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Three Schools to Get Buses from Japan

The Embassy of Japan has signed three grant contracts amounting to $28.8 million, to purchase school buses for Rest Primary and Infant and Bustamante High Schools in Clarendon, and Port Antonio Primary School in Portland. Two 29-seater Toyota Coaster buses...
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (seated second row, fourth from right), and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang (seated second row, fourth from left), are surrounded by members of the Chinese community and students and staff from Albion Primary and Mount Salem Primary and Infant schools in St. James. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of 11 tablets to the schools by the Jamaica China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification, at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on Monday, February 3.
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (seated second row, fourth from right), and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang (seated second row, fourth from left), are surrounded by members of the Chinese community and students and staff from Albion Primary and Mount Salem Primary and Infant schools in St. James. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of 11 tablets to the schools by the Jamaica China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification, at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on Monday, February 3.

Chinese Community Donates 11 Tablets to Two Primary Schools in Montego Bay
Minister of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), examines one of the 200 laptop computers donated to the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) by e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, during Tuesday’s (February 4) handover ceremony at the institution’s campus in Papine, St. Andrew. Others (from left) are UTech Academic Staff Union Public Relations Officer, Dr. Tashieka Burris-Melville; UTech President, Dr. Kevin Brown; Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee; and UTech Deputy President and Provost, Professor Shermaine Barrett.
Minister of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), examines one of the 200 laptop computers donated to the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) by e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, during Tuesday’s (February 4) handover ceremony at the institution’s campus in Papine, St. Andrew. Others (from left) are UTech Academic Staff Union Public Relations Officer, Dr. Tashieka Burris-Melville; UTech President, Dr. Kevin Brown; Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica, Andrew Lee; and UTech Deputy President and Provost, Professor Shermaine Barrett.

e-Learning Jamaica Donates 200 Laptops to UTech
José Martí Technical High School student, Sanique Roberts (right), is presented with a trophy by Science teacher at the St. Catherine-based institution, Shanice Laing, for outstanding performance in academics and ports. The student is the recipient of the JMcKay Collection scholarship awarded by Jamaican-born registered nurse in the United States (US) and past student of the school, Jillianne McKay Burrell. The scholarship will enable Sanique to pursue nursing studies at Northern Caribbean University (NCU).
José Martí Technical High School student, Sanique Roberts (right), is presented with a trophy by Science teacher at the St. Catherine-based institution, Shanice Laing, for outstanding performance in academics and ports. The student is the recipient of the JMcKay Collection scholarship awarded by Jamaican-born registered nurse in the United States (US) and past student of the school, Jillianne McKay Burrell. The scholarship will enable Sanique to pursue nursing studies at Northern Caribbean University (NCU).

José Martí Technical Student Gets Scholarship to Pursue Nursing
Acting Vice Principal at the St. Catherine based Enid Bennett High School and conceptualize of the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programme, Latoya Bird-Miller (second right), points to a replica of a handbook, which contains the initiative, during the launch on January 30. Others (from left) are Acting Principal, Winsom Johnson; Education Officer with the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Juanita Gordon Hunter; Head Girl, Kiara Mattis; Head Boy, Jeremy Peart; Senior Education Officer with the Ministry, Stephney Webb-Parker; and Supervisor for the Health and Family Life Education Department at the school, Talcea Hamilton.
Acting Vice Principal at the St. Catherine based Enid Bennett High School and conceptualize of the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programme, Latoya Bird-Miller (second right), points to a replica of a handbook, which contains the initiative, during the launch on January 30. Others (from left) are Acting Principal, Winsom Johnson; Education Officer with the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Juanita Gordon Hunter; Head Girl, Kiara Mattis; Head Boy, Jeremy Peart; Senior Education Officer with the Ministry, Stephney Webb-Parker; and Supervisor for the Health and Family Life Education Department at the school, Talcea Hamilton.

Enid Bennett High School Launches Social and Emotional Learning Programme

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CMU Campus to Be Fully Solarised by August

The main campus of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) at Palisadoes Park, Kingston, is to be fully solarised by August 2025. CMU President, Professor Andrew Spencer, who made the disclosure at a recent JIS Think Tank, explained that the project will include the construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) carport power plants, solar PV rooftop power plants and electrical vehicle (EV)...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right) hands over equipment to the Clarendon based Ebony Park Heart Academy on January 31, during a ceremony held at the institution. Others pictured from left are Project Manager with the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Selena Ledgister; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Franklyn Witter; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Orville Palmer; Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton; Senior Environmental Specialist with the World Bank, Kirk C.N. Brown; and Chief Executive Officer of the NFA, Dr. Gavin Bellamy.
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Ebony Park Heart Academy Receives Equipment

The Government has boosted the training and production capacity of the Ebony Park Heart Academy, with the presentation of equipment valued at over US$128,000. The items received include seine nets, solar lights, mobile water pumps, digital scales, oxygen scales, refractometers, fish baskets, freshwater kits, cast nets, weed whackers, security cameras and drones. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd...
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Students from the Mt. Alvernia Preparatory and Kindergarten school in Montego Bay, St. James, participate in a road march on Monday (January 27), to mark the school’s centennial anniversary.
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MT. Alvernia Preparatory Celebrating A Century Of Excellence

The streets of Montego Bay, St. James, were filled with excitement and pride on Monday (January 27), as students, teachers, and supporters of Mt. Alvernia Preparatory and Kindergarten participated in a vibrant flag hoisting ceremony and road march. The event formed part of the school’s centennial anniversary activities. The school, which shares its legacy with Chetwood Memorial Primary School and...
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Image of a hopscotch course to encourage play.
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National Observance Of Play Day February 5

Educational institutions across the island are gearing up to celebrate Global School Play Day on Wednesday, February 5, with a national observance called ‘Play Day JA’. Play Day JA aims to promote the importance of play in teaching and learning, while providing a fun and engaging experience for students, parents, and educators.             Schools are being encouraged to use the...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with students during a tablet computer presentation ceremony at Ensom City Primary School in St. Catherine on Thursday (January 30). Five students each from Ensom City Primary and Eltham Park Primary School, also in St. Catherine, were provided with tablet computers under the Government’s
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Ten Students At Ensom City And Eltham Primary Schools Gifted Tablet Computers

Ten students at Ensom City and Eltham Park Primary Schools in St. Catherine have been gifted tablet computers under the Government’s ‘Connect a Child’ Programme. This initiative aims to support academically gifted students experiencing financial challenges by providing them with essential digital tools for their educational success. Speaking during the presentation ceremony at Ensom City Primary on Thursday (January 30),...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) interacts with students during a tablet computer presentation ceremony at Ensom City Primary School in the parish on Thursday (January 30). The tablets were distributed under the Universal Service Fund (USF) ‘Connect a Child’ programme, which provides deserving students with access to the digital tools necessary for their academic success.
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PHOTOS: Minister Grange Hands Over Tablets To Students

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) interacts with students during a tablet computer presentation ceremony at Ensom City Primary School in the parish on Thursday (January 30). The tablets were distributed under the Universal Service Fund (USF) ‘Connect a Child’ programme, which provides deserving students with access...
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Stalwart in the development of the University of Technology (UTech), the late Dr. Alfred Sangster.
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Education Ministry Hails Dr. Alfred Sangster as Visionary Leader

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is hailing the sterling contribution of the late Dr. Alfred Sangster to the development of the University of Technology (UTech). Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Tertiary Unit, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, who represented portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, at UTech’s Administrative Staff Association’s 22nd Annual General Meeting on...
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