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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), receiving one of 500 laptops that were donated by the Transformational Implementation Unit (TIU) to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). The handover ceremony was held at the CPFSA headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (January 19).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), receiving one of 500 laptops that were donated by the Transformational Implementation Unit (TIU) to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). The handover ceremony was held at the CPFSA headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (January 19).

TIU Donates 500 Laptops To Children In State Care

Children in State care will benefit from a donation of 500 laptops to assist with remote schooling as part of the blended approach to teaching and learning. The laptops were donated by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) to the Child...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands a tablet to student of the Windsor School of Special Education in St. Catherine, Ajaunie Johnson (second right), during a ceremony on Tuesday (January 18), at the First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC) Portmore Branch in St. Catherine. Looking on are FHC Portmore Branch Manager, Tania Oglesby, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine, South Eastern, Robert Miller.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), hands a tablet to student of the Windsor School of Special Education in St. Catherine, Ajaunie Johnson (second right), during a ceremony on Tuesday (January 18), at the First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC) Portmore Branch in St. Catherine. Looking on are FHC Portmore Branch Manager, Tania Oglesby, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine, South Eastern, Robert Miller.

PHOTOS: First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union Tablet Donation
President of the José Martí Technical High School Past Students’ Association, Alexander Shaw (centre); Vice Principal at the school, Keisha Dennisur-Dennis (left); and immediate past President of the Association, Beverley Malcolm-Montague (right), share a moment with high-achieving students, during the 45th Founder’s Day Celebration held recently at the school’s location in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.
President of the José Martí Technical High School Past Students’ Association, Alexander Shaw (centre); Vice Principal at the school, Keisha Dennisur-Dennis (left); and immediate past President of the Association, Beverley Malcolm-Montague (right), share a moment with high-achieving students, during the 45th Founder’s Day Celebration held recently at the school’s location in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.

Jose Marti Alumni Awards $1.7 Million In Scholarships to Students
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, display the ‘The Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Report’. Developed by the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), the Report is a blueprint for the establishment of a comprehensive strategy to improve student performance and educational productivity across the sector. The virtual launch of the Report was held on Thursday (January 13).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, display the ‘The Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Report’. Developed by the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), the Report is a blueprint for the establishment of a comprehensive strategy to improve student performance and educational productivity across the sector. The virtual launch of the Report was held on Thursday (January 13).

Report To Reform Education System Launched
Newly constructed covered walkway at Cove Primary School in Hanover.
Newly constructed covered walkway at Cove Primary School in Hanover.

Cove Primary School In Hanover Gets Covered Walkway

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In-Person Classes Going Well In Western And Northeastern Parishes

With almost two weeks since the resumption of in-person classes, educators in western and northeastern parishes are reporting that all is well and students are happy to be back at school. "From every indication, it has been smooth sailing so far,” Director of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s Region Four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, told JIS News. She noted that...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 11.
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42,311 Devices For Primary And Secondary Students

The Ministry of Education and Youth, through e-Learning Jamaica Limited, will be procuring 42,311 devices for lower primary and secondary students. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that eLearning Jamaica has already acquired 11,500 tablets and is preparing to start the distribution to lower secondary-school students in the rural schools across the island. “This will help to significantly reduce the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 11.
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Education Ministry Launches Initiative to Locate Disengaged Students

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be rolling out its ‘Yard to Yard Find the Child’ Initiative, which is a national call to action to identify, locate and re-engage students. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the initiative will run for three months from January to March 31, 2022. “Through this initiative, 580 youth workers under the HOPE programme...
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Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), presents a certificate of completion to Peram Prem Sagar from Missionaries of the Poor Bethlehem, for successfully completing a capacity-building workshop organised by the CPFSA, for staff of residential childcare facilities (RCCF). Occasion was the closing ceremony for the 14-week training session, held on Tuesday (January 11), at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.
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Residential Childcare Facilities Staff Benefit From Training

Staff of residential childcare facilities (RCCF) have benefited from a capacity-building workshop to enable them to respond to the needs of children in the protective system more effectively. The training was conducted over 14 weeks by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Institution Monitoring Services Unit and comprised 29 sessions covering the Child Care and Protection Act (CCPA),...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5).
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Education Ministry Continues Measures To Increase Vaccine Take-Up Among Students

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information continues measures to increase take-up of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine among students, including staging blitzes at schools, says portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. “We work on the ground with the regional health authorities to get the vaccination events and blitzes up and working in our schools and we are going to continue to...
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