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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on the availability of teachers for the 2022/23 academic year, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on the availability of teachers for the 2022/23 academic year, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).

Significant Number of Teacher Vacancies in Schools Now Filled

A significant number of the teacher vacancies in schools islandwide, resulting from the resignation of approximately 248 educators, have now been filled, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has said. Addressing a virtual back-to-school press briefing on Thursday...
Councillor of the Montego Bay Northeast Division, Senator Charles Sinclair (right), hands Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED) vocational and skills training programme graduate, Chrisanti Hyman, her Food Services certificate and plaque. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the programme, held on Wednesday (August 31), at the Sea Garden Resort in St. James. Senator Charles represented Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, at the event. IWED, a member of the Manpower and Maintenance Services (MMS) Limited Group, was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through Local Partner Development FHI360a and MMS. Some 28 at-risk youth, ages 17 to 29, from the communities of Canterbury, Rose Heights and Flanker in St. James, received certificates in food services and waitering. The programme was implemented over a six-month period, March to August.
Councillor of the Montego Bay Northeast Division, Senator Charles Sinclair (right), hands Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED) vocational and skills training programme graduate, Chrisanti Hyman, her Food Services certificate and plaque. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the programme, held on Wednesday (August 31), at the Sea Garden Resort in St. James. Senator Charles represented Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, at the event. IWED, a member of the Manpower and Maintenance Services (MMS) Limited Group, was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through Local Partner Development FHI360a and MMS. Some 28 at-risk youth, ages 17 to 29, from the communities of Canterbury, Rose Heights and Flanker in St. James, received certificates in food services and waitering. The programme was implemented over a six-month period, March to August.

PHOTOS: IWED Programme Graduation Ceremony
Head of the Accident and Emergency Department at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Mara Hosang, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on CPR for children.
Head of the Accident and Emergency Department at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Mara Hosang, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on CPR for children.

Parents Urged to Seek Medical Care for Sick Children at Nearest Health Facility
Director/Principal, HEART College of Beauty Services, Kaydia King-Newman, shares information on the various training programmes offered by the HEART College of Beauty Services, during a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Friday, August 26.
Director/Principal, HEART College of Beauty Services, Kaydia King-Newman, shares information on the various training programmes offered by the HEART College of Beauty Services, during a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Friday, August 26.

HEART/NSTA Trust Impacting Lives of Unattached Youth
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the Jamaica Association of Education Officers’ annual general meeting at Ocean Coral Spring in Trelawny, on Friday (August 26).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the Jamaica Association of Education Officers’ annual general meeting at Ocean Coral Spring in Trelawny, on Friday (August 26).

Gov’t Looking to Adequately Equip Education Officers for New School Year

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Young Persons Receive Training From 4-H Clubs in Several Areas

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs has continued to provide training to young people in the areas of agriculture, home economics, leadership skills, social skills, environmental awareness, and healthy lifestyles. Records for the January to December 2021 period showed that membership for 60,475 individuals was renewed in 821 clubs. Membership of the youth cohort totalled 10,797, with 6,045 being females. As outlined...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (fourth left), presents awards to this year’s Petrojam scholars who have performed outstandingly in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. They are (from left) Greenwich Primary’s Javonne Wong, who will be attending Kingston Technical High School and Tasheka Williams, who will be attending Meadowbrook High School. From St. Andrew Primary are Adrianna Whittingham, who heads to Excelsior High School, and Robert Reynolds, who will be attending the St. Andrew Technical High School. An awards ceremony was held at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre in Kingston on Thursday (August 25).
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Petrojam Continues Support of PEP Students

Oil refinery company, Petrojam, has awarded four scholarships to this year’s top performers in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations at the Greenwich Primary and St. Andrew Primary schools. The two males and two females who have each received a $60,000 annual scholarship and a brand-new laptop from the company are St. Andrew Primary’s Adrianna Whittingham and Robert Reynolds and...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 58th annual conference, held at Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, August 24.
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Distribution of Textbooks Commences First Week of New School Year

Distribution of textbooks will commence during the first week of the new school year, which begins on Monday, September 5, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. According to the Minister, approximately $2 billion has been spent to purchase textbooks for students at the primary and secondary levels for the 2022/2023 academic year. She was addressing teachers at...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fifth left) and Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders (second right, background), are pictured with Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awardees following a presentation ceremony at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Tuesday (August 23).
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PM Awards PEP Achievers

Children of employees at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and the Office of the Cabinet were on Tuesday (August 23) awarded for successfully completing the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presented the awards at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, in a special ceremony that was also streamed online. Mr. Holness congratulated the...
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Founder of YES Effect International and Youth Empowerment Specialist, Ruth Lawrence (second left) and Founder of WomanUp Ja and Social Media Ambassador at the United States Embassy, Jamaica, Isheba Cornwall (second right), with Social Media Ambassador, United States Embassy, Jamaica, Mark Anthony Deacon (left) and moderator at the recently held What’s Next Conference, Tamoy Campbell, at the Excelsior Community College.
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Youth Participate in Goal-Setting Conference

More than 200 youth from across Jamaica came together at the Excelsior Community College in Kingston, recently, to participate in the inaugural ‘What’s Next Youth Conference’. Held under the theme ‘Seet, Plan it, Dweet’, the event was designed to expose the participants, between 18 and 25 years, to the tenets of goal setting and the tools required to utilise strategies...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a press conference on the availability of teachers for the 2022/23 academic year, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22).
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964 Specialist Teachers May Be Available for New School Year

There are 964 specialist teachers who may be available for employment in public education institutions for the 2022/23 academic year. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, disclosed the details during a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston, on Monday (August 22). Citing the resignation of some 167 teachers who tendered notices in July this year, the Minister...
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Chair, Children’s Advisory Panel (CAP), Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Jessica Russell.
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Youth Encouraged to Join CPFSA’s Children’s Advisory Panel

The Children’s Advisory Panel (CAP) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is accepting new members this year, and interested youth are being encouraged to apply. The body, which comprises members aged 13 to 17, is refreshed every two years to allow older members to make way for new persons. “Right now, so many of our members have...
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