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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addresses the ‘Rapping with the Minister’ forum on Tuesday (February 20) at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addresses the ‘Rapping with the Minister’ forum on Tuesday (February 20) at Jamaica College in St. Andrew.

Education Ministry Wants Greater Take-Up of Technology Inputs

The Ministry of Education and Youth is urging greater take-up of technology inputs by schools to enhance teaching and learning. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, who spoke to JIS News at the ‘Rapping with the Minister’ forum...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, shares a moment with students from the all-girls Mount Alvernia High School in Montego Bay, St. James, at a ‘Rapping with the Minister’ forum held at Jamaica College, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (February 20).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, shares a moment with students from the all-girls Mount Alvernia High School in Montego Bay, St. James, at a ‘Rapping with the Minister’ forum held at Jamaica College, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (February 20).

Students Urged to Make Use of Mental Health Services in Schools
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Work on First Steam School to Advance in 2024/25
Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Officer and Research Day Coordinator, Kerry-Ann Kerr-Williams.
Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Research Officer and Research Day Coordinator, Kerry-Ann Kerr-Williams.

Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College’s Research Day to Focus on Crime and Violence
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

$180 Million Earmarked for Completion of Diagnostic Centre at CASE

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 15). At left is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
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$514 Million Allocated for Upgrading and Expansion of Mount St. Joseph High

Work will be advanced on the upgrading and expansion of Mount St. Joseph High School in Manchester in the upcoming fiscal year. A sum of $514 million has been earmarked under the Education Transformation Programme to complete construction of the administrative, third and fourth-form blocks, and conclude pre-contract activities for the auditorium and canteen. The details are outlined in the...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) places a pin on newly appointed teacher mentor, Venesha Russell (second right), during the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) annual Beginning Teachers’ Synergy Conference held on Friday (February 16) at the Mico University College in Kingston. Looking on (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kassan Troupe.
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Beginning Teachers’ Synergy Conference Held at Mico

The Jamaica Teaching Council on Friday (February 16) held its annual Beginning Teachers’ Synergy Conference at the Mico University College in Kingston. Currently 15 teacher training institutions and departments are involved in the mentoring and induction of the Beginning Teachers Programme. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams said every year, those institutions train approximately 1,300 new teachers for...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) shares in a conversation with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon (left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right) at the JTC’s Beginning Teachers’ Synergy Conference held at the MICO University College in Kingston on Friday (February 16).
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Teachers Encouraged to Use Education Ministry’s Job Portal

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams is encouraging teachers to use the Ministry’s job bank portal to identify jobs in the sector. The portal, which can be accessed at https://jobs.moey.gov.jm/ aims to streamline the process of finding teachers and teaching jobs. “We know the search process sometimes takes a while for you to find a school that needs your...
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Principal of Mount Ward Primary School in Hanover (second left), Paula Chambers-Morris, accepts the donation of a 1,000-gallon water-storage tank from Marketing Officer for Courts Ready Cash, Kiara Henny (right), at the school on Thursday (February 15). Sharing the moment are Senior Education Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Region Four, Jacqueline Gardiner, and students of the school.
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Mount Ward Primary Gets Water Tank from Courts Ready Cash

The Mount Ward Primary School in Hanover has received a 1,000-gallon water-storage tank from Courts Ready Cash. The item was handed over at the school on Thursday (February 15). This marked the seventh such donation by the company to assist schools located in areas affected by drought. Senior Education Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Region Four, Jacqueline...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers his Throne Speech to open the 2024/25 Parliamentary Year at Gordon House on Thursday (February 15).
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Gov’t Making Progress in Education Transformation

The Government continues to make progress in the implementation of the recommendations of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). Some 365 recommendations are contained in the report produced by the Professor Orlando Patterson-chaired Commission. In his Throne Speech to open the 2024/25 Parliamentary Year at Gordon House on Thursday (February 15), Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen,...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses New Fortress Energy’s seventh annual tertiary scholarship awards ceremony on Tuesday (February 13) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.  
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Plans Advanced to Build the First of Six Programmed STEM Schools

Plans are advanced to construct the first of six Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) schools, which are programmed to be built across the island. Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while addressing New Fortress Energy’s seventh annual tertiary scholarship awards ceremony on Tuesday (February 13) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters...
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