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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 2021/2022 Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education presentation ceremony at Jamaica House, on Thursday (September 8).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 2021/2022 Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education presentation ceremony at Jamaica House, on Thursday (September 8).

Jamaican Delegation to Attend Education Summit in New York

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will head Jamaica’s delegation slated to attend the Transforming Education Summit (TES) later this month, in New York. The Summit is being convened by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, during the 77th...
Managing Director of the Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Managing Director of the Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

HEART College of Beauty Services Certifies 555 Trainees
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses a press conference on the results of this year’s secondary-level external examinations at the Ministry’s office in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 7). Beside her is Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses a press conference on the results of this year’s secondary-level external examinations at the Ministry’s office in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 7). Beside her is Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

Education Minister Commends Male Students Performing Well in CSEC and CAPE
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (third right, back row), admires a statuette depicting late cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett-Coverley, which was unveiled during a ceremony at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Library, in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (September 7). The unveiling formed part of the opening of the Miss Lou Exhibition, which is among several activities commemorating the 103rd anniversary of the beloved cultural exponent’s birth. With Ms. Grange are students and members of several award-winning groups, who performed in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 2022 National Festival of the Performing Arts.
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (third right, back row), admires a statuette depicting late cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Louise “Miss Lou” Bennett-Coverley, which was unveiled during a ceremony at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Library, in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (September 7). The unveiling formed part of the opening of the Miss Lou Exhibition, which is among several activities commemorating the 103rd anniversary of the beloved cultural exponent’s birth. With Ms. Grange are students and members of several award-winning groups, who performed in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 2022 National Festival of the Performing Arts.

Exhibition Celebrating “Miss Lou” Opened at the University of the West Indies
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses a press conference on the results of this year’s secondary level external examinations, at the Ministry’s office, on Wednesday (September 7). At left is Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses a press conference on the results of this year’s secondary level external examinations, at the Ministry’s office, on Wednesday (September 7). At left is Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

Improved Performances in Several CSEC and CAPE Subjects

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(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering his keynote address during the inaugural Installation Ceremony for the 2021/23 Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica (YACJ) at King’s House, recently.
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PM Hosts Town Hall Meeting on Education Sept. 9

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon, Fayval Williams, will host a Town Hall meeting focusing on Education. The meeting is scheduled to be held on Friday, September 9, at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium, Jamaica College, starting at 5:00 p.m., under the theme: ‘Education Time for Action’. This Town Hall meeting is the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and the father of the three children who perished in a fire in Springfield, Westmoreland, on September 4, Adrian Anthony Laing (left), look at photos of the youngsters in happier times, during a visit to the community on Monday, September 5. At right is Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Western, Moreland Wilson.
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Support for Family of Fire Victims

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be providing support to the family of the three children who perished in a fire in Springfield, Westmoreland, on Sunday, September 4. This will be done through the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, on Monday (September 5) visited the community where she sought...
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Grade-two teacher of Coke’s View Primary School in the Galloway District of Westmoreland, Andrene Murray-Porter, engages her students as in-class learning begins on the first day of the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday, September 5.
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Steady Start to New School Year – Minister

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says schools across the country were off to a steady start on the first day of the new 2022/2023 academic year, which began on Monday, September 5. Addressing journalists in Springfield, Westmoreland, on the day that signalled the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that all schools returned to in-class learning at...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, writes a note to students (from left) Jamarley Tyrell, Omarion Henry and Ojay Wolfe. She visited the Mountain View Primary and Infant Schools, in St. Andrew, to observe the return of students for the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday, September 5.
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PHOTOS: Minister Williams Visits Mountain View Primary

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, writes a note to students (from left) Jamarley Tyrell, Omarion Henry and Ojay Wolfe. She visited the Mountain View Primary and Infant Schools, in St. Andrew, to observe the return of students for the 2022/23 academic year, on Monday, September 5.
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks on as Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Her Excellency Angie Martinez (left), explains the significance of the mural that was unveiled at the Franklin Town Primary School in Kingston, which has been adopted by the Embassy of the Dominican Republic. Also looking on is student, Khalia Evans. The mural was part of the facelift gifted to the school by the Embassy and represents friendship between the two countries. The ceremony was held on Monday, September 5.
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Facelift for Franklin Town Primary

Students at the Franklin Town Primary School in Kingston began the 2022/23 academic year on September 5 in a newly painted school building. The facelift was done through the Embassy of the Dominican Republic’s ‘Dom Rep School Adoption Programme’. This project allows the Embassy to develop a year-long curriculum and teach the students the Spanish language and culture of the...
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Students at the Steer Town Primary and Junior High School on opening day at the St. Ann-based institution.
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Smooth Start at Schools in St. Ann

It was smooth sailing on opening day (September 5), at two St. Ann schools, where school administrators and students seemed thrilled at the prospect of an exciting year. “I was up from as early as 3:00 a.m… excited and nervous at the same time… thinking about opening day,” said Chalky Hill Primary and Infant School Acting Principal, Patricia Pottinger-Bailey. “I...
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