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Regional Director in the Ministry of Education and Youth (Region Four), Dr. Michelle Pinnock, addresses the inaugural STEM Day 2024 at Manning’s School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Tuesday, March 26.
Regional Director in the Ministry of Education and Youth (Region Four), Dr. Michelle Pinnock, addresses the inaugural STEM Day 2024 at Manning’s School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Tuesday, March 26.

Education Ministry Forges Ahead with STEM in Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth has been actively promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in a concerted effort to advance student learning and innovation throughout the country. The Ministry’s Director, Region Four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, has highlighted...
Annual PEP Lecture flyer.
Annual PEP Lecture flyer.

National Museum Jamaica Hosts Mathematics Lecture for PEP Students
Marketing and Corporate Communications Division Manager of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Carolyn Rose Miller.
Marketing and Corporate Communications Division Manager of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Carolyn Rose Miller.

More Schools Can Benefit from SRC’s Wastewater Treatment Project
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (background, second left), joins students of Siloah Primary School and other stakeholders at the launch of Community Wi-Fi in Siloah, St. Elizabeth on Wednesday, March 20. From left (in background) are Principal of the school, O’Neil Larmond; Sergeant of the Siloah Police Station, Ronnie Wallace; and Parish Manager of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Alric Miller.
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (background, second left), joins students of Siloah Primary School and other stakeholders at the launch of Community Wi-Fi in Siloah, St. Elizabeth on Wednesday, March 20. From left (in background) are Principal of the school, O’Neil Larmond; Sergeant of the Siloah Police Station, Ronnie Wallace; and Parish Manager of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Alric Miller.

USF Invests Over $3 Billion on Technology Projects in 2023/24
Dermaine Sinclair of Cecil Auto Services Limited, hands over a television set to staff of the Chantilly Primary and Infant School (from left), Jayann Lee, Zasanya Rowe, Juleen Morrison, and Principal, Nicole Poyser. The television was among technology devices and school supplies donated by the business to the Westmoreland-based institution recently.
Dermaine Sinclair of Cecil Auto Services Limited, hands over a television set to staff of the Chantilly Primary and Infant School (from left), Jayann Lee, Zasanya Rowe, Juleen Morrison, and Principal, Nicole Poyser. The television was among technology devices and school supplies donated by the business to the Westmoreland-based institution recently.

Chantilly Primary and Infant Gets Donation of School Supplies

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Director of Projects and Strategic Management, MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF), Mitzian Turner, emphasises a point as she addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
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Multicare Youth Foundation Making a Positive Impact at Denham Town High School

The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) is reaping success in transforming the lives of students at the Denham Town High School in Kingston. Through its cognitive behaviour therapy, mentorship and life skills training, the non-government organisation is changing the mindset of students and placing them on a path to success. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Director of Projects and...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), greets Head of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Caribbean, Paula Marcelle Irish. The event was the University of Technology (UTech) 15th Annual Students Accounting Seminar held on March 21 at the AC By Marriot Hotel in Kingston. President of Utech, Dr. Kevin Brown, is at centre.
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PHOTOS: UTech’s Students Accounting Seminar

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), greets Head of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Caribbean, Paula Marcelle Irish. The event was the University of Technology (UTech) 15th Annual Students Accounting Seminar held on March 21 at the AC By Marriot Hotel in Kingston. President of Utech, Dr. Kevin Brown, is at centre.
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.
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Implementation of Jamaica Education Transformation Commission’s Recommendations Progressing

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) continues to make progress in implementing the recommendations of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). In his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21), Mr. Holness said ETOC reported last week that of the 101 recommendations targeted for...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 21.
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Tuition Grants for at Least 1,000 Tertiary Students

The Government will make available $200 million to provide tuition grants to at least 1,000 tertiary students in good academic standing but in need of financial support. Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure in his contribution to the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 21). Mr. Holness said this support will...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Jamaicans Encouraged to Learn a Second Language

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging more Jamaicans to learn a second language to expand opportunities for employment and better relate to other cultures. She noted that in a globalised world where cross-cultural communication and understanding are important, studying a foreign language helps people to have more positive attitudes towards persons who are from a different...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses students of Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston during the handover of the institution’s newly installed ‘Wellness Bench’ on Monday (March 18).
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Immaculate Conception High School Gets Wellness Bench

Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton encouraged students at the Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston to see the newly installed Wellness Bench as a symbol of mental wellness and a safe space. Dr. Tufton was speaking at a Wellness Check In at the school on Monday (March 18) as part of the Ministry’s #DoYourShare mental wellness campaign, in accordance...
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