Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that a revised teacher appraisal model is to be implemented within the education sector. “The difference between this teacher appraisal model and the past one is that this one is standards based. It demands evidence of performance and is aligned to the National Standards Curriculum,” Mrs. Williams said. She was...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that Jamaica boasts a high percentage of qualified teachers in the public education system. “We have… trained university graduates, trained college graduates and trained instructors,” she said, while making her contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (April 28). She said that these highly qualified...

The draft Jamaica Teaching Council Bill, which seeks to establish a system of licensing teachers to improve the status of the teaching profession, is now with the Attorney General’s Office. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams during her contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 28. “Its...

A World Bank study shows that Jamaica’s expenditure on education, as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) and budget, compares favourably with the ratio for several other regional countries and is within the international norm. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the disclosure, noted that Government expenditure, on a per-student basis, “is comparable to the...

The Westmoreland office of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is targeting young people and families as it works to address substance abuse in the parish. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Substance Abuse Officer for Westmoreland, Henry Hill, said that on average, 50 per cent of the NCDA’s clients are under 30 years old, 20 per cent...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be launching a 211 helpline for use by children at risk of abuse or persons who wish to make a report. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while making her contribution to the 2021/2022 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 28. She said that the move follows approval...

The Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) officially opened its Jamaican office, during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday (April 28). The  office is the first to be established anywhere in the region outside the Trinidad and Tobago capital, Port-of-Spain, where the CariCRIS is headquartered, and comes 15 years after the firm commenced business relations with local clients. It...