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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.

190,352 Students and 15,466 Teachers Have Signed on to Online Learning System

A total of 190,352 students and 15,466 teachers have already signed on and are using the Government’s online learning management system. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while addressing the sitting of the House...

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, stepfather 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. (FILE)

36,000 Students to Receive $20,000 Subsidy Towards Purchasing Tablets or Laptops

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.

Civil Servants of The Year Hand Over Equipment and Educational Items to Basic School

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

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Tech Support for Teachers Who Received Tablets

Teachers who received devices under the Government’s ‘Tablets for Teachers’ programme are benefiting from technical support through e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam). As of September, more than 20,000 public-sector teachers were equipped with a personal tablet as part of the terms of the Heads of Agreement signed between the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) and the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) in 2018. The...

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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...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), converses with Lorna Davidson (centre), aunt of nine-year-old Bianca Spence who died on September 26, during a visit to the family on September 27. At left is Denari Davidson, cousin of young Bianca. The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.

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PHOTOS: Education Minister Visits Family of Nine-Year-Old Bianca Spence

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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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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...

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

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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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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...