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NPTAJ General End of School Term and Calendar Year Meeting

Attention: Parents of Jamaica The National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) will be hosting a General End of School Term and Calendar Year Meeting on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 6:00PM – 8:00PM via Zoom. Zoom Log in details: Meeting...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers the keynote address at the handover of a smartroom at the St. Catherine-based Homestead Primary and Infant School, recently.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers the keynote address at the handover of a smartroom at the St. Catherine-based Homestead Primary and Infant School, recently.

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses students at the Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) Pop-up event at Black River High School in St. Elizabeth on December 6.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses students at the Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) Pop-up event at Black River High School in St. Elizabeth on December 6.

Billions in Investments Coming for Education
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
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.

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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.
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PHOTOS: JPS Hands Over Cheque for CSEC Industrial Technology Examinations

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...
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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
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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 Education and Training (TVET) Teacher of the Year award was copped by Manning’s School’s Ilene Cohall-Bailey. The three outstanding educators,...
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Author of the three-part series Beng & Friends, Lorna Green (fourth left), presents copies of her books to Principal, St. Benedict
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PHOTOS: Books Handed Over to St. Benedict’s Primary School Students

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,...
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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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