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Government Leading Technology Acquisition Drive In Schools

Regional Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information's region four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, has lauded the Government for leading the technology acquisition drive in educational institutions through the Tablets in Schools programme. She noted that more students, particularly...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (back row, centre), shows off one of the 28 tablets donated by the Sandals Foundation for grade-six students of the Ocho Rios Primary School, during a ceremony at the institution on December 4. She is joined by Director of Operations at Sandals Foundation, Karen Zacca (back row, left); and Sandals Resorts Regional Public Relations Manager Lyndsay Isaacs (back row, right). In the front row (from left) are Sharon Bailey and her daughter Ashley Bailey; and Antonio McDuffus and his mother, Angelene Palmer.

Gov’t Committed To Ensuring That Every Student Has A Device – Minister Williams

Member of Parliament for South West St. Catherine, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), with some of the over 200 students who were presented with tablets and laptops, donated by the MP and three business entities in the area, on December 3. Sharing the moment are: Chairman of the Old Harbour High School, Icylin Golding (left), and representatives of Surdeen Equipment and Trucking, one of the companies which donated some of the devices.

Students Receive Computers From MP Warmington

Education Ministry Extends Deadline for the Own Your Own Device (OYOD) Programme

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), holds a cheque for $494,000 presented to the National Education Trust (NET) by the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE), under the ‘One Laptop or One Tablet Per Child’ Initiative. The ceremony was held at the Ministry, National Heroes Circle in Kingston, on Thursday (December 3). With the Minister (from left) are grade-six student, St. Michael’s Primary, Latoya Lancaster; Manager, JSSE, Nora Blake; Group Business Development Manager, JSSE, André Gooden; and grade-six teacher, St. Michael’s Primary, Marissa Francis.

NET Receives $494,000 From JSSE For Tablet Initiative

Principal/Director of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (centre), addressing a Think Tank on Thursday (December 3) at the JIS head office in Kingtson. She is flanked by Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Special Education Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Sharon Anderson Morgan (left); and Project Manager for the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Daintyann Barrett Smith.

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Inclusive Leadership Training For School Principals

Principals of educational institutions across the island are benefiting from training under the Inclusive School Leadership Training Programme (ISLTP). The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is undertaking the training through its Special Education Unit, with support from the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), which is providing funding through its Basic Needs...

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UNICEF Checks On Special Needs Students Who Receivd Tablets

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today (December 3) hosted a virtual check-in with special needs students who received tablet devices through the organisation. Donation of the tablets by UNICEF was made possible through the financial contribution from the government of the United Arab Emirates, which has been supporting UNICEF in several education projects since 2019. The event was held...

Associate Professor and Head of the School of Building and Land Management at the University of Technology (UTech), Laurence Neufville.

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UTech To Offer BSc. In Mines And Quarry Management

The University of Technology (UTech), come January 2021, will be offering a landmark four-year Bachelor of Science (BSc/) degree in Mines and Quarry Management. The brainchild of Associate Professor and Head of the School of Building and Land Management at UTech, Laurence Neufville, the course will not only target students from Jamaica but also throughout the region and beyond. “Within...

$Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan (left), hands over the Mathematics Teacher of the Year (2020) trophy to the winner, Kelly Kellier-Anderson (centre), at the offices of the Ministry, on Wednesday (December 2). Sharing the moment is Chief, Treasury and Investment, JN Bank, Audrey Williams.$

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Kelly Kellier-Anderson From Irwin High Is Mathematics Teacher Of The Year

Mathematics Teacher, Irwin High School, Kelly Kellier-Anderson, has been announced as the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Mathematics Teacher of the Year for 2020. The announcement was made at an awards ceremony, held at the offices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information on Wednesday (December 2). When it was announced that Mrs. Kellier-Anderson was the winner, she...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left) and Custos of Clarendon, William Shagoury (third right), display some of the 60 tablet computers donated by the Custos to benefit students from six high schools in Clarendon. The devices were handed over at the Denbigh High School in the parish, recently. Others pictured from left are Principal of Foga Road High School, Orrett Wallace; Principal of Central High School, Stellavit Ingram; Vice Principal of Denbigh High School, Dianne Gordon- Denton; and Principal of Vere Technical High School, Antoinette Banton-Ellis.

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Custos Of Clarendon Donates 60 Tablets To High-School Students

Custos of Clarendon, William Shagoury, has donated 60 tablet computers to benefit students of six secondary institutions in the parish. The beneficiaries are from Edwin Allen High, Clarendon College, Vere Technical High, Central High, Denbigh High, and Foga Road High schools. The devices, along with 120 educational books, were handed over to the school principals and vice principals during a...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), shares a bottle of hand sanitiser with Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during the handover ceremony for 5,000 bottles of hand sanitiser at the Education Ministry’s office in Kingston, on Tuesday (December 1).

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Education Ministry Gets 5,000 Bottles Of Hand Sanitiser

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology today (December 1) handed over 5,000 bottles of hand sanitiser to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information for distribution to schools across the island. The supplies, valued at $1.3 million, were handed over by the Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, to Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), accepts a tablet from United Nations Children

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UNICEF Donates 534 Tablets For Special Needs Students

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has received 534 tablets for students with special needs from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), under the 'One Laptop or Tablet Per Child' initiative. The tablets, valued at US$100,000, are aimed at providing the beneficiaries with greater access to online learning. The first batch of more than 200 devices has already been...