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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), tries out a tablet in the smartroom at the St. Catherine-based Homestead Primary and Infant School, while Regional Director with the Ministry, Sophia Forbes Hall (right), observes. Occasion was the official opening of the facility on Wednesday (December 6), which was established by the Digicel Foundation at a cost of US$60,000.  Social Development Consultant with the Digicel Foundation, Miguel Williams (second left), and Principal of the school, Sophia Deer (third right), show students, Leandra Lawrence (right) and Shanoya Samuels, how to operate the devices.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), tries out a tablet in the smartroom at the St. Catherine-based Homestead Primary and Infant School, while Regional Director with the Ministry, Sophia Forbes Hall (right), observes. Occasion was the official opening of the facility on Wednesday (December 6), which was established by the Digicel Foundation at a cost of US$60,000.  Social Development Consultant with the Digicel Foundation, Miguel Williams (second left), and Principal of the school, Sophia Deer (third right), show students, Leandra Lawrence (right) and Shanoya Samuels, how to operate the devices.

Homestead Primary Gets Smart Room

Students attending the St. Catherine-based Homestead Primary and Infant School now have access to a smartroom, which is equipped with information and communications technology (ICT) devices to enhance learning. Digicel Foundation retrofitted an existing space to accommodate the smartroom, which...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), shares in light conversation with (from left) Director of City and Guilds International, Mandy Smith; Head of Commercial and International Marketing, City and Guilds, Alan Howard; Head of City and Guilds Caribbean Region, Marva Duncanson; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe. The occasion was the City and Guilds Engineering Expansion in High Schools discussion forum, held recently at the ROK Hotel in Kingston.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), shares in light conversation with (from left) Director of City and Guilds International, Mandy Smith; Head of Commercial and International Marketing, City and Guilds, Alan Howard; Head of City and Guilds Caribbean Region, Marva Duncanson; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe. The occasion was the City and Guilds Engineering Expansion in High Schools discussion forum, held recently at the ROK Hotel in Kingston.

City and Guilds Engineering Programme to Be Expanded into High Schools
Deputy Chief Education Officer, Curriculum and Services Division, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers (second right), looks at a symbolic cheque valued at more than $2.6 million, representing grant funding by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) towards Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Industrial Technology (Electrical) examinations for academic year 2023/2024. She is joined by (from left) Kingston High School student, Bently Mills; Clarendon College student, Austin Wright, and Brandon Levy also of Kingston High. Chairman of JPS, Damian Obiglio (second left), made the presentation during a ceremony held at the company’s offices in New Kingston on December 5.
Deputy Chief Education Officer, Curriculum and Services Division, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers (second right), looks at a symbolic cheque valued at more than $2.6 million, representing grant funding by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) towards Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Industrial Technology (Electrical) examinations for academic year 2023/2024. She is joined by (from left) Kingston High School student, Bently Mills; Clarendon College student, Austin Wright, and Brandon Levy also of Kingston High. Chairman of JPS, Damian Obiglio (second left), made the presentation during a ceremony held at the company’s offices in New Kingston on December 5.

PHOTOS: JPS Hands Over Cheque for CSEC Industrial Technology Examinations
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/Jamaica Teaching Council 2023 Teacher of the Year trophy to St. Andrew High School for Girls Chemistry teacher, Franklin Burrell (centre), during Tuesday
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/Jamaica Teaching Council 2023 Teacher of the Year trophy to St. Andrew High School for Girls Chemistry teacher, Franklin Burrell (centre), during Tuesday's (December 5) awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Sharing in the presentation is Managing Director at LASCO Distributors Limited, John De Silva.  

Outstanding Educators Rewarded
Author of the three-part series Beng & Friends, Lorna Green (fourth left), presents copies of her books to Principal, St. Benedict
Author of the three-part series Beng & Friends, Lorna Green (fourth left), presents copies of her books to Principal, St. Benedict's Primary School, Jacqueline Carter Dixon (third right), during a visit to the institution in Kingston on December 4. Sharing in the presentation (from left) are President of the school’s Parent-Teacher Association, Kevin Allen; and students Komoya McKenzie, Shaniella Grant, Jared Russell and Aja Bailey. The Beng & Friends series seeks to educate students about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and related jobs.

PHOTOS: Books Handed Over to St. Benedict’s Primary School Students

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents data protection officer, Jacqueline Parkson, with her certificate during Friday’s (December 1) Training in Data Protection for Educators award ceremony at the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica campus in Kingston.
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Education Minister Commends UTech and e-Learning Jamaica for Partnering on Data Protection

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica and e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited for partnering to facilitate data protection within the education sector. More than 100 data protection officers were trained over three weeks under the national data protection training programme for schools. The design and implementation of the curriculum was undertaken...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right, seated), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Dr. Kasan Troupe (left, seated), and other sector stakeholders withthe LASCO/MOEY Principal and Teacher of the Year Competition finalists. The contestants paid a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (December 1).
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PHOTO: Minister Williams Meets Finalists in the LASCO/MOEY Principal and Teacher of the Year Competition

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right, seated), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Dr. Kasan Troupe (left, seated), and other sector stakeholders withthe LASCO/MOEY Principal and Teacher of the Year Competition finalists. The contestants paid a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (December 1).
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General Manager for Courts Ready Cash, Atasha Bernard (right), hands over a water tank to Principal of Gaynstead High School, Liston Aiken (second right), at the institution in Kingston on November 30. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson, and Senior Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Ewan Williams. The tank was provided under the company’s corporate social responsibility initiative, aimed at improving access to water in schools across the island.
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PHOTOS: Gaynstead High School Gets Water Tank

General Manager for Courts Ready Cash, Atasha Bernard (right), hands over a water tank to Principal of Gaynstead High School, Liston Aiken (second right), at the institution in Kingston on November 30. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson, and Senior Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Ewan Williams. The tank...
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Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, makes her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on December 1.
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Audiovisual Toolkits on Mental, Social, Physical and Spiritual Health to be Rolled Out in Schools

As part of ongoing efforts to further provide wellness resources to youth, audiovisual toolkits will be rolled out in schools. The toolkits will cover four main tenets of health – mental, social, physical and spiritual. This was disclosed by Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore while making her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on December...
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, shares words of encouragement with students at the Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston on Tuesday (November 28). Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of a computer room at the institution, which was renovated and equipped under the Embassy of the Dominican Republic’s ‘Adopt a School’ programme.
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Students Urged to Use Technology to Create Better Future

Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, is encouraging students to take advantage of the opportunities provided by technology to create a better future. Mrs. Holness, who was addressing the ribbon-cutting ceremony and handover of a computer room at Clan Cathy Primary School in Kingston on Tuesday (November 28), noted that by utilising technology students can...
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