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Top Female student at the St. Catherine-based Crescent Primary School, Kellisya Charles and Top Male student, Nathan Gersham, engage in an animated discussion during a recent visit by JIS News. Kellisya has been placed at the St. Andrew High School For Girls, while Nathan will be going to Campion College.
Top Female student at the St. Catherine-based Crescent Primary School, Kellisya Charles and Top Male student, Nathan Gersham, engage in an animated discussion during a recent visit by JIS News. Kellisya has been placed at the St. Andrew High School For Girls, while Nathan will be going to Campion College.

PEP Students Urge Adults to Keep Unacceptable Behaviours Away From School

Two successful students in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations are urging adults to make school compounds free of unacceptable behaviours, as this can affect learning outcomes. Kellisya Charles, who is the Top Female student at the St. Catherine-based Crescent...
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, addresses the June 26 post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
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, addresses the June 26 post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Government To Embark on Social Media Literacy Public Education Campaign
Martin-Berry Director of Field Operations, Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Beverley Martin Berry.
Martin-Berry Director of Field Operations, Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Beverley Martin Berry.

Over $11M In Grants and Scholarships Awarded Under WCJF A-Stream Programme
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) is presented with a plaque of appreciation by student Marvin Blake (left) during the Guy’s Hill High School graduation ceremony held on the school campus in St. Catherine on Thursday (June 27).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) is presented with a plaque of appreciation by student Marvin Blake (left) during the Guy’s Hill High School graduation ceremony held on the school campus in St. Catherine on Thursday (June 27).

Education Minister Addresses Guy’s Hill Graduation Ceremony (Photos)
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), converses with (from left) Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry Ann Thomas Gayle; Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chair, Dr. Adrian Stokes; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Marsha Smith and Chief Transformation Officer, Sophia Forbes-Hall.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), converses with (from left) Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry Ann Thomas Gayle; Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chair, Dr. Adrian Stokes; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Marsha Smith and Chief Transformation Officer, Sophia Forbes-Hall.

Education Ministry to Acquire and Instal More CCTV Surveillance Systems In Schools

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the handover of a cheque for $4.5 million by the European Union (EU) to facilitate the staging of three literacy summer camps in Kingston for primary-school students. The official handover ceremony was held on June 25 at the offices of the European Union Delegation in Kingston.
Education

EU Hands Over Funds for Staging Of Literacy Summer Camps (Photos)

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the handover of a cheque for $4.5 million by the European Union (EU) to facilitate the staging of three literacy summer camps in Kingston for primary-school students. The official handover ceremony was held on June 25 at the offices of the European Union Delegation in Kingston.
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Chief Executive Officer of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Ruby Brown, provides details about the Public Sector Leadership Development Conference during a JIS Think Tank on June 27. The conference will be held from July 9 to 12.
Education

Mind Stages Public Sector Leadership Development Conference July 9 to 12

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) is targeting more than 250 senior public-sector members in Jamaica and the wider region to participate in its annual Public Sector Leadership Development Conference.Permanent secretaries, heads of agencies, directors general and other senior staff are being encouraged to register for the four-day event, which is scheduled to take place July 9 to 12....
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the Abilities Foundation graduation ceremony held on the grounds of the institution in Kingston on Thursday (June 27). Approximately 41 students with disabilities successfully completed their studies and were awarded certificates in areas such as Carpentry, Beauty Services, Design and Décor, Data Operation and Housekeeping.
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Abilities Foundation Graduation Ceremony

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the Abilities Foundation graduation ceremony held on the grounds of the institution in Kingston on Thursday (June 27). Approximately 41 students with disabilities successfully completed their studies and were awarded certificates in areas such as Carpentry, Beauty Services, Design and Décor, Data Operation and Housekeeping.
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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 are well aware of and, of course, we can accept [donations] to cover specific activities or specific projects,” said Director,...
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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.
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Nine Small Ruminant Farmers Benefiting from RADA-Langston University Partnership

Nine small ruminant farmers across the country are benefiting from a project facilitated through partnership between the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Langston University in Oklahoma, United States. The Mitigating Effects of Heat Stress in Caribbean Animal Production Project, valued at US$30,000, began in May. The initiative also involves collaboration with the College of Agriculture, Science and Education...
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