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Assistant Landscaping Manager at the Half Moon Resort in St. James, Navardo Mighten (left), gives students and their teachers participating in the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Farm to Table initiative a tour of the establishment’s plant nursery and farm on October 27.
Assistant Landscaping Manager at the Half Moon Resort in St. James, Navardo Mighten (left), gives students and their teachers participating in the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Farm to Table initiative a tour of the establishment’s plant nursery and farm on October 27.

Students Share in Mobay Chamber of Commerce Farm-to-Table Experience

Several tertiary and high-school students from St. James and Hanover participated in the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Farm-to-Table Experience on October 27. The initiative, which is in its second year, aims to inform students about the...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (seated centre); Deputy Chief Education Officer, Core Curriculum and Support Services Unit in the Ministry, Dr. Clover Hamilton Flowers (seated left) and Honorary Consul of Barbados, Winston Bayley (seated right), as well as students and staff members from Ardenne High School and the Harrison College in Bridgeport, Barbados share a photo opportunity, during a visit to the Ministry’s  Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on October 26. Students from Harrison College are participating in a one-week student exchange with Ardenne High, which is aimed at enhancing learning and teaching methodologies and further improve overall student achievement.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (seated centre); Deputy Chief Education Officer, Core Curriculum and Support Services Unit in the Ministry, Dr. Clover Hamilton Flowers (seated left) and Honorary Consul of Barbados, Winston Bayley (seated right), as well as students and staff members from Ardenne High School and the Harrison College in Bridgeport, Barbados share a photo opportunity, during a visit to the Ministry’s  Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on October 26. Students from Harrison College are participating in a one-week student exchange with Ardenne High, which is aimed at enhancing learning and teaching methodologies and further improve overall student achievement.

PHOTOS: Ardenne High School and Harrison College Students Visit Education Ministry
Winners of the 2023 Northern Caribbean University Invitational Debate Series, Jadon Hewitt (left) and Enroy Madourie, final-year law students at the University of Technology, Jamaica Western Campus.
Winners of the 2023 Northern Caribbean University Invitational Debate Series, Jadon Hewitt (left) and Enroy Madourie, final-year law students at the University of Technology, Jamaica Western Campus.

UTECH Jamaica Western Campus a Strikes Gold in NCU Invitational Debate Series
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), shares a moment with (from left), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Veteran Educator and former principal of Campion College, Catherine Grace Baston; and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris-Dixon. The occasion was a retirement function for Mrs. Baston, which was held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 25).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), shares a moment with (from left), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe; Veteran Educator and former principal of Campion College, Catherine Grace Baston; and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris-Dixon. The occasion was a retirement function for Mrs. Baston, which was held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 25).

PHOTO: Retirement Function for Veteran Educator, Catherine Grace Baston
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

126 Primary, 56 Secondary Schools Targeted for Intensive Literacy Support

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing on October 25 at Jamaica House.
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Greater Emphasis on Parenting Education During November

This year’s Parent Month (November) will place greater emphasis on parenting education, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. In her address at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing on October 25, at Jamaica House, the Minister said several programmes will be hosted throughout the month. “We have significant programmes in November. We will use it to scale up...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Wednesday’s (October 25) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
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Minimum 100,000 Jamaicans Being Targeted For Parent Education Training

The Ministry of Education and Youth is embarking on an ambitious programme that will target a minimum of 100,000 Jamaicans for parent education training. The plan for the programme’s delivery has been formulated by the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the plan, which has been shared with schools across Jamaica, outlines the strategies to...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
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Tertiary Institutions to be Included in Apprenticeship Programme

Tertiary institutions will be targeted under the HEART/NSTA Trust’s revamped apprenticeship programme, which is slated to be launched next year. The initiative is aimed at ensuring that the workforce is equipped with the skillsets to meet labour-market demand. Speaking with JIS News, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator...
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Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Northwest, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson
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St. Elizabeth Northwest Students Benefit from Chicken-Rearing Project

One hundred students from six schools in St. Elizabeth Northwest benefited from a chicken-rearing pilot project, which was initiated during the last academic year. Providing details in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 24), Member of Parliament, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said that the students, who were recommended by teachers, received baby chicks and feed. “They were required to rear...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (at podium), addresses the United Nations (UN) Club Colloquium held on Tuesday (October 24) at Hillel Academy in St. Andrew to mark UN Day. This year’s observance marked the 78th anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter on October 24, 1945. The Charter sets out the rights and obligations of Member States and establishes the principal organs and procedures of the UN.
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PHOTOS: Education State Minister Addresses UN Clubs

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (at podium), addresses the United Nations (UN) Club Colloquium held on Tuesday (October 24) at Hillel Academy in St. Andrew to mark UN Day. This year’s observance marked the 78th anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter on October 24, 1945. The Charter sets...
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Chair, National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, addressing the NCMC’s annual Youth Academic Achievement Awards ceremony, held recently at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston
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18 Students Recognised for Academic Achievement

Eighteen students from non-traditional high schools have been recognised for their academic achievements by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC). During the organisation’s annual Academic Achievement Awards ceremony on October 20 at the Caenwood Centre Auditorium in Kingston, the students received gift baskets, plaques, cash awards and bank accounts for excelling in the 2023 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams....
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