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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), emphasises a point while speaking at Wednesday's (July 29) virtual launch of the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Scholarship Programme, at the Ministry's offices in Kingston. With the Minister is Jamaica Civil Service Association President, O'Neil Grant .

Government To Provide 150 Postgraduate Scholarships For Civil Servants

Over the next five years, the Government will be providing 150 postgraduate scholarships for civil servants, valued more than $1 billion, as part of the human capital development thrust within the public service. Minister of Finance and the Public Service,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).

Gov’t Provides Additional Funds To Schools For COVID-19 Preparations

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.

National Parenting Support Commission Hosting Back-to-School Information Sessions

Managing Director of HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Janet Dyer (right), along with Deputy Director of the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) with responsibility for the administration of examinations, Sharon Burnett (centre), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the OEC to administer the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) examinations for the period November 2019 to November 2022. Witnessing the signing (at left) is Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe. The signing took place on July 23, at the OEC offices, 6 Manhattan Road, Kingston.

Overseas Examinations Commission To Administer NCTVET Exams

National Librarian, National Library of Jamaica, Beverley Lashley.

National Library Offers Virtual History Workshops For Students

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the virtual launch of the Education Transformation Commission 2020, at the Office of the Prime Minister, on Wednesday, July 22.

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Transformation Commission To Review Education System

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has launched the Education Transformation Commission 2020, which will be tasked with reviewing and assessing the country’s public education system and making recommendations. Speaking at the virtual launch at the Office of the Prime Minister on July 22, Mr. Holness emphasised that it is time to take decisive action to improve the education...

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St. Thomas Teachers Pleased To Receive Computers

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith, says teachers in St. Thomas have expressed their satisfaction with the tablet computers they received recently under the Government’s ‘Tablet for Teachers’ programme. “We have completed distribution to teachers in St. Thomas, and the feedback received was tremendously positive,” Mr. Smith told JIS News. He noted that since schools have had to...

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$5,000 Limit On High-School Registration Packages

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is advising school administrators that the cost of registration packages at the secondary level should be no more than $5,000. In addition, there is no cost for registration at the primary level. The policy directive on registration fees is in keeping with the Ministry’s mandate of ensuring that the cost to parents remains...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke (left), look at a bottle of cleaning solution, which was among sanitisation products donated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School for its summer programme. The handover took place at the school in Kingston on July 15. Also pictured are USAID Country Representative, Jason Fraser (third right); Principal of the school, Dr. Patricia Kinglocke Findley (second right) and USAID representative, Morana Krajnovic.

6 years ago Education

PHOTOS: USAID Donates Sanitisation Products to Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke (left), look at a bottle of cleaning solution, which was among sanitisation products donated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School for its summer programme. The handover took...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), participates in the handover of a tablet to Principal of the August Town Primary School, Jennifer Solomon (second right) during a ceremony held on July 15 at the school in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith; and school Board Chairman, Andrew Warwar.

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Teachers At August Town Primary Get Tablets

Educators at the August Town Primary School in St. Andrew were today (July 15) presented with 18 computer tablets under the ‘Tablets for Teachers’ programme. They are the latest group to receive devices under the initiative, which falls under an agreement between the Government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) signed in May 2018. A total of 25,000 devices will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks with students and teachers at Balcombe Drive Primary School in Kingston, on Thursday (July 9), after handing over tablets to teachers at the institution.

6 years ago EducationTechnology

Computers Presented To Balcombe Drive Primary

Balcombe Drive Primary School in Kingston, on Thursday (July 9), formally received computers under the Government’s ‘Tablets for Teachers Programme’, so its teachers can use them while working from home. Distribution of the tablets results from the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Heads of Agreement of May 2018, which aimed to provide teachers islandwide with...

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

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All In Place For CSEC, CAPE

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says that all is in place for administering of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Approximately 58,720 students have registered to sit CSEC subjects and 16,184 for CAPE starting Monday, July 13. Orals for foreign languages have already...