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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers remarks during Friday’s (March 15) Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022 launch at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers remarks during Friday’s (March 15) Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022 launch at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.

Education Minister Welcomes Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Findings

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the findings of the Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022: Situation of Women and Children. Addressing Friday’s (March 15) launch at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters...
Acting Director of Electronic Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson (front row, left), shares a photo opportunity with sixth-form students at the Eltham High School in St. Catherine, following a tour of the Agency’s production departments on Thursday, March 14. They are joined by the school’s sixth-form coordinator, Tiffany Gordon (front row, right).
Acting Director of Electronic Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson (front row, left), shares a photo opportunity with sixth-form students at the Eltham High School in St. Catherine, following a tour of the Agency’s production departments on Thursday, March 14. They are joined by the school’s sixth-form coordinator, Tiffany Gordon (front row, right).

PHOTOS: Eltham High School Tour
Young people participate in the ‘Relay to Paris 2024’ event at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Bowl, St. Andrew. The event included a symbolic relay using the official Paris 2024 baton with participation from schools and universities as they celebrate in the spirit of the Olympics.
Young people participate in the ‘Relay to Paris 2024’ event at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Bowl, St. Andrew. The event included a symbolic relay using the official Paris 2024 baton with participation from schools and universities as they celebrate in the spirit of the Olympics.

PHOTOS: Relay to Paris 2024 Jamaica
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), is in discussion with Chairman, Education Transformation and Oversight Committee (ETOC),  Dr. Adrian Stokes and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a press conference at the Overseas Examinations Commission in Kingston on March 14.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), is in discussion with Chairman, Education Transformation and Oversight Committee (ETOC),  Dr. Adrian Stokes and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a press conference at the Overseas Examinations Commission in Kingston on March 14.

High Degree of Implementation of Education Transformation Recommendations – ETOC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith.

Education Ministry Endorses UCJ’s Micro Credentials Push

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers his opening presentation of the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (March 12).
Budget 2024/2025EducationFinance & Public ServiceYouth

Thousands of Contract Workers in Public Sector are Now Permanent Employees

Thousands of contract workers in the public sector have been made permanent employees, addressing the long-standing abuse of fixed-term contracts in Government. The disclosure was made by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, while opening the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 12). He shared that 8,000 contract workers...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas, addresses a JIS Think Tank, today (March 12).
EducationYouth

CPFSA on Drive to Improve Services to Children at Risk

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is on a coordinated drive to improve the quality of services it provides to children at risk. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the CPFSA, Laurette Adams-Thomas, addressing a JIS Think Tank, today (March 12), said that during this calendar year several initiatives will be undertaken to strengthen the policies and procedures governing...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

Initiatives to Protect Students and Teachers in Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth is taking significant steps to ensure the safety and security of students and staff in schools across Jamaica, particularly in the area of natural disasters such as hurricanes and flash-floods. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, provided details in an address during the Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) Virtual Pre-Ministerial Forum, on Tuesday, March 12....
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EducationYouth

UCJ Stages Quality Assurance in Higher Education Week from March 11 to 15

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) will host the 19th staging of Quality Assurance in Higher Education Week from March 11 to 15 under the theme ‘Empowering Higher Education Institutions to Respond to Changing Market Needs’. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Public Relations and Communication at the UCJ, Najae Murray, said that the theme reflects the entity’s commitment to...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives.
EducationFinance & Public ServiceParliamentYouth

ETOC Reports to Be Tabled in Parliament

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be tabling the reports from the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) in the House of Representatives. ETOC has been charged with monitoring the implementation of recommendations contained in the report of the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). Speaking during Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure.
EducationParliamentYouth

CPFSA Gets $350 Million More for 2024/25 Fiscal Year

The Government has increased its allocation to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) for the 2024/25 fiscal year. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during Thursday’s (March 7) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure. Mrs. Williams said the CPFSA’s...
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Chief Executive Officer of eLearning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee, says Artificial Intelligence (AI) can greatly improve the teaching and learning process.
EducationTechnology

Teachers Benefit from Workshop on AI in the Classroom

Sixty teachers from Regions 3 and 4, comprising St. Ann, Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, benefited recently from a two-day workshop focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. Titled, ‘Artificial Intelligence: An Orientation and Exploration of its Classroom Applications’, the interactive session was held at the University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus, in Montego Bay, St....
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