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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 8).

More Schools Participating In Face-To-Face Classes

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that 39 schools are now participating in face-to-face classes. She said the number comprises the 17 pilot schools that were a part of the two-week pilot programme as well as an...

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Education Ministry Consults With CXC On 2021 Examinations

Businesswoman and wife of the late Joe Whitter, Angella Whitter.

Whitter Group Of Companies To Launch Fund To Assist Needy Tertiary Students

Regional Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information's region four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, speaking at a Tablets in Schools handover ceremony held at the Lucea Primary School in Hanover, recently.

Government Leading Technology Acquisition Drive In Schools

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

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No COVID-19 Signs or Positive Cases Among Students / Teachers in Face to Face Pilot Programme

No student or staff at the pilot schools reopened for the facilitation of face-to-face learning has been identified with signs or symptoms of COVID-19 or has tested positive for the virus, according to data reported by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The seventeen schools that were selected to participate in the pilot of face-to-face teaching, commenced classes between November...

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.

5 years ago Education

Students Receive Computers From MP Warmington

More than 200 students from South West St. Catherine have received tablets and laptop computers through a drive spearheaded by Member of Parliament, Hon. Everald Warmington, with support from three business entities in the area. Mr. Warmington donated 100 tablets and 40 laptops to the students, while the remainder were contributed by Surdeen Equipment and Trucking, Old Harbour Radiology Centre,...

5 years ago Education

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

The deadline for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s electronic system for the Own Your Own Device (OYOD) incentive programme has been extended to December 31, 2020. Parents/guardians may access the application at oyod.educate.gov.jm. The Ministry has taken the decision to process the applications that were submitted before or on December 4, 2020 to allow successful applicants the chance...

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.

5 years ago Education

NET Receives $494,000 From JSSE For Tablet Initiative

The National Education Trust (NET) has received a cheque for $494,000 from the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) for the ‘One Laptop or One Tablet per Child’ initiative. The One Laptop or Tablet Per Child initiative aims to promote inclusivity in the education sector by providing needy students with the requisite tools to function in the online teaching and learning...

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.

5 years ago Education

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...

5 years ago EducationSocial Security

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.

5 years ago Education

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...