th annual conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James on Wednesday (August 19).
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Parents intending to homeschool children advised to contact Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is advising parents and guardians who intend to homeschool their children for the 2020/2021 academic year to contact the Ministry before pulling their children from the formal school system. Speaking at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 56th Annual Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on August 19, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda,...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s 56th annual conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Wednesday (August 19).
CoronavirusEducation

COVID-19 Risk assessment to assist in informing decision on reopening of schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says a risk assessment of trends in the new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases is being done by health officials to assist in determining whether the proposed phased reopening of schools for the 2020/21 academic year, beginning September 7, should proceed or be delayed. “If the cases continue to spike and it is...
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Contact person for the United Kingdom (UK)-based New Direction Christian Fellowship, Leslie Washington (right), presents Acting Principal of the Kitson Town Primary School, Janice Yates, with one of two laptop computers, donated to the school at a handover ceremony at the institution, on August 17. The educational gifts consist of several personal items for students and scores of books for the school and the Kitson Town Library.
Education

PHOTOS: Kitson Town Primary School Donations

Contact person for the United Kingdom (UK)-based New Direction Christian Fellowship, Leslie Washington (right), presents Acting Principal of the Kitson Town Primary School, Janice Yates, with one of two laptop computers, donated to the school at a handover ceremony at the institution, on August 17. The educational gifts consist of several personal items for students and scores of books for...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (August 17).
CoronavirusEducationHealth & Wellness

Planned reopening of schools could be delayed

With the increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Jamaica, districts in St. Thomas and Clarendon under quarantine, and 18 communities in Kingston and St. Andrew being monitored, there could be a delay in the planned reopening of schools in early September. Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave an update during the question-and-answer segment of a virtual...
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Over 700 Primary School Teachers Educated Through NJEP

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and Ministry of Education Youth and Information (MOEYI) collaborated to provide environmental education to over 700 primary school teachers at the grade four to six level, through the NEPA Junior Environment Programme (NJEP). From July 28 to August 11, 2020, teachers were be exposed to a 15-hour self-paced online training course titled, “Planning and...
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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.
Education

Nine Young Jamaicans Get Cuban Scholarships

Nine Jamaicans will be pursuing studies in Cuba under the Jamaica-Cuba Bilateral Medical Scholarship Programme for the academic year 2020/2021. Sydonie Shaw, Thiana Tyrell, Kedesha Garwood and Theo Bryan are this year’s awardees for the medical programme, while Yanique Uter, Crystal McIntosh and Nika-Lee Page will be studying nursing. The other students, Psylecia Senior and Kareem Scarlett, received scholarships for...
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