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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education Youth and Information
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education Youth and Information

Mrs. Maureen Dwyer to Assume Acting PS Responsibilities at MOEYI

Mrs. Maureen Dwyer, Chief Inspector in the National Education Inspectorate, will assume responsibilities as Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education Youth and Information, with effect from 14th October 2021. This following Acting Permanent Secretary Dr. Grace McLean proceeding...
Students of the St. Patrick’s Primary School in Waterhouse, Kingston, Annastacia Williams (second left) and Shavaughn Bucchanan (second right), display the mental ability workbooks valued at $350,000, donated by Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) to aid in their Primary Exit Profile (PEP) preparations. Joining the students are Social Studies teacher, Jodian Walker (left) and school Principal, Susan White. Representing the BGLC at the virtual handover ceremony are Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication, Jeanette Lewis (on screen left), and Communications and Research Assistant, Tamara Myrie (on screen right).
Students of the St. Patrick’s Primary School in Waterhouse, Kingston, Annastacia Williams (second left) and Shavaughn Bucchanan (second right), display the mental ability workbooks valued at $350,000, donated by Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) to aid in their Primary Exit Profile (PEP) preparations. Joining the students are Social Studies teacher, Jodian Walker (left) and school Principal, Susan White. Representing the BGLC at the virtual handover ceremony are Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication, Jeanette Lewis (on screen left), and Communications and Research Assistant, Tamara Myrie (on screen right).

BGLC Donates Workbooks to Aid Students’ PEP Preparation
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
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

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

A proposal for the establishment of seven years of secondary education in Jamaica has been approved by Cabinet. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who made the disclosure while addressing Wednesday’s (October 6) virtual post-Cabinet press briefing, said this will allow all students to have access to learning opportunities in grades 12 and 13 (sixth form). “The...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
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Cabinet Gives Approval For Revision of Restorative Justice Policy

Cabinet has given approval for revision of the 2012 National Restorative Justice Policy. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement during the virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6). The Minister said this is being done to ensure the currency and efficacy of the policy, as well as strengthen the legitimacy, reach and overall effectiveness...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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