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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

St. Andrew High School for Girls Chemistry teacher, Franklin Burrell, and Principal of Belmont Academy in Westmoreland, Rayon Simpson, have been named LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/Jamaica Teaching Council 2023 Teacher and Principal of the Year. The Technical and Vocational...

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

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is greeted by newly appointed President of the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology, Dr. Anthony Oliver, prior to his taking the oath of office during the institution’s Presidential Installation and Graduation Ceremony, on Saturday (December 2). Minister Williams delivered greetings during the ceremony, which was held at the Church of the Open Bible on Washington Boulevard in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Attends Caribbean Graduate School of Theology Presidential Installation and Graduation Ceremony

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.

Education Minister Commends UTech and e-Learning Jamaica for Partnering on Data Protection

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).

PHOTO: Minister Williams Meets Finalists in the LASCO/MOEY Principal and Teacher of the Year Competition

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...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), cuts the ribbon to symbolise the official renaming of the Brimmer Vale High School in Port Maria, St. Mary, to the Wycliffe Martin High School during a ceremony on November 30. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Principal, Evorine Henry Tracey; and Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague. Wycliffe Martin became Member of Parliament for St. Mary Central in 1962, and made significant contributions to the development of the constituency and the parish.

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PHOTOS: Brimmer Vale High School Officially Renamed

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...

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...

Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 28). Listening are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Dwight Sibblies.

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State Minister Terrelonge Pledges $500,000 for New Classroom Block at Cedar Grove Academy

Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has committed to allocating $500,000 towards the construction of a new classroom block to accommodate more students at Cedar Grove Academy in the constituency. Making his contribution to the 2023/24 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 28), Mr. Terrelonge, who is...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (second right), shares in light conversation with (from left) Principal, Kingston College (KC), Dave Myrie; United States Ambassador to Jamaica and KC alumni, His Excellency Nick Perry; and Chairman of KC’s Board of Management, Michael Vaccianna. Occasion was the launch of the institution’s centenary celebrations at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 30. The KC family will celebrate the milestone with two years of activities culminating on April 16, 2025, which is the 100th anniversary of the school

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PHOTOS: KC Launches 100th Anniversary Celebrations

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (second right), shares in light conversation with (from left) Principal, Kingston College (KC), Dave Myrie; United States Ambassador to Jamaica and KC alumni, His Excellency Nick Perry; and Chairman of KC’s Board of Management, Michael Vaccianna. Occasion was the launch of the institution’s centenary celebrations at The...

Regional Director for Region Six, Ministry of Education and Youth, Barrington Richardson addresses a ceremony for the handover of a 1,000-gallon water tank to the Kellits High School in Clarendon on Monday (November 27). The donation of the water tank is part of Courts’ islandwide black tank initiative, aimed at improving water storage capacity at various schools.

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PHOTOS: Courts Ready Cash Donates 1,000-Gallon Water Tank to Kellits High School

Regional Director for Region Six, Ministry of Education and Youth, Barrington Richardson addresses a ceremony for the handover of a 1,000-gallon water tank to the Kellits High School in Clarendon on Monday (November 27). The donation of the water tank is part of Courts’ islandwide black tank initiative, aimed at improving water storage capacity at various schools.