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Grade-Four student of St. George’s Girls School, Daviqua Brown (third left), tests one of 24 tablets handed over by the High Commission of Canada to local, non-profit organisation City Life Ministries for its ‘City Kids’ programme. The programme seeks to provide information and communications technology (ICT) and other academic support to inner-city youth to assist the virtual learning environment. The tablets were handed over at an official ceremony held on Thursday (October 1) in Parade Gardens in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Parent-Teacher for the City Kids Programme, Paula Smith; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams.
Grade-Four student of St. George’s Girls School, Daviqua Brown (third left), tests one of 24 tablets handed over by the High Commission of Canada to local, non-profit organisation City Life Ministries for its ‘City Kids’ programme. The programme seeks to provide information and communications technology (ICT) and other academic support to inner-city youth to assist the virtual learning environment. The tablets were handed over at an official ceremony held on Thursday (October 1) in Parade Gardens in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Parent-Teacher for the City Kids Programme, Paula Smith; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams.

High Commission of Canada Hands Over Tablets to Help Inner-City Youth

The High Commission of Canada has presented tablet computers to local non-profit organisation City Life Ministries to provide information and communications technology (ICT) academic support to its ‘City Kids’ programme. The tablets were handed over at an official ceremony held...
Universal Service Fund (USF) logo.
Universal Service Fund (USF) logo.

USF Encourages Adherence to COVID-19 Safeguards When Public Internet Facilities Are Used
Marketing and Public Relations Manager at the Universal Service Fund, Deleen Powell.
Marketing and Public Relations Manager at the Universal Service Fund, Deleen Powell.

USF to Establish More Internet Centres
Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.
Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.

Tech Support for Teachers Who Received Tablets
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (left), presents Chief Executive Officer, Registrar General
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (left), presents Chief Executive Officer, Registrar General's Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane, with a laptop computer during the handover of information and communications technology (ICT) equipment on Tuesday (September 22), at the RGD headquarters in St. Catherine.

JSIF donates computers to RGD

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing a virtual press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on September 22.
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Training of Teachers in online Learning Management System ongoing

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the training of teachers in the online learning management system continues. Speaking at a digital press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on September 22, she noted that more than 20,000 teachers have already been trained. She said that the process remains ongoing through local...
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Group Chief Executive Officer of GraceKennedy, Senator the Hon. Don Wehby. (FILE)
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GraceKennedy donates 210 tablets and laptops to schools

GraceKennedy Limited (GK), through its Grace and Staff Community Development Foundation, today (September 21) donated 210 tablets and laptops valued at approximately $5.2 million, to 10 schools and six of the company's homework centres in Kingston. The initiative, which is dubbed ‘Tools for Schools’, is aimed at equipping Jamaican teachers and students with computer technology to facilitate online education. The...
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Education Officer, Core Curriculum, in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Cecille Young.
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Videos to keep students engaged during online learning process

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, will be providing creative videos to keep students engaged during the online learning process. Speaking at a virtual meeting of the Rotary Club of Kingston, held today (September 17), Education Officer, Core Curriculum, in the Ministry, Cecille Young, said this is a matter of concern for the Ministry. “We are concerned about student...
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Demographic data and geoinformatics to drive school reopening

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, with the support of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will use GIS mapping, demographic and health data to drive the safe reopening of schools. This was among the strategies discussed at a meeting at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices on Wednesday, September 16 called by portfolio Minister, the Honourable Fayval Williams....
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), congratulates Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), after presenting him with the Instrument of Office at the swearing-in ceremony for Cabinet Ministers at King’s House on Sunday (September 13).
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Minister Vaz to address high electricity costs, telecommunications services

Newly appointed Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has committed to addressing the issues of high electricity bills and the quality of telecommunications services offered to Jamaicans, as he assumes his new portfolio responsibilities. Speaking to JIS News following the swearing-in of Cabinet Ministers at King’s House on Sunday (Sept. 13), Minister Vaz said that “the vexing...
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Residents and visitors to May Pen can now access free public Wi-Fi, courtesy of the Universal Service Fund (USF).
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Wi-Fi Hotspot launched in May Pen

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has launched a new public Wi-Fi hotspot in May Pen, Clarendon, to help residents and visitors access the Internet. “For the current financial year, May Pen Square is the first public Wi-Fi hotspot that we have established. It was completed in the first week of September and currently, the hotspot can accommodate 200 persons browsing...
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Government to establish six new STEM academies

Six new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) academies are to be developed at the high-school level that will prepare students in the public education system for careers in STEM fields. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as he outlined some of the plans of the Government for the new term, at his swearing-in ceremony...
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