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Students from 13 primary and high schools in St. James display tablet and laptop computers that were donated to their institutions by the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee and the Victoria House Foundation, during a presentation ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in the parish on Friday (October 8). Sharing the moment are Committee Chair, Dr. Yvonne Smith (left), and Foundation President, MacFarlane Okonta (right).
Students from 13 primary and high schools in St. James display tablet and laptop computers that were donated to their institutions by the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee and the Victoria House Foundation, during a presentation ceremony at the Holiday Inn Resort and Spa in the parish on Friday (October 8). Sharing the moment are Committee Chair, Dr. Yvonne Smith (left), and Foundation President, MacFarlane Okonta (right).

Over 160 Computers Donated to Schools in St. James

Just over 160 computers have been donated to 13 primary and high schools in St. James to enable needy students to access online learning. The 138 tablets and 25 laptops were provided through a partnership between the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister...
Prime Minister,. the Most. Hon Andrew Holness (centre), delivers remarks prior to handing over tablet computers and a printer to the Cedar Grove Academy in St. Catherine. Others (from left) are: Principal for the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine Richard Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and East Central St. Catherine Member of Parliament, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Cedar Grove Academy student, Ajani Williams, and Acting Principal, Jonelle Prince. The presentation was made on Friday (October 8) during the Prime Minister’s Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign tour in the parish.
Prime Minister,. the Most. Hon Andrew Holness (centre), delivers remarks prior to handing over tablet computers and a printer to the Cedar Grove Academy in St. Catherine. Others (from left) are: Principal for the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine Richard Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and East Central St. Catherine Member of Parliament, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Cedar Grove Academy student, Ajani Williams, and Acting Principal, Jonelle Prince. The presentation was made on Friday (October 8) during the Prime Minister’s Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign tour in the parish.

Prime Minister Holness Hands Over Tablets and Printers for Schools and Students In St. Catherine
Chairman of the Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee, Dr. Yvonne Smith.
Chairman of the Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee, Dr. Yvonne Smith.

Schools Receive Tablets and Laptops
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).

Cabinet Approves Proposal For Seven Years of Secondary Education
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).

Cabinet Gives Approval For Revision of Restorative Justice Policy

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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
CabinetEducationInformationYouth

Grade-Six PEP Exams Begin February 22

Administration of the 2021/22 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) for grade six will begin on February 22, 2022, with the sitting of the Ability Test. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure at Wednesday’s (October 6) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing. Grade-six students will sit the Language Arts Performance Task on March 23 and the Mathematics component on March 24, and...
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Students from schools in Hanover and Westmoreland display their new tablets at a handing over ceremony at Travellers Beach Resort in Negril on September 25. More than 400 tablets valued at US$40,000 were issued to students under the Cornerstone Connex Programme to facilitate online learning.
TechnologyYouth

Students In Hanover And Westmoreland Receive Tablets

More than four hundred tablets valued at US$40,000 were recently issued to students in Hanover and Westmoreland to facilitate ease of access to online learning, amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The tablets were distributed under the Cornerstone Connex Programme, which is being spearheaded by the nonprofit Cornerstone Jamaica, in partnership with Gupta Family Foundation. During a handover ceremony at Travellers...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Robert Morgan.
Youth

October 8 New Deadline For Submission Of Nominations For PMYAE

Jamaicans will have another chance to submit nominations for the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence (PMYAE), following an extension of the deadline to Friday, October 8. State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI), Hon. Robert Morgan, said the decision to extend the deadline is as a result of concerns expressed by many young persons who...
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Denise Antonio.
Youth

UNDP Committed To Strengthening Mechanisms To Empower Youth

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is committed to supporting mechanisms to empower the youth and address citizen safety and security. This assurance came from UNDP Resident Representative, Denise Antonio, while speaking at the virtual UNDP Youth Summit on crime and violence in observance of World Peace Day on September 21. Ms. Antonio said that as a development partner, the...
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Denise Antonio.
Youth

UNDP Rep Urges Network On Peace, Crime Prevention And Security For Youth

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Denise Antonio, is encouraging the Government to consider establishing a national knowledge-sharing and empowerment network on peace, crime prevention and citizen safety and security for youth organisations. “The network will serve to systematise best practices in youth-led community-based crime-prevention methods and provide mentorship, resources, crime prevention micro-grant funding and other opportunities to youth-led...
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Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking during last Wednesday’s (September 22) Post-Cabinet digital media briefing.
Youth

Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting Postponed To 2025

Jamaica’s hosting of the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting is being pushed back from 2021 to 2025. Cabinet has approved Jamaica’s request for the deferral, consequent on the coronavirus (CoVID-19) pandemic and requirements for the event to be held face-to-face. This was announced by Education, Youth, and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, during last Wednesday’s (September 22) Post-Cabinet digital media...
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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr Wayne Henry.
National SecurityYouth

Young People Must Be Included In Youth Crime Solutions – Dr. Henry

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says that young people must be included in any solutions aimed at addressing youth crime and violence. Dr. Henry, who was addressing the virtual United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Summit on crime and violence recently, noted that there was a time when initiatives were planned with minimal...
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