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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) interacts with grade five students at the Bryce Primary School (from left) Shyler Baker and Veniece Dixon after they received tablets donated by the Sandals Foundation during a ceremony held at the Bryce United Church on November 27.

Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited Donates Tablets to Bryce Primary School

Some 12 tablets were handed over to Bryce Primary School, to assist needy students to continue their studies online, while schools remain closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The tablets were donated by Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited,...

Member of Parliament for North East Manchester and Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) along with Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (background right) join students from Christiana Leased Primary School and other stakeholders in displaying devices they received under the Tablets in Schools programme, during a presentation ceremony held at the school on Friday (Nov. 27). Also sharing in the occasion (from second left, front row) are Chairman of the Board, Christiana Leased Primary School, Derrick Sinclair; grade five students, Silandre Pusey and Julianna Maragh and Education Officer for Region Five, Dr. Nadine Leachman. In the background is Principal, Christiana Leased Primary School, Aldayne Porter.

Tablets Handed Over to Christiana Leased Primary School

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness , gives the keynote address during the official handing over and renaming ceremony of the Cornwall Automotive Training Institute (CATI) on Friday (November 27). The facility was officially renamed the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) –Montego Bay.

CATI Renamed the Caribbean Military Academy

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (background, centre), displays one of the new devices handed over to students under the Tablets in Schools programme, during a ceremong held at the Lyssons Primary School in St. Thomas on Thursday (November 26). She is joined by (in background, from left): Chairman of the Board of Management, Lyssons Primary School, Cordinal Beckford; and Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Michelle Charles. In front row from left are Shakera Hall of Willminton Primary, Fantasha Grant of Spring Garden Primary and Infant. Deyona Brown of Lyssons Primary, and Markaysha Thomas of Morant Bay Primary .

Over 900 Tablets For St. Thomas Students

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

109 Schools Inspected And Rated Satisfactory For Phased Reopening In 2021

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MIND Launches Caribbean Public Sector Leadership Review

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND), on Friday (November 27) officially launched the first issue of the Caribbean Public Sector Leadership Review, themed ‘Adaptive Leadership’. Speaking at the virtual launch, Executive Director, MIND, Dr. Ruby Brown said the publication signals the organisation’s ongoing commitment to not only change the tone and texture of conversations about public sector leadership, but...

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

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Education Ministry Partners With Microsoft

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has partnered with Microsoft to provide, free of cost, 500,000 Microsoft Office 365 Education Software licences to students in educational institutions. Making the announcement during Tuesday's (November 24) sitting of the House of Representatives, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the approximate annual value, assuming all 500,000 licences are used, is US$15 million...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), observes as a student of the Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston, Venecia Cuff, uses a tablet, when she visited the school recently to hand over tablets. Sharing the moment (from third left) are Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith, and other students of the school. More than 40,000 tablets are being distributed across the island by e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam) to students in grades four to six to support virtual learning, and for learners on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The objective is to provide needy students with the necessary tools to function in the online teaching and learning environment.

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PHOTOS: Handover Of Tablets To Clan Carthy Primary School

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), observes as a student of the Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston, Venecia Cuff, uses a tablet, when she visited the school recently to hand over tablets. Sharing the moment (from third left) are Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (background third right); and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (background right); join students from various primary schools in Western Kingston, in displaying devices they received under the Tablets in Schools programme, during a presentation ceremony at the Denham Town Primary School on Friday (Nov. 20). Also sharing in the occasion (from left, background) are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam), Keith Smith; Principal, Denham Town Primary School, Curdell Daley; Chairman, Denham Town Primary, Dr. Lee Martin; and Regional Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dasmine Kennedy.

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887 Students From Nine West Kingston Schools Get Tablets

A total of 887 students from nine primary schools in Western Kingston have been provided with tablet computers as the Government continues the distribution of devices under the Tablets in Schools programme. During a ceremony at the Denham Town Primary School on Friday (Nov. 20), 118 tablets were handed over for students at the institution; 150 for students of St....

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St. Catherine North East MP Assists Students with Internet Access

Scores of students in St. Catherine North East are benefiting from Internet services provided by the office of the Member of Parliament (MP) to access online classes. Internet access in most of the communities is limited, and MP for the constituency, Kerensia Morris, said given the challenge faced by persons with the service, she has decided to facilitate the usage...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (back, third left), is joined by staff and students of Sandy Bay Primary & Junior High School in Hanover, during a ceremony for the presentation of 99 tablets to students of the institution on Thursday (November 19), under the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme.

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Lucea and Sandy Bay Primary Students Receive Tablets

Students attending the Lucea Primary and Sandy Bay Primary and Junior High schools in Hanover are the latest beneficiaries under the Government’s Tablets in Schools Programme. On Thursday (November 19), Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, participated in the handover of devices to 165 pupils from Lucea Primary and 99 from Sandy Bay during ceremonies held at...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the House of Representatives on November 17, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

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Evaluation Of Pilot Face-To-Face Classes Favourable

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the feedback from the evaluation of the pilot face-to-face classes has been favourable, even though there are areas to be addressed. Speaking in the House of Representatives on November 17, she informed that officers from the Ministry visited the participating schools to conduct observation of the activities taking place and...