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University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Ja) President, Dr. Kevin Brown (seated left), Chief Executive Officer of the Amber Group and Special Investment Envoy for Technology, Ambassador Dushyant Savadia (seated centre), and HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (seated right), affix their signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding, during the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab Signing Ceremony, held at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Friday (June 6). Observing the signing (from left) are Chair of Jamaica’s AI Taskforce, Christopher Reckord; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks; Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; Dean Faculty of Engineering and Computing at UTech Ja, Professor Sean Thorpe; and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of ScoreExl AI, Ashish Pandya. Jamaica’s first AI Lab will be established at UTech Ja by September 1.
University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Ja) President, Dr. Kevin Brown (seated left), Chief Executive Officer of the Amber Group and Special Investment Envoy for Technology, Ambassador Dushyant Savadia (seated centre), and HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (seated right), affix their signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding, during the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab Signing Ceremony, held at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Friday (June 6). Observing the signing (from left) are Chair of Jamaica’s AI Taskforce, Christopher Reckord; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks; Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; Dean Faculty of Engineering and Computing at UTech Ja, Professor Sean Thorpe; and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of ScoreExl AI, Ashish Pandya. Jamaica’s first AI Lab will be established at UTech Ja by September 1.

First AI Lab to Be Established at UTECH

Jamaica’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab will be established at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Ja) in St. Andrew, by September 1. In collaboration with the Amber Group, 100 data analysis engineers will be onboarded to create the lab...
Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI), Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle (centre), participates in the official handover of laptop computers to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) by Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee. At right is the Director General of the JLS, Maureen Thompson. The handover ceremony was held on Monday, June 2, at the MOESYI.
Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI), Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle (centre), participates in the official handover of laptop computers to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) by Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee. At right is the Director General of the JLS, Maureen Thompson. The handover ceremony was held on Monday, June 2, at the MOESYI.

JLS Gets Additional 200 Laptops from e-Learning Jamaica Ltd.
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information continues to reiterate the need for students to reduce sugar consumption.
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information continues to reiterate the need for students to reduce sugar consumption.

Schools Reminded to Adhere to Guidelines for Beverages
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre, head table), engages in discussion with members of the Jamaica Independent Schools’ Association (JISA), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (June 3). Pictured (from left) are Principal at St. Hugh’s Preparatory, Sasha Wright; Director, Liberty Academy at the Priory, Susan Williams; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; JISA President, Tamar McKenzie; and Registrar, Independent Schools
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre, head table), engages in discussion with members of the Jamaica Independent Schools’ Association (JISA), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Tuesday (June 3). Pictured (from left) are Principal at St. Hugh’s Preparatory, Sasha Wright; Director, Liberty Academy at the Priory, Susan Williams; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; JISA President, Tamar McKenzie; and Registrar, Independent Schools' Unit in the Ministry, Sharon Hunt.

PHOTOS: JISA Members Call on Education Minister
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right, head table), addresses students from Boston College, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Monday (June 2).  She is joined by (from left, head table) Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Director, Montserrat Coalition at Boston College, Fr. Michael Davidson (right), who led the delegation.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right, head table), addresses students from Boston College, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Monday (June 2).  She is joined by (from left, head table) Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Director, Montserrat Coalition at Boston College, Fr. Michael Davidson (right), who led the delegation.

PHOTOS: Education Minister Meets with Delegation from Boston College

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Grade 13 student at Marymount High School in St. Mary, Tanoya Garvey, poses with her first place trophy for Agri-Technology and Innovation in the 2025 Jamaica 4-H Clubs
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Tanoya Garvey Wins 4-H Innovator Award For Aquaponic System

Eighteen-year-old Tanoya Garvey is looking to reshape the country’s agricultural landscape with her award-winning aquaponic system. The sustainable food production network provides a solution to some of the pressing challenges faced by farmers such as limited access to land, irrigation and costly inputs such as fertilisers. The grade 13 student at Marymount High School in St. Mary, took home the...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), with (from left) Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams; Director of Regional Educational Services, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region One (Kingston and St. Andrew), Otis Brown; and Principal of Franklyn Town Primary School, in Kingston, Rohan Trevelen. The Minister and other government officials conducted a tour of the School on Thursday (May 29).
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), with Vice President, Information and Communications Technology and Operations, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), Dr. Audley Darmand, (left); and President of UCC, Professor Colin Gyles, at the recent launch of the UCC Doctoral Programmes, at the University’s main Campus, 17 Worthington Avenue in Kingston.
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UCC Launches Two Doctoral Programmes

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Senior Director, Inspections and Monitoring at the Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA), Andrew Beaumont (background right), with Principal of St. Paul
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PHOTOS: PCOA Distributes Colouring Books to Early Childhood Institutions

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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), greets Scholarship Recipient for Accounting, Capeech Watkins (second left); Scholarship Recipient for Veterinary Medicine, Saunshay Smiley (left); and Scholarship Recipient for Nursing, Cassandra Davy (third left). Looking on is Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Fermín Quiñones Sánchez (right). The interaction took place during the awards ceremony for the Cuba-Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship Programme, held on Wednesday (May 28) at the Embassy of Cuba in Kingston.
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Students Receive Full Scholarships to Study In Cuba

Fourteen Jamaican students have been awarded full scholarships to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Cuba under the longstanding Cuba-Jamaica Bilateral Scholarship Programme. The students, who will begin their studies in August, will be enrolled in programmes, including medicine, nursing, dental services, veterinary medicine, accounting, and ophthalmology. All costs associated with tuition, accommodation, and living expenses will be fully covered....
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Assistant Chief Education Officer, Dr. Nadine Simms (left), presents a laptop to Principal, St. Jago Primary School in St. Catherine, Conrose Grinel-Thompson (right), during a ceremony to hand over computers by Jamalco to several schools, held at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Clarendon on May 28. Sharing in the presentation are students of St. Jago Primary (from second left), Roshari Brown, Joel Francis and Shanoya Thompson. The presentation of the computers is an important aspect of Jamalco’s Community Development Programme and is in support to educational institutions within its operating areas.
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PHOTOS: Presentation of Computers by JAMALCO

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, second right), shares a photo opportunity with the 2024 recipients of the Prime Minister
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