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Director of Tourism, Donovan White
Director of Tourism, Donovan White

Young People Urged to Become Tourism Ambassadors

Director of Tourism, Donovan White, has charged the country’s youth to embrace their role as ambassadors in promoting the local sector and taking it to the next level of growth and development. He said that tourism is no longer just...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), delivers the keynote address during Thursday’s (September 26) Rotary Club of Kingston luncheon meeting held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Looking on are members of the club’s executive (from second left) President, Sixto Coy; Secretary Sasha Innis; and Sergeant at Arms, Karsten Johnson.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), delivers the keynote address during Thursday’s (September 26) Rotary Club of Kingston luncheon meeting held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Looking on are members of the club’s executive (from second left) President, Sixto Coy; Secretary Sasha Innis; and Sergeant at Arms, Karsten Johnson.

Education Minister Projects Improved Performance in CSEC Maths for 2025
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), delivers the keynote address during Thursday’s (September 26) Rotary Club of Kingston luncheon meeting held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Looking on are members of the club’s executive (from second left) President, Sixto Coy; Secretary Sasha Innis; and Sergeant at Arms, Karsten Johnson.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), delivers the keynote address during Thursday’s (September 26) Rotary Club of Kingston luncheon meeting held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Looking on are members of the club’s executive (from second left) President, Sixto Coy; Secretary Sasha Innis; and Sergeant at Arms, Karsten Johnson.

USF to Assist with Restoring Computer Labs at Bustamante High School
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right, seated), engages with students at the Winston Jones High School in Manchester on September 24, during the ceremonial reopening of schools in the parish. At left is Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right, seated), engages with students at the Winston Jones High School in Manchester on September 24, during the ceremonial reopening of schools in the parish. At left is Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green.

Education Minister Emphasises Significance of Civics in Schools
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz.
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

JUTC to Resume Transportation of CMU Students to Campus

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Director of Arts Development and Training, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Andrew Brodber.
CultureEducationEnvironmentYouth

Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in Performing Arts to Be Announced Oct. 1

The winner of the Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts will be announced on Tuesday, October 1 at the Little Theatre, Arthur Wint Drive in Kingston. Five top institutions have been nominated for this year’s Award, including the Godfrey Stewart Performing Arts Society, Green Island High School, Port Antonio Theatre Group, Ardenne High School and St. Jago...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, converses with Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President, Professor Andrew Spencer, during a Media Day press briefing at the institution’s main campus at Palisadoes Park in Kingston, on Monday (September 23).
EducationYouth

Caribbean Maritime University to Establish Campus in Suriname

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) has announced a groundbreaking partnership to establish a campus in Suriname. This collaboration with the Maritime Authority of Suriname (MAS) and Suriname Foundation for Logistics Training (FLT), aims to bring world-class maritime and logistics education to the region and provide new training and career opportunities for Suriname’s workforce. The announcement was made during a Media...
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Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Dr. Karlene DeGrasse-Deslandes (left) and Board Chair of the Digicel Foundation, Joy Clark, play with students in the ball pit in the sensory room, which adjoins the new inclusive classroom at the Salvation Army Arthur Wint Basic School in Lucea, Hanover. The classroom, which is part of the ECC’s Inclusive Legacy Project in collaboration was Digicel Foundation, was officially handed over on September 18.
EducationYouth

Salvation Army Arthur Wint Basic School Gets Inclusive Classroom

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has handed over a newly retrofitted inclusive classroom to the Salvation Army Arthur Wint Basic School in Lucea, Hanover. Done in partnership with the Digicel Foundation, the facility forms part of the ECC’s Inclusive Legacy Project. The classroom, which includes an adjoining sensory room, can accommodate some 20 students and is equipped with all the...
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Principal of Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, Ricardo Bennett, delivers remarks during the recent 50th anniversary media launch at the institution’s campus in Granville, St. James.
EducationYouth

Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College to Mark 50th Anniversary with Year-Long Celebrations

Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in St. James will host a year-long slate of activities to mark its 50th anniversary. The events, which, along with an anniversary logo, were unveiled during a recent media launch at the institution, will be held under the theme ‘Celebrating Excellence, Advancing the Legacy’. These engagements will commence on the anniversary date, September 29, 2024 and...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the Ministry’s Social Justice Tour – ‘Justice Fi All A Wi’ –- Justice Day in School, which was held at Rusea’s High School in Hanover, on September 20.
JusticeYouth

Students Encouraged to Deal with Conflicts in a Peaceful Manner

Students have been encouraged to approach conflicts in a peaceful manner to prevent them from escalating to harmful levels, by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. “Students, make sure that you find the ways and means to resolve your disagreements and avoid conflicts. I'm very happy that all the schools here have teachers who are trained in restorative justice.,” the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, greets Excelsior Community College Principal, Philmore McCarthy, during the institution’s 50th anniversary church service on Sunday (September 22). The service was held at Vineyard Town Methodist Church in Kingston. With them are: Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson (second right); and Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby.
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Excelsior Community College 50th Anniversary Church Service

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, greets Excelsior Community College Principal, Philmore McCarthy, during the institution’s 50th anniversary church service on Sunday (September 22). The service was held at Vineyard Town Methodist Church in Kingston. With them are: Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson (second right); and Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby.
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Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Andrew McRae.
EducationTechnologyYouth

USF Distributing Tablets under ‘Connect a Child’ Programme

The Universal Service Fund (USF) has commenced the distribution of tablets under its Connect a Child programme for the 2024/25 academic year. Students in Manchester and St. Elizabeth have already received their devices, and presentations will be made to pupils in Westmoreland, Hanover, Trelawny and St. James on Friday (September 20). Acting Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Andrew McRae,...
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