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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, interacts with several students of the Hope Valley Experimental Primary School in St. Andrew on Monday (September 4). The institution was among several that Minister Williams visited to observe activities marking the 2023/24 academic year’s commencement.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, interacts with several students of the Hope Valley Experimental Primary School in St. Andrew on Monday (September 4). The institution was among several that Minister Williams visited to observe activities marking the 2023/24 academic year’s commencement.

Education Minister Upbeat About 2023/24 Academic Year

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is upbeat about the 2023/24 academic year, based on activities observed while visiting several schools on Monday (September 4). She and other Ministry officials toured the Windward Road Primary, Jacks Hill Primary...
Director, Victim Services Branch (VSB), Social Justice Division, Ministry of Justice. Dionne Dawn Binns.
Director, Victim Services Branch (VSB), Social Justice Division, Ministry of Justice. Dionne Dawn Binns.

Parents Urged to be Vigilant and Protect Children from Crime and Violence
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the launch of the 2023 Universal Service Fund (USF), Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) III Residential Coding Course on September 1, at the Stony Hill HEART Academy in St. Andrew.  
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the launch of the 2023 Universal Service Fund (USF), Technology Advancement Programme (TAP) III Residential Coding Course on September 1, at the Stony Hill HEART Academy in St. Andrew.  

Young Persons to Commence Training in Coding
Minister of Health and Wellness, and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), with some of the 39 students from primary and high schools, as well as tertiary institutions, who received educational support from the MP, at a recent back-to-school event, held at the Watermount Open Bible Church in St. Catherine. Nestlé Jamaica Limited also awarded each Primary Exit Profile (PEP) student with $10,000.
Minister of Health and Wellness, and Member of Parliament (MP) for St Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), with some of the 39 students from primary and high schools, as well as tertiary institutions, who received educational support from the MP, at a recent back-to-school event, held at the Watermount Open Bible Church in St. Catherine. Nestlé Jamaica Limited also awarded each Primary Exit Profile (PEP) student with $10,000.

PHOTOS: Students Feted
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Thursday’s (August 31) Town Hall Meeting on Housing and Land at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Thursday’s (August 31) Town Hall Meeting on Housing and Land at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James.

More Youth Needed in Jamaica’s Labour Force – Prime Minister Holness

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Wednesday’s (August 30) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
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Education Ministry Encourages Students to Use e-Books

The Ministry of Education and Youth is to have sensitisation sessions with students to encourage the use of electronic books (e-books). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a post-Cabinet press briefing held on August 30 at Jamaica House. She was responding to questions from the media regarding the lack of interest in the use of e-books. “Ever...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
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70 Students in St. Ann North Western Awarded Education Grants

Approximately 70 students in St. Ann North Western were awarded education grants and book vouchers during the constituency’s third annual awards ceremony, at the St. Mark Anglican Church in Brown’s Town on Sunday (August 27). The top-performing students in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP), representing schools across the constituency, were awarded, and tertiary students received grants. Minister of Labour...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today’s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
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Broadband Connection for Over 770 Schools by Year End

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is committed to delivering on its promise to provide broadband connectivity to all Jamaican schools. Some 464 schools have been connected and another 312 connections are expected to be completed by December 2023. Addressing delegates attending the 59th annual Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) conference at Royalton Negril Resort and...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), addresses the launch of a digital library at the Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston on August 26. Also pictured are (from left)  Director of the school’s Alumni Association, Joneil J. Alcock and Social Development Practitioner and NexxStepp Lifelong Educational Services Founder and Manager, Tishauna Mullings.
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Digital Library at Jessie Ripoll Primary School

The Jessie Ripoll Primary School Alumni Association and the school’s Parent-Teacher Association have collaborated to establish a digital library at the institution, to increase learning resources for students. Delivering the keynote address at the launch at the school in Kingston on August 26, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, said the Ministry is...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
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18,263 Teachers Receive Vouchers to Purchase Laptops

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting that 83 per cent or 18,263 teachers have received vouchers to purchase laptops. In her address to delegates attending the 59th annual Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) conference at Royalton Negril Resort and Spa in Westmoreland, on Wednesday (August 23), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that, so far, 16,530 vouchers have been...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, responds to a question during the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 59th annual conference at Royalton Negril Resort and Spa in Westmoreland on Wednesday (August 23).
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Education Ministry Seeking Stakeholder Feedback on Draft School Policies

The Ministry of Education and Youth will make draft policies on dress and grooming, nutrition and devotions for schools, available to sector stakeholders for feedback. Addressing delegates attending the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s (JTA) 59th Annual Conference at Royalton Negril Resort and Spa in Westmoreland on Wednesday (August 23), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the draft policy on dress and...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Job Bank for Teachers to Open on August 27

The Ministry of Education and Youth has launched a job bank portal to streamline the process of finding teachers and teaching jobs. Speaking during the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 59th Annual Conference at Royalton Negril Resort and Spa in Westmoreland on Wednesday (August 23), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said it costs a significant sum for schools to advertise vacancies....
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