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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses Wednesday’s (August 28) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

Schools Urged to Institute COVID-19 Safeguards in New Academic Year

Schools are being urged to institute COVID-19 safeguards when the 2024/25 academic year commences on September 2. The call comes from Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, amidst recent surveillance data indicating high transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addresses Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

Education Ministry Providing Textbooks for Primary and Secondary Schools

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, peruse a document during Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

Students Encouraged to Embrace Self-Directed Learning

Executive Director, Pollyanna Project, Donna Stewart Moore (fifth right), with some of the students who recently got educational support from the organisation, at an event held at the Lions Civic Centre in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.

Students Receive Educational Supplies from Pollyanna Project

Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, responds to a question during Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

Education Ministry Commits to Improving Performance in Maths at Secondary Level

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

1 year ago EducationYouth

Jamaican Students Perform Marginally Higher in 2024 CSEC Mathematics Exam

Jamaican students performed marginally higher in the May/June 2024 sitting of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics, compared to the rest of the region. “Jamaica’s maths pass rate for public schools was 39 per cent, and for all [of] Jamaica, meaning public, private and others, that figure was 33.4 per cent. When compared to the regional pass rate of 36...

Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead.

1 year ago CommerceEducationIndustryInvestmentYouth

Consumers Urged to Use CAC’s Price Enquiry Tool for Textbook Purchases

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging persons to use its price enquiry tool as a resource to obtain valuable information to assist in textbook purchases, in their back-to-school preparation. Persons can access the price enquiry tool on the Commission’s website, cac.gov.jm. Between July 29 and August 2024, the Commission visited 64 bookstores across the island and received results from...

1 year ago EducationJusticeYouth

Education Ministry Redoubling Efforts to Curb Violence in Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be redoubling its efforts to curb violence in schools, using a multiplicity of strategies. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said these interventions will be guided by the Safety and Security Policy. “The Safety and Security Policy that is designed to prevent violence in schools spells out how to implement physical security measures, such...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking during a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Monday (August 26).

1 year ago EducationYouth

Just Over 900 Schools Will Be Ready for the 2024/25 Academic Year

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting that 902 of the island’s 1,009 schools will be ready for the start of the 2024/25 academic year on September 2, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a press briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Monday (August 26)....

1 year ago EducationYouth

Village Primary and Infant School Wins $300,000 Prize

Village Primary and Infant School in Faiths Pen, St. Ann, has emerged victorious in the inaugural 'Risk It for the Biscuit' competition, securing a $300,000 prize to build a school tuck shop. The competition, organised by Seprod, challenged primary schools across Jamaica to collect the most Butterkist biscuit wrappers in exchange for points. Minister of State in the Ministry of...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

1 year ago EducationYouth

CAPE Students Maintain High Level of Performance

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting that students across Jamaica maintained a high level of performance in the May/June 2024 sitting of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said Unit 1 had 31,783 subject entries of which 30,136 were sat, with a pass rate of 90 per cent. For Unit 2, of those...

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Post-Hurricane Repairs Ongoing at 300 Schools to Ensure Readiness for 2024/25 Academic Year

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says repairs are ongoing at the 300-plus schools damaged during the passage of Hurricane Beryl, to ensure their readiness for the start of the 2024/25 academic year on September 2. “We have been meeting with our Regional Directors, with all our building officers, and if there’s a situation that they believe may...