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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s 56th annual conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Wednesday (August 19).

COVID-19 Risk assessment to assist in informing decision on reopening of schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says a risk assessment of trends in the new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases is being done by health officials to assist in determining whether the proposed phased reopening of schools for the...

Contact person for the United Kingdom (UK)-based New Direction Christian Fellowship, Leslie Washington (right), presents Acting Principal of the Kitson Town Primary School, Janice Yates, with one of two laptop computers, donated to the school at a handover ceremony at the institution, on August 17. The educational gifts consist of several personal items for students and scores of books for the school and the Kitson Town Library.

PHOTOS: Kitson Town Primary School Donations

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (August 17).

Planned reopening of schools could be delayed

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.

Nine Young Jamaicans Get Cuban Scholarships

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, addresses a virtual forum on August 13.

Acting Permanent Secretary Says All Schools Receiving Attention

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Over 700 Primary School Teachers Educated Through NJEP

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and Ministry of Education Youth and Information (MOEYI) collaborated to provide environmental education to over 700 primary school teachers at the grade four to six level, through the NEPA Junior Environment Programme (NJEP). From July 28 to August 11, 2020, teachers were be exposed to a 15-hour self-paced online training course titled, “Planning and...

Acting Chief Education Officer (CEO) in the Ministry of Education Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, speaking during a webinar on Thursday (August 13) hosted by the Ministry’s Planning and Policy Division.

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Some 20,000 Teachers Trained to Deliver Lessons Virtually

Acting Chief Education Officer (CEO) in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says approximately 20,000 teachers have been trained in virtual pedagogy in preparation for the new academic year in September. “We are building the capacity and ability of our teachers to deliver… as the entire world has to deal with the unprecedented changes of the...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh (right); and Principal, Excelsior Community College (ECC), Philmore McCarthy (left), celebrate the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Bachelor of Science Programme in Business Administration, at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in St. Andrew on August 13.

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Ministry of National Security Signs MOU to Provide Higher Education for Staff

The Ministry of National Security and Excelsior Community College today (August 13), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Bachelor of Science Programme in Business Administration. This programme aims to educate, train and certify participants, so that they can compete at world-class standards. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh and Principal of the Community College,...

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Guardian Group Foundation Awards $5.2 Million To Top Students

The Guardian Group Foundation, on Wednesday (August 12), awarded $5.2 million in scholarships, grants, bursaries, book vouchers and book supplies to students who will be attending secondary and tertiary institutions for the 2020/21 academic year. Among the scholarship award recipients are this year’s top-performing boy and girl in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), Chad Wright and Abigail McKenzie, who will...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, makes a Statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (August 11).

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School Administrators Implored Not To Increase Auxiliary Fees

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, is imploring school administrators not to increase auxiliary fees for the upcoming academic year. Making the plea in a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (August 11), Mr. Samuda argued that the exorbitant fees being requested by some schools “are untenable”. “As we prepare for the new school year...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, highlights a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (Aug. 11).

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203,500 Most Vulnerable Students To Receive Back-To-School Grants

A total of 203,500 of the country’s most vulnerable students will benefit from back-to-school grants amounting to $1.6 billion, being provided by the Government. This was announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who noted that most of the money – $1 billion – will be provided under the COVID Allocation of Resources...

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, speaks at a back-to-school parent information virtual town hall on Tuesday (August 4). The information session was hosted by the Ministry, in collaboration with the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) and the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica.

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Full Resumption For Hundreds Of Schools In September

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says 569 schools will resume full operations when the 2020/21 academic year commences in September. All schools have been closed since March due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “Some schools will operate normally. This means we will have everybody in the same space every...