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NET Urges Continued Support for Education Sector

The National Education Trust (NET) has called on Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora to maintain their support for initiatives aimed at improving the country's education sector. “We have many needs in the education sector that I’m sure you...
Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, receives a cheque from Lead Researcher for the Mitigating Effects of Heat Stress in Caribbean Animal Production Project, Langston University in the United States (US), Dr. Ryszard Puchala. The initiative, which is being facilitated through partnership with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), will benefit nine small ruminant farmers across the country.
Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, receives a cheque from Lead Researcher for the Mitigating Effects of Heat Stress in Caribbean Animal Production Project, Langston University in the United States (US), Dr. Ryszard Puchala. The initiative, which is being facilitated through partnership with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), will benefit nine small ruminant farmers across the country.

Nine Small Ruminant Farmers Benefiting from RADA-Langston University Partnership
Acting Chief Educational Transformation Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sophia Forbes Hall, addresses the TREND Teacher Sensitisation and #HowWeTREND Initiative for the Ministry’s Regions Five and Seven at the Kendal Conference Centre in Manchester on Tuesday (June 25).
Acting Chief Educational Transformation Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sophia Forbes Hall, addresses the TREND Teacher Sensitisation and #HowWeTREND Initiative for the Ministry’s Regions Five and Seven at the Kendal Conference Centre in Manchester on Tuesday (June 25).

PHOTOS: Ministry of Education and Youth’s Regions Five and Seven TREND Teacher Sensitisation
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Principal of Half -Way-Tree Primary School in Kingston, Carol O’Connor Clarke (second right), interact with graduates during the institution’s school-leaving exercise on Tuesday (June 25). The ceremony was held at the institution’s campus on Burlington Avenue in Kingston.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Principal of Half -Way-Tree Primary School in Kingston, Carol O’Connor Clarke (second right), interact with graduates during the institution’s school-leaving exercise on Tuesday (June 25). The ceremony was held at the institution’s campus on Burlington Avenue in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Half-Way-Tree Primary School Leaving Exercise
Acting Coordinator of the Scientific Research Council’s Science and Technology Education Unit, Latanniya Johnson, says the annual Summer Attachment Programme seeks to transform educators’ approach to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
Acting Coordinator of the Scientific Research Council’s Science and Technology Education Unit, Latanniya Johnson, says the annual Summer Attachment Programme seeks to transform educators’ approach to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.

Educators Encouraged to Participate in Summer Attachment Programme of SRC

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Education Ministry Explains School Transfer Procedure for Students

The Ministry of Education and Youth is advising that general transfers of students between schools are not facilitated, except in specific adverse circumstances. According to a Ministry bulletin, this policy ensures that educational placements remain stable and aligned with academic processes. Parents and guardians seeking transfers for students entering high school through the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) placement process are...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right, standing), assists students to navigate the new laptop computers donated to the Bethabara Primary School by e- Learning Jamaica Company Limited. Observing (from left) are Principal of Bethabara Primary School, Cecil Hamilton; and Chief Executive Officer, E-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee. The official handover ceremony was held on June 21 at the school’s Manchester location. The devices were handed over to the Bethabara and Broadleaf Primary Schools under the Tablets in Schools Programme.
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PHOTOS: Laptop Computer Donation

Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right, standing), assists students to navigate the new laptop computers donated to the Bethabara Primary School by e- Learning Jamaica Company Limited. Observing (from left) are Principal of Bethabara Primary School, Cecil Hamilton; and Chief Executive Officer, E-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee. The official handover ceremony was held on June 21 at...
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President, Parent-Teacher Association, Black River High School, Camar Green-Clarke (left), along with (from second left) President of the Jamaica Association of Montreal, Mark Henry; President of the Student Council of Black River High School, Dedrianna Farquharson; Jamaica's Honorary Consul to the High Commissioner in Montreal, George Grant; First Vice President of Jamaica Association of Montreal, Sharon Nelson; and Vice Principal Black River High School, Andria Strong -Moses participate in the official opening of the newly renovated female bathroom at the school, on June 20.
Education

Black River High School Gets Renovated Bathroom Facilities

The female bathroom facilities at the Black River High School in St. Elizabeth have been renovated and upgraded, courtesy of the Jamaican Diaspora in Canada. The facility was officially handed over by members of the group to the school, as part of the broader Diaspora Day of Service initiative on June 20. In her remarks, Vice Principal at the Black...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right) with Global Jamaica Diaspora Council member and Education Sector Leader, Dr. Sandra Colly Durand, following the unveiling of the Jamaica Diaspora Mentorship Academy at the recently held 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
DevelopmentEconomic Growth & Job CreationEducationJamaican DiasporaYouth

Mentorship Academy Unveiled

The inaugural Jamaica Diaspora Mentorship Academy (JDMA) was officially unveiled on June 19, on the final day of the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The initiative is the brainchild of Global Jamaica Diaspora Council member and Education Sector Leader, Dr. Sandra Colly Durand, and is supported by the Ministry of...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), tour the new classroom block being constructed at the Exchange All -Age School in Ocho Rios, St. Ann during a visit on Friday ( June 21). In the (background) is the school’s principal, Ricardo Moncrieffe.
EducationYouth

PM Condemns Indiscipline on School Compound

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says that bad behaviour by parents visiting any of the island’s schools should not be tolerated, as it sets a poor example for students. Mr. Holness was addressing pupils and faculty at the Exchange All- Age School in Ocho Rios, St. Ann during a visit to the institution on Friday (June 21). “The...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), peruses the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results with Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Terry Ann Thomas Gayle (left), and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (June 21).
Education

Students Entering Grade Seven Will Have PEP Profile

The cohort of students transitioning from primary to secondary school this year will have a full report comprising all the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) components from grade four to six. It is the first time since PEP’s inception in 2019 that students will have a full three-year profile, said Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. The profile is a...
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EducationTourism

TPDCo Tourism Quiz Final Set For June 24

Hosanna Preparatory School in St. James and Mount Airy Primary School in Westmoreland will contest the final of the fifth Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Tourism Quiz, slated for Monday, June 24. The match will be aired on Television Jamaica (TVJ), beginning 6:00 p.m. Coordinator for Corporate Communications and Community Awareness at TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley, told JIS News that...
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Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, addresses a contract signing ceremony for the Kendal Primary School rehabilitation project, at JSIF’s Oxford Road offices on Thursday (June 20). Approximately $117,230,914 will be spent to carry out major rehabilitation works to the school plant, which is located in Hanover. The project is being implemented through the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)-funded Basic Needs Trust Fund Cycle 10 (BNTF10)
Education

Kendal Primary School Contract Signing Ceremony

Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, addresses a contract signing ceremony for the Kendal Primary School rehabilitation project, at JSIF’s Oxford Road offices on Thursday (June 20). Approximately $117,230,914 will be spent to carry out major rehabilitation works to the school plant, which is located in Hanover. The project is being implemented through the Caribbean Development Bank...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), conversess with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), and Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry Ann Thomas Gayle, as they view the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results during a press conference on Friday (June 21) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
EducationYouth

Improvement in PEP Exam Results

A comparison of students’ performance in the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), with pre and post COVID-19 results, is showing overall improvement across all subject areas in the proficient and highly proficient categories. This year’s results were compared to 2023 and 2019, when the last full sittings of the assessment were held. Only the Ability Test was administered in 2022....
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