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Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake

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...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Support For Teachers And PEP Students

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Minister of Transport and Mining and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Eastern, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), participate in the handover of tablets to students of Christiana High School by First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union (FHC), at the entity’s Manchester Branch office on Friday (January 21). Branch Manager, Sharna Hutchinson Scott (second left), hands over a device to Michaelia Blackwood.

PHOTOS: FHC Donates Tablets To Christiana High School Students

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter (right) with first place winners in the Praedial Larceny Essay and Jingle Competition, Dermanique Lee of Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St. James (second left); and Kriston Ferguson of Norman Gardens Primary in Kingston. The virtual awards ceremony was held on January 21.

Agriculture Minister Encourages Youth Involvement in the Sector

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Head Girl of Lacovia High School, Tobi-Kay Lyn; Principal of Lacovia High School, Ricardo Bennett and Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara, display a symbolic cheque representing the grant approved by the Government of Japan to purchase two school buses for Lacovia High School. The official signing ceremony was held at the Ministry's headquarters in Kingston, today (January 20).

Lacovia High School Receives Grant To Purchase Two Buses

4 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Registration For Grade 4 PEP Administration To Be Done Electronically

The Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) is advising that registration for the Grade Four Primary Exit Profile (PEP4) for 2022 administration will be done electronically via the PEP Online Registration System, which can be found at pepregistration.moey.gov.jm. The Registration Portal is now open and will close on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. In a bulletin issued by the Ministry, it...

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).

4 years ago EducationTechnologyYouth

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 Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) at their headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (January 19). This donation falls under the...

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.

4 years ago EducationTechnologyYouth

PHOTOS: First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union Tablet Donation

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...

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.

4 years ago EducationYouth

Jose Marti Alumni Awards $1.7 Million In Scholarships to Students

More than 80 outstanding students of the José Martí Technical High School in St. Catherine have been awarded scholarships valued at $1.7 million by the institution’s past students’ association. The awards were presented at the 45th Founder’s Day celebration held at the school’s campus in Twickenham Park, where students were recognised for excellence in academics, sports and other areas. A...

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).

4 years ago EducationPrime MinisterYouth

Report To Reform Education System Launched

The Government is taking decisive steps in the transformation of the education system through the launch of the ‘The Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Report’, on Thursday (January 14). 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....

4 years ago EducationYouth

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...

Newly constructed covered walkway at Cove Primary School in Hanover.

4 years ago EducationWorks / ConstructionYouth

Cove Primary School In Hanover Gets Covered Walkway

The Cove Primary School near Lucea in Hanover now has a covered walkway, which better protects students from inclement weather, including providing easier access to the restrooms. The $1.6-million project was undertaken by the Sandals Foundation, which recently handed over the facility during a ceremony held on the school grounds. Principal of the institution, Patrice Campbell, in expressing gratitude said...