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President, Parent-Teacher Association, Black River High School, Camar Green-Clarke (left), along with (from second left) President of the Jamaica Association of Montreal, Mark Henry; President of the Student Council of Black River High School, Dedrianna Farquharson; Jamaica's Honorary Consul to the High Commissioner in Montreal, George Grant; First Vice President of Jamaica Association of Montreal, Sharon Nelson; and Vice Principal Black River High School, Andria Strong -Moses participate in the official opening of the newly renovated female bathroom at the school, on June 20.

Black River High School Gets Renovated Bathroom Facilities

The female bathroom facilities at the Black River High School in St. Elizabeth have been renovated and upgraded, courtesy of the Jamaican Diaspora in Canada. The facility was officially handed over by members of the group to the school, as...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right) with Global Jamaica Diaspora Council member and Education Sector Leader, Dr. Sandra Colly Durand, following the unveiling of the Jamaica Diaspora Mentorship Academy at the recently held 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Mentorship Academy Unveiled

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), tour the new classroom block being constructed at the Exchange All -Age School in Ocho Rios, St. Ann during a visit on Friday ( June 21). In the (background) is the school’s principal, Ricardo Moncrieffe.

PM Condemns Indiscipline on School Compound

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 a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (June 21).

Students Entering Grade Seven Will Have PEP Profile

TPDCo Tourism Quiz Final Set For June 24

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)

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Kendal Primary School Contract Signing Ceremony

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...

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Improvement in PEP Exam Results

A comparison of students’ performance in the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), with pre and post COVID-19 results, is showing overall improvement across all subject areas in the proficient and highly proficient categories. This year’s results were compared to 2023 and 2019, when the last full sittings of the assessment were held. Only the Ability Test was administered in 2022....

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86.7 Percent Of PEP Students Placed In School Of Choice

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting that 30,302 students who sat the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) have been placed in one of their preferred schools. The number represents 86.7 per cent of students, said Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. She was addressing a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (June 21) to announce the...

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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PHOTO: TREND Teacher Engagement

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 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...

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....