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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses stakeholders at a function in Salt Spring, St. James, on January 27.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses stakeholders at a function in Salt Spring, St. James, on January 27.

Education Minister Says Face-To-Face Classes Progressing Well

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government has seen nothing, so far, to reverse course in its decision to resume face-to-face classes in schools across the island. In fact, the Minister said that there is enough...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Improvement In Virtual Teaching Environment
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, delivering closing remarks at the ‘Positive Youth Transformation Project’ awards ceremony, held at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel, St. James on January 27, 2022. The project was funded by USAID FHI360 with the Planning Institute of Jamaica Community Renewal Programme (PIOJ CRP), providing monitoring oversight.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, delivering closing remarks at the ‘Positive Youth Transformation Project’ awards ceremony, held at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel, St. James on January 27, 2022. The project was funded by USAID FHI360 with the Planning Institute of Jamaica Community Renewal Programme (PIOJ CRP), providing monitoring oversight.

Strategies Must Be Found To Get At-Risk Youth To Help Build Communities – Dr. Chang
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the sitting of the National Youth Parliament of Jamaica at the Gordon House in downtown Kingston on Monday (January 31).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the sitting of the National Youth Parliament of Jamaica at the Gordon House in downtown Kingston on Monday (January 31).

Youth Parliament Encourages Engagement In Democratic Process – Minister Williams
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), St. James, Angela McIntosh-Gayle, speaks at the handover of the Salt Spring Safe Passage Project, at the Salt Spring Primary School, St. James, on January 27.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), St. James, Angela McIntosh-Gayle, speaks at the handover of the Salt Spring Safe Passage Project, at the Salt Spring Primary School, St. James, on January 27.

Safe Passage Project To Save Lives And Protect Students

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Principal of Trench Town Polytechnic College and Chair of the CCCJ Events Management Committee, Dr. Dosseth Edwards Watson.
Youth

Community Colleges Ready for Sixth-Form Pathways Programme

The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) says its programmes are compatible with the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Sixth-Form Pathways. In an interview with JIS News, Principal of Trench Town Polytechnic College and Chair of the CCCJ Events Management Committee, Dr. Dosseth Edwards Watson, said her institution is in a community where they interact with students who have...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reading to children at Jamaica House Basic School on Read Across Jamaica Day in 2017. (FILE)
EducationInformationYouth

Reading Project At Jamaica House Basic School

Students at the Jamaica House Basic School are benefiting from a reading initiative being undertaken by the Kiwanis Club of Papine at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica. The signature project of the Club, titled ‘Reading for the Stars Reading Competition’, involves partnership with web-based program, Lalilo by Renaissance application. It will run from January 2022 to April 2022 and...
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Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) logo. (Contributed)
EducationInformationYouth

47 Wards of The State to Be Awarded for Academic Achievement

Forty-seven wards of the State, who excelled in their external exams, will be recognised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) during a ceremony on Friday (January 28). Chairperson for the CPFSA’s Events Planning Committee/Director, Financial Management and Accounting Services, Michelle McIntosh Harvey, told JIS News that wards who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certification (CSEC) and Caribbean...
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Nurse at the Savanna-la-Mar Health Centre, Shirnette McIntosh, administers a vaccine to a child, while Distinguished President of the Kiwanis Club of Westmoreland Capital, Denise Ennis, provides support, during an immunisation drive at the Hatfield Early Childhood Institution in Westmoreland on Tuesday (January 25).
Health & WellnessYouth

Immunisation Drive Now On For Children In Westmoreland

Westmoreland Public Health Services and the Kiwanis Club of Westmoreland Capital on Tuesday (January 25) coordinated an immunisation drive at the Hatfield Early Childhood Institution in Westmoreland. The project targeted students from zero to six years old from both the Institution and the wider Hatfield community who had missed their original immunisation dates. Public Health Nurse at the Savanna-la-Mar Health...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Opposition Spokesperson on Education, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke (second left), interact with a student from Union Gardens Infant School in Kingston, during the virtual launch of the year of Early Childhood Development, which was held today (January 25). Joining them are Commissioner from the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), David Solomon (second right), and ECC Chairwoman, Trisha Williams-Singh.
EducationGovernor GeneralYouth

G-G Declares Year Of Early Childhood Development

This year has been declared the year of Early Childhood Development by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, in an effort to raise awareness of its importance. The launch was held virtually today (January 25) and hosted by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), an agency of the Ministry of Education and Youth responsible for the improvement of...
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Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake
AgricultureYouth

More Young Jamaicans Being Trained And Certified As Farmers

More young Jamaicans are being trained and certified as youth famers through the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, in partnership with HEART/NSTA Trust. In an interview with JIS News, Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake, said the programme was developed to meet the growing demand for certification by youth farmers. “The Jamaica 4-H Clubs has always been certifying our youth...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
EducationYouth

Support For Teachers And PEP Students

In an effort to better prepare students for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, the Curriculum Unit in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) will be providing the usual support. This is aimed at building the capacity of teachers and empowering students as they prepare for their exit examinations. In a bulletin issued by the MoEY, it was stated...
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