CXC Extends Deadline For Practical Subjects SBAs
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has granted an extension for the submission of School-based Assessments (SBAs) for some students in Jamaica who will sit the …
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Student Attendance Registration App Being Developed
A student attendance registration application is to be developed to collect information in real time about school attendance. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval …
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Character Education To Be Taught In Schools
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says character education, which seeks to instil good moral values in students, is to be introduced …
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Early Warning Alert For Child Protection Sector
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is seeking to develop strategies for the acquisition of data for the establishment of an early warning alert …
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More Than 16,000 Students To Benefit From Intervention Programmes
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says more than 16,000 primary- and secondary-school students are set to benefit from intervention programmes. Making …
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Online Repository Of Lesson Plans For Teachers
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be creating an online repository of lesson plans for teachers. “The platform will be easy to use. …
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Schools In Danger Zones For Flooding Will Not Be Ignored
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government will not ignore the 440 schools rated as being in danger zones for …
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Cabinet Approves Development Of National Higher-Education Policy
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says Cabinet has granted approval for the development of a National Higher-Education Policy, in a bid …
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Education Ministry To Introduce Specialist Teachers At Primary Level
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that the Ministry is looking to move from the generalist teaching model in primary schools …
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Revised Teacher Appraisal Model To Be Implemented
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that a revised teacher appraisal model is to be implemented within the education sector. “The …
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Jamaica’s Teachers Highly Trained
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that Jamaica boasts a high percentage of qualified teachers in the public education system. “We have… …
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Draft Teaching Council Bill At Attorney General’s Office
The draft Jamaica Teaching Council Bill, which seeks to establish a system of licensing teachers to improve the status of the teaching profession, is now …
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Education Spending On Par With Regional And International Peers
A World Bank study shows that Jamaica’s expenditure on education, as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) and budget, compares favourably with the ratio …
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RIM Practitioners Urged To Recommend Systems To Maintain Integrity Of Records
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling on records and information management (RIM) practitioners to recommend systems that will maintain the integrity …
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Lucea Primary Coping With Challenges
After more than six decades of providing educational instruction to thousands of students from across Hanover and adjacent parishes, Lucea Primary School is overcoming the …
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Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Sectoral Presentation 2021 by the Hon. Fayval Williams, MP on April 28, 2021
Expression of Gratitude Madame Speaker, were it not for the people of the constituency of St. Andrew Eastern, I would not be standing here in …
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NSWMA Sanitation Workers Overcome Hurdles to Achieve
Educational and professional advancement are oftentimes among the stepping stones to attaining one’s goals. This is exemplified by Joan Powell and Anthony Morgan, two National …
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Private Sector Responds To Call By Government In Tablet Initiative
As the Government works to get more technology in the hands of students to facilitate their continued education online, the private sector locally and overseas …
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The UWI: Among the Best in the West
Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has described the University as “among the best universities in the …
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Young Men Hail Articulated Truck Driving Programme
Participants enrolled in the inaugural Articulated Truck Driving Programme being offered by the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) in Flanker, St. James …
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