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JTA President Encourages Teachers To Make Use Of Training Opportunities

President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Jasford Gabriel, is encouraging teachers to take advantage of training opportunities, in order to meet the demands of teaching online classes. Mr. Gabriel was addressing the JTA Hanover Chapter’s half-yearly virtual meeting, which...

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

MPs Receive Application Forms For ‘Own Your Own Device Incentive Programme’

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), looks on as Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), presents a tertiary scholarship to Church Teachers’ College student, Shantel Williams. Occasion was the Universal Service Fund (USF) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Grant and Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Scholarship presentation ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (November 17). Also pictured is Chief Executive Director at the USF, Daniel Dawes.

USF Awards PEP Grants, Tertiary Scholarship

Member of the East Jamaica Conference (ECJ) of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), Errol Holmes (second left) and Treasurer for the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC), Pastor Billy Watson (second right), display a cheque valued at US$10,000 donated to the EJC by an overseas Jamaican, who had benefited from education assistance through the organisation. Occasion was a ceremony held at the ECJ on Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew, on Thursday (November 12), for the presentation of tuition support for NCU student, Peter Vaughn. Others (from left) are President of the ECJ, Dr. Eric Nathan; Chairman of WHEEL, Michael Spence; and President of the CJC, Pastor Levi Johnson.

Help For NCU Student

Members of the Titchfield High School community, including students and administrators, in attendance at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly paved Lloyd O. Chin Drive on the institution’s campus in Port Antonio, Portland, on November 11. The driveway is named in honour of the late former Principal, who served from 1976 to 1992.

Titchfield High School Driveway Named In Honour Of Late Former Principal – Lloyd O. Chin

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University of the West Indies Going to Guyana

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has been invited by the recently elected President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali, to help drive forward Guyana’s human resource development strategy. Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, held a virtual meeting with Dr. Ali on Thursday, November 5, 2020 in which they discussed a strategy for the country’s future...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), presents a tablet computer to student of Bellefield Primary and Infant School in Manchester, Dexroy Anderson, during a handover ceremony at the institution on Friday (November 13). Sharing the moment is Central Manchester Member of Parliament, Rhoda Crawford.

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Education Ministry Exploring Opening More Schools under the E-COVID-19 Face-to-Face Classroom Pilot

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is exploring the possibility of accommodating additional institutions under the e-COVID-19 face-to-face pilot reopening of schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the Ministry is assessing the outcomes, thus far, of the two-week engagement that got underway on November 10. This, she added, to determine how best other institutions can be included in...

Board Member, Usain Bolt Foundation, Stephen Shaw (left); and Chairman of the Foundation, Winsome Wilkins (2nd left); look at one of the items donated by the Foundation to 21 Early Childhood Institutions (ECI) across five parishes, at the Early Childhood Commission

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21 Rural Basic Schools Get Donation Of Supplies From Usain Bolt Foundation

Twenty-one early-childhood institutions (ECIs) in Trelawny, St. Ann, St. James, St. Elizabeth and Clarendon have benefited from a donation of supplies valued at $2.2 million from the Usain Bolt Foundation. Each institution has received one laserjet printer with four print cartridges and five reams of paper, one handwashing station, one thermometer, one storage bin for learning resources, one step-on/non-touch garbage...

Principal of Moneague Primary and Junior High, Patricia Allen (left), speaks with Education Officer, Millicent DaCosta, about the progress of the face-to-face pilot at the institution, which got under way on Tuesday (November 10).

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Education Officer Pleased With Face-To-Face Classes At Moneague Primary And Junior High

Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Millicent DaCosta, says she is pleased with the progress of face-to-face classes at Moneague Primary and Junior High. The St. Ann-based institution is among 17 primary and secondary schools across the island that are participating in the two-week pilot programme, which got under way on Tuesday (November 10). School plants have been...

Grade-six teacher at Bethlehem Primary and Infant School in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, Marcine Parkinson-Pike, outlines the coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocols to students following the resumption of face-to-face classes at the institution on Tuesday (November 10). The school is one of 17 primary and secondary institutions across the island participating in the Government’s two-week pilot programme.

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171 Students of Bethlehem Primary and Infant Return to the Classroom

The 171 students and 12 teachers of Bethlehem Primary and Infant School in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, returned to the classroom on Tuesday (November 10), as the pilot for face-to-face classes got under way. A total of 17 primary and secondary institutions across the island are participating in the two-week trial. School plants have been closed since March due to the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), interacts with student at the St. Catherine based Eccleston Primary School, Ackeem Francis (third left), at the handover of tablet computers to the school, held at the Four Square Gospel Assembly in Macca Tree, on November 11. Sharing the moment (from left) are Head e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam), Keith Smith, and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

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Tablets in Schools Programme Empowering Students

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government’s ‘Tablets in Schools Programme’, totalling more than 40,000, is geared at digitally empowering students. Speaking at the handover of tablet computers to students at the Eccleston Primary School in Macca Tree, St. Catherine, on November 11, Mrs. Williams said the drive to ensure that all children in the...

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20 High-School Students Receive Scholarships from Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation

Twenty students from St. Catherine, who started secondary school in October, have benefited from much-needed support from the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF). The organisation recently handed over scholarships totalling $400,000, along with care packages, to the students, who are graduates of five primary schools in the parish. Each student received $20,000. Administration Director of the PAEF, Pauline Gregory-Lewis,...