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Recipients of scholarsips from the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF), show off their cheques at the prrsentataion ceremony held on Tuesday (July 23), at the St. Catherine parish office of the Social Development Commission (SDC) in Spanish Town. Sharing the moment are guest speaker at the function and noted educator, Professor Errol Miller (background centre); Executive Director of the Foundation, Pauline Gregory-Lewis (fifth right, background); and Chairman of the Foundation, Devon Samuels (second right, background).
Recipients of scholarsips from the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF), show off their cheques at the prrsentataion ceremony held on Tuesday (July 23), at the St. Catherine parish office of the Social Development Commission (SDC) in Spanish Town. Sharing the moment are guest speaker at the function and noted educator, Professor Errol Miller (background centre); Executive Director of the Foundation, Pauline Gregory-Lewis (fifth right, background); and Chairman of the Foundation, Devon Samuels (second right, background).

31 St. Catherine Students Receive Scholarships

Thirty-one high-school students in St. Catherine have been awarded scholarships worth $620,000 by the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF). The educational support was presented on Tuesday (July 23), during a ceremony at the St. Catherine parish office of the...
National Mathematics Coordinator and a member of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) management team at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), consults with National Project Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 16).
National Mathematics Coordinator and a member of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) management team at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), consults with National Project Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 16).

Education Ministry Prepares for PISA
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Teachers to Receive Tablets Beginning December
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Head of Development Cooperation at the Canadian High Commission, Walter Bernyk (right), at a Child Protection Seminar held today (July 18) at the University of the West Indies in Mona, St. Andrew. At centre is Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), Rodje Malcolm.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Head of Development Cooperation at the Canadian High Commission, Walter Bernyk (right), at a Child Protection Seminar held today (July 18) at the University of the West Indies in Mona, St. Andrew. At centre is Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), Rodje Malcolm.

Educators Encouraged to Safeguard Rights of Children
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Tertiary Students Invited to Apply for BGLC Education Grant

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National Mathematics Coordinator and a member of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) management team at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), consults with National Project Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 16).
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Parents and Principals to be Surveyed Under PISA

Parents and principals will be required to complete a survey instrument as part of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). High schools across the island will participate in PISA for the first time in 2021. Speaking at a recent JIS News Think Tank, National Programme Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, said that the purpose of the principals survey is...
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National Mathematics Coordinator and a member of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) management team at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), consults with National Project Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 16).
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Students to Take Part in PISA in 2021

Hundreds of Jamaican students for the first time will participate in the 2021 sitting of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The programme, which is not curriculum-based, is organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as a method of comparing and examining students’ performance in mathematical, reading and scientific literacy. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), observes as teachers from the Special Needs Department at Liberty Academy at the Priory, in St. Andrew, Jami-Ann Genius (left) and Tamalee Hamilton (right), interact with students during a visit to the institution on July 16. To the Prime Minister’s left is Special Needs Coordinator, Liberty Academy at the Priory, Toni-Ann Millen.
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Government Facilitates Inclusive Education System for All Children – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains resolute in facilitating an inclusive education system that caters to the needs of all children, particularly those with special needs. “The Government is very sensitive towards special needs education and towards providing the service. We acknowledge that we are not at the service level that we should be, but...
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Trainees of the HEART Trust/ NTA National Unattached Youth Programme (NUYP) at a job-readiness seminar at the HEART College of Innovation and Technology in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 11.
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Young Trainees Urged to Show Positive Attitude in the Workplace

Young trainees under the HEART Trust/NTA National Unattached Youth Programme (NUYP) are being encouraged to adopt a positive attitude as they prepare to enter the workforce. Principal of the HEART College of Hospitality Services, Shorna Myrie, gave the advice as she addressed a job readiness seminar at the HEART College of Innovation and Technology in Montego Bay, St. James, on...
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Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Winnie Berry (right) presents participant of the Aspiring Principals Programme (APP), Fitzroy Abbott with a certificate at the programme
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90 Trained Under Aspiring Principals Programme

Ninety aspiring principals have been equipped with the skills and competencies to prepare them to assume leadership roles at the nation’s public schools. These individuals, who were trained under the National College for Educational Leadership’s (NCEL) Aspiring Principals Programme, were presented with certificates, during a graduation exercise on Tuesday (July 9), at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West...
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Deputy Commissioner of Operations at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Dave Jeffery, presents the first-place trophy for the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) essay competition to Immaculate Conception High School student, Gabrielle Hoo, who collects on behalf of the winner, Jaidah-Leigh Wyatt, at the awards ceremony, held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium on July 3.
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Competition Winner Recommends Mobile App for TAJ

The winner in this year’s local leg of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) essay competition has recommended that Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) create a mobile app. The local leg of the competition, spearheaded by the TAJ, had essays exploring the theme ‘Digitisation – Moving beyond the 21st century’. The winner and second-place entrant came from Immaculate Conception High...
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