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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 11.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 11.

Government Providing Internet For Schools Close To Fibre Infrastructure

The Government has started the onboarding of 362 schools that are in close proximity to its fibre infrastructure. This was disclosed by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, during a statement to the House of Representatives on January...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 11.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 11.

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5). (FILE)
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5). (FILE)

Tablets Being Procured For 2022 Population And Housing Census
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, the Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), hands over a cartridge-free Epson printer to the Acting Principal of Rock Hall Primary School, Keisha Mehabear, during a visit to the school in rural St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 4). The printer, along with printing paper, was donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation.
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, the Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), hands over a cartridge-free Epson printer to the Acting Principal of Rock Hall Primary School, Keisha Mehabear, during a visit to the school in rural St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 4). The printer, along with printing paper, was donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation.

Rock Hall Primary Gets Printer From Usain Bolt Foundation
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Daniel Dawes (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), welcome the launch of a free wi-fi hotspot for the community of Newlands, in Portmore, St. Catherine, recently. Others pictured from left are residents of the area, Lennox Hinds and Delroy Dobey. Photo: contributed
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Daniel Dawes (left), and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), welcome the launch of a free wi-fi hotspot for the community of Newlands, in Portmore, St. Catherine, recently. Others pictured from left are residents of the area, Lennox Hinds and Delroy Dobey. Photo: contributed

Portmore Community Welcomes Free Wi-Fi

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a recent handover ceremony for the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) presentation of a cheque for $20 million to the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) for the procurement of cutting edge equipment to establish a dedicated 24-hour television education channel. The presentation took place at the PBCJ in Kingston.
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PM Praises PBCJ And USF

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has praised the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) for its work in televising matters of national interest, including coverage of proceedings in the Houses of Parliament. “In fact, you have developed a news broadcast, and people do pay attention to it and do watch the coverage,” he noted. Mr. Holness pointed out...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
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Increasing Tertiary STEAM Enrolment A National Priority – Minister Williams

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams, says increasing tertiary enrolment in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) programmes of study is a national imperative. “This position recognises the urgent need to increase the level of innovation and critical thinking required for future careers and economic advancement in Jamaica,” she said. Minister Williams was speaking at the...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addressing a ceremony for the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) presentation of a cheque for $20 million to the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) for the establishment of a dedicated 24-hour television education channel. The presentation took place at the PBCJ in Kingston on December 17.
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USF On Track To Establish 189 Wi-Fi Hotspots By March 2022

The Universal Service Fund (USF) in on track to establish 189 additional community wi-fi hotpots island-wide by the end of the 2021/22 fiscal year on March 31, 2022, to facilitate increased public internet access. These will be in addition to 13 high-trafficked locations where the service has been established, among the latest being Hope Bay in Portland, which was launched...
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Spectrum Management Authority Managing Director, Dr. Maria Myers Hamilton.
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Importers Urged To Ensure Wireless Devices Are Approved For Jamaica

The Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) is reminding importers of wireless devices using a signal, to verify that they are type-approved to function in the country. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Managing Director of the SMA, Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton, said that a Type-approval Certificate is issued for products meeting a minimum set of regulatory, technical and safety requirements....
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Judith Slater (centre), exchange greetings on arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (Dec. 9) to particiapte in the National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fourm. Looking on is Director, Donor and Partnership Management, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris. The forum was staged by the NET under the theme: ‘Setting the stage for a national vision on STEAM Education in Jamaica.’
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PHOTOS: Minister Williams address STEAM forum

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Judith Slater (centre), exchange greetings on arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (Dec. 9) to particiapte in the National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fourm. Looking on is Director, Donor and Partnership Management, National Education...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right), looks at tablets donated to students of the Kingston High School by First Heritage Cooperative (FHC) Credit Union under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child Initiative.’ FHC’s Kingston Gardens Branch Manager, Trudian Stewart (left), handed over the devices recently, at the branch located at 10 East Avenue, Kingston 4. FHC Credit Union has donated 100 tablets, with 40 of the devices reserved for special needs students, and the remainder for primary and secondary students island-wide.
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PHOTOS: First Heritage Donates Tablets to Kingston High School Students

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right), looks at tablets donated to students of the Kingston High School by First Heritage Cooperative (FHC) Credit Union under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child Initiative.’ FHC’s Kingston Gardens Branch Manager, Trudian Stewart (left), handed over the devices recently, at the branch located at 10 East Avenue,...
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