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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...
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)
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)

Kendal Primary School Contract Signing Ceremony
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.
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.

Improvement in PEP Exam Results
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 Friday’s (June 21) press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
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 Friday’s (June 21) press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

86.7 Percent Of PEP Students Placed In School Of Choice
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a TREND Teacher Engagement Session on Thursday (June 20) at the National Arena in Kingston. The event targetted educators in the Ministry’s Region 1 (Kingston and St. Andrew), Region 2 (Portland, St. Thomas and St. Mary) and Region 3 (St. Ann and Trelawny).   
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a TREND Teacher Engagement Session on Thursday (June 20) at the National Arena in Kingston. The event targetted educators in the Ministry’s Region 1 (Kingston and St. Andrew), Region 2 (Portland, St. Thomas and St. Mary) and Region 3 (St. Ann and Trelawny).   

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the ‘Transforming Education in Jamaica in the Digital Era’ session of the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Tuesday (June 18).
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Diaspora Urged to Lend Expertise in Assisting Special Needs Students

Jamaicans living overseas with training in speech and occupational therapy are being urged to collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Youth to provide services for local students with special needs. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the call during the ‘Transforming Education in Jamaica in the Digital Era’ session at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Thousands Expected to Benefit from Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition Programme

Thousands of Jamaicans who do not have formal certification are to benefit from a Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) programme being rolled out by the Ministry of Education and Youth. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while remotely addressing Wednesday’s (June 19) post-Cabinet press briefing, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James....
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the ‘Transforming Education in Jamaica in the Digital Era’ session of the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Tuesday (June 18).
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Diaspora Urged to Lend Expertise in Assisting Special Needs Students

Jamaicans living overseas with training in speech and occupational therapy are being urged to collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Youth to provide services for local students with special needs. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the call during the ‘Transforming Education in Jamaica in the Digital Era’ session at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers the keynote address at Friday’s (June 14) Aspiring Principals
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Educators Complete Aspiring Principals’ Programme at NCEL

Fifty-five educators across Jamaica have been conferred with the Professional Qualification for Principalship, following their successful completion of the Aspiring Principals' Programme. The postgraduate-level programme is delivered by the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), in partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI), with the goal of improving the administration of schools across the island. In her keynote...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
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Special Focus on Health and Education During Diaspora Conference

Health and education will be given special attention during the 10th Biennial Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, slated for June 16 to 19. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, told a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ that there will be dedicated sessions facilitating discussions on healthcare and...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Robotics Centre at Excelsior Community College’s Eureka Road Campus in Kingston on Thursday (June 13). Sharing in the exercise (from second left) are Principal, Philmore McCarthy; President, Jamaica Methodist District in the Caribbean and the Americas, Rev. Bishop Christine Gooden Benguche; Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee; and Chairman, Committee of Management, Lloyd Davis.
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STEM Robotics Centre Opened at Excelsior Community College

A Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Robotics Centre has been opened at Excelsior Community College’s Eureka Road Campus in Kingston. Addressing Thursday’s (June 13) opening ceremony, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, underscored that the centre’s establishment is a prime example of collective stakeholder commitment to fostering innovation and preparing students for the challenges and opportunities of...
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Director of The Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education Centre, in Kingston, Dr. Sharon Anderson-Morgan.
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MICO Care Centre Registering Students for Summer Intervention Programme

The Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education Centre (Mico CARE) is now registering students for its annual summer intervention programme, aimed at providing remediation in literacy and numeracy for children aged six to 13 years old. Parents/guardians are being encouraged to take advantage of this year's programme, which will run from July 8 to 25, from 8:00...
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