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More Schools Reopening In Region Four

Regional Director in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information – Region Four – Dr. Michelle Pinnock, says by the end of this week, a total of 34 schools should be reopened for a mix of face-to-face and remote learning...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (January 26).

No Directive Given For Letters Of Indemnity Waiver – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), accepts a cheque valued at $250,000 from Chairman, Jacden Group of Companies, Councillor Dennis Gordon (left), to purchase tablet computers for students, during a presentation ceremony at the Minister’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on January 25. Also sharing in the moment (from second left) are Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Director of Donor and Partnership Management at the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Receives Cheques To Purchase Tablet Computers for Students

Minister of Education, Youth and Information , Hon. Fayval Williams.

Consultations Held With Local Stakeholders on CXC’s Options for 2021 Exams

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (back row, centre) is joined by Chief Executive Officer of donor company, RMP & Associates Limited, Reece Kong (back row, left); and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Greta Bogues, at the handover of tablets to students of John Mills Primary and Infant school, at the institution in Kingston on Friday (January 22). Proudly displaying their tablets (from left, front row are): Shanalee Garwood, Sanique Watt, Douglas Augustine, Theyo Turner and Sashana Dailey.

John Mills Primary And Infant Gets 50 Tablets

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (left), addresses the launch of a partnership between the Supreme Ventures Foundation and EduFocal, to provide 5000 students with free access to EduFocal’s learning platform. The function took place on Friday (Jan. 22), at Supreme Ventures Limited’s (SVL) offices in Kingston. Listening are Chief Executive Officer of EduFocal, Gordon Swaby (centre) and Vice President for Marketing and Communications at SLV, Gail Abrahams.

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Supreme Ventures, EDUFOCAL Partner to Provide Students Access to Online Learning

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, has hailed the partnership between the Supreme Ventures Foundation and EduFocal, which will provide 5000 students with free access to the EduFocal platform to continue their online learning. Under the agreement, students will benefit from zero-rated access to EduFocal’s online educational resources over the next three...

Principal of Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King, shows off the satellite dish, which powers the school’s Internet, provided by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information through partnership with ReadyTV under its ReadyNet satellite Internet service.

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Face-To-Face Classes Going Well At Little Bay Primary And Infant

Principal of Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King, says students are adapting well to the phased resumption of face-to-face classes. The in-person lessons, which started on January 11, are being held alongside online classes. Grade six students, who will sit the first of three components of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) on February 23, attend school...

Students of the Danny Williams School for the Deaf in Kingston engage in a light banter during recess.

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Emphasis On The Hearing Impaired For International Day Of Education

January 24 is International Day of Education. However, the day will be observed on Monday, January 25, under the theme ‘Recover and Revitalise Education for the COVID-19 Generation’. In marking the Day, the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) and the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD) wish to draw the public’s attention to the unique educational needs of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) receives copies of the book

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UWI Donates ‘Voices Of The Pelican’ For Sixth-Form Students

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has donated over 500 copies of the book ‘Voices of the Pelican’ to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Education, for islandwide distribution to sixth-form students. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, accepted the publications from the Curator of the UWI Museum, Dr. Shani Roper, at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle location in...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd left), speaks with Chairman of the Union Gardens and Cari-Med Foundations, Dr. Glen Christian (2nd right), during a ceremony at the Union Gardens Infant in St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 19), for the donation of tablets valued at $2.8 million to the institution and the Evelyn Mitchell Infant School in Clarendon. Looking on (from left) are Principal of the Evelyn Mitchell Infant School, Shelliann Copper-Shaw, and Principal of the Union Gardens Infant School, Grace-Ann Moss-Solomon.

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Minister Williams Hails Support For ‘One Laptop Or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, is hailing private donors for their support of the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The programme, launched in October 2020 in partnership with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), was developed to provide devices for needy students who are not on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and...

From left to right – JEP Group President & CEO, Wayne McKenzie, OD; Acting Principal of Charlemont High School, Jennifer Gidden; Vice Principal, Maurice Sullivan; student, Abigail Smith; Senior Teacher, Sharon Mclean and JEP Group CTO, Cecil Gordon.

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Jamaica Energy Partners Group Gives Back To Charlemont High School, Donates Tablets To Students In Need

The island’s leading private power producer, Jamaica Energy Partners Group, continues to embark on projects in an effort to eliminate the digital divide exacerbated by COVID-19. On January 19, 2021, representatives including President & CEO, Wayne McKenzie, OD, and the group’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Cecil Gordon, presented the Charlemont High School’s administration twenty-five tablets for students affected by the...

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Over 100 Tablets Distributed To Needy Children

Over 100 tablets have been distributed to students attending schools in St. Elizabeth and South Manchester, by United States based Jamaican philanthropist, Denise Stewart. Ms. Stewart who is a native of St. Elizabeth, said she was moved to assist after it was brought to her attention by teachers, that students were unable to access online learning, because they were without...