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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks on as Principal of the Linstead Primary and Junior High School, Gloria Johnson (left), consoles Howard Marshall, step​father of eight-year-old Naomi Jones, who died tragically at her home in Commodore, St. Catherine, on the weekend. Mrs. Williams and a team from the Ministry visited the grieving family on Tuesday (September 29).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks on as Principal of the Linstead Primary and Junior High School, Gloria Johnson (left), consoles Howard Marshall, step​father of eight-year-old Naomi Jones, who died tragically at her home in Commodore, St. Catherine, on the weekend. Mrs. Williams and a team from the Ministry visited the grieving family on Tuesday (September 29).

Education Ministry Provides Support to Grieving Family

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has pledged continued support to the family of eight-year-old Naomi Jones, who died tragically on the weekend at her home in Commodore, St. Catharine. During a visit to the home on...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (FILE)
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (FILE)

36,000 Students to Receive $20,000 Subsidy Towards Purchasing Tablets or Laptops
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing Tuesday
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing Tuesday's (September​ 29) sitting of the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Education Ministry Partners with Technology Firms to Facilitate Internet Access
Acting Director, Research, Print and Production Division, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Celia Lindsay (left), makes a presentation to Principal, National Baptist Basic School, Pauline Davis, on Tuesday (September 29), at the offices of Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Limited, on Spanish Town Road in Kingston.
Acting Director, Research, Print and Production Division, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Celia Lindsay (left), makes a presentation to Principal, National Baptist Basic School, Pauline Davis, on Tuesday (September 29), at the offices of Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Limited, on Spanish Town Road in Kingston.

Civil Servants of The Year Hand Over Equipment and Educational Items to Basic School
Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.
Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.

Tech Support for Teachers Who Received Tablets

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Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.
Education

More Than 20,000 Tablets Distributed to Teachers

E-Learning Jamaica Limited (eLJam) has reported that the distribution of more than 20,000 tablets to the nation’s teachers under the Government’s Tablets for Teachers Programme is complete. “As of September, we have completed the primary distribution of tablets to teachers. We commenced rollout a couple of months ago and the objective was to provide 25,000 tablets to the teachers of...
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Education

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...
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Education

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...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual press conference on September 22.
Education

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...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (FILE)
Education

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...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (FILE)
Education

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...
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