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Nestled among her pupils is Principal of the Morant Bay Primary School, Fay Lindsay.
Nestled among her pupils is Principal of the Morant Bay Primary School, Fay Lindsay.

Smooth Start for Several Schools in St. Thomas

There was a seamless transition back to school, today (September 2) for a number of institutions in St. Thomas, as the 2024/2025 academic year begins. Donned in clean, crisp uniforms and with an array of book bags, students were observed...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, converses with a Jamaica College student while visiting the institution’s campus on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew, on Monday (September 2), the start of the 2024/25 academic year. Also visiting is Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, converses with a Jamaica College student while visiting the institution’s campus on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew, on Monday (September 2), the start of the 2024/25 academic year. Also visiting is Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right).

Gov’t Placing Greater Emphasis on Investing in Education – PM
Students at the Barracks Road Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James.
Students at the Barracks Road Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James.

Positive Start to 2024/25 Academic Year at Several Schools
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), speaks with Kingston College and Jamaica College students on Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right). The Prime Minister and several Government Ministers greeted students at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew as they made their way to school.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), speaks with Kingston College and Jamaica College students on Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right). The Prime Minister and several Government Ministers greeted students at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew as they made their way to school.

STEM Education Remains a Gov’t Priority – PM
Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Mineral Heights Christian Kinder-Preparatory School Founders Praised

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith.
EducationForeign AffairsYouth

More Spanish Teachers in Schools

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, says the teaching of Spanish in schools will be boosted by a significant increase in the number of Cuban teachers employed. The Minister, who was addressing school administrators and other stakeholders as part of an orientation session for teachers in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on August 27,...
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Director General, Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Maureen Thompson (centre), and Deputy Chief Education Officer, Curriculum and Support Services, Ministry of Education and Youth, Winnie Berry (right), converse with Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Foundation, Samantha Charles, during the JLS’ National Reading Competition awards ceremony on Friday (August 30) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The event was held under the theme: ‘Read More In 2024’.
EducationYouth

JLS Looking to Make the Annual National Reading Competition More Inclusive

The Jamaica Library Service (JLS) is looking to make its annual National Reading Competition more inclusive. With this year’s renewal comprising entrants, aged six to 99 years, Director General, Maureen Thompson, says the JLS wants to further diversify the range of participants. To this end, she said the agency is particularly keen on making the competition more inclusive for persons...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (eighth left), with some of the more than 500 recipients who received the Dr. Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship, at a ceremony held today (August 30), at the AC Mariott Hotel, in New Kingston.
EducationHealth & WellnessYouth

Scholarships for Young Persons to Pursue Degrees in Health-Related Fields

The Government has awarded more than 500 scholarships to young persons from across the island, to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies in a health-related field, with some getting up to $1 million. Under the Dr. Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship Award, persons have been selected to study medical technology, human resources for health, medical social work, epidemiology, medical physics, health records...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, addresses the Church Teachers’ College 60th Anniversary press launch at the institution’s campus in Mandeville, Manchester, on Thursday (August 29). Ms. Smith represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.
EducationYouth

Church Teachers’ College Celebrating 60th Anniversary This Year

Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, Manchester, is this year celebrating its 60th anniversary with a slate of activities between October 2024 and July 2025, under the theme ‘Celebrating A Legacy of Excellence: Boldly the Demands of the 21st Century and Beyond’. Details of the events were announced during a media launch at the College on Thursday (August 29), which was...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left), converses with wards of the State from the Homestead Place of Safety, during the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) talent competition showcasing culinary, visual and performing arts, held at the Chinese Benevolent Association in Kingston, on Thursday (August 29). Sharing the moment is the CPFSA team leader from Manchester, Donna Fuller (right).
Youth

PHOTOS: CPFSA Talent Show

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left), converses with wards of the State from the Homestead Place of Safety, during the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) talent competition showcasing culinary, visual and performing arts, held at the Chinese Benevolent Association in Kingston, on Thursday (August 29). Sharing the moment is the CPFSA...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right, seated), and Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre, seated), with this year’s beneficiaries of the East Central St. James Scholarship and Welfare Fund education awards. The occasion was the awards ceremony at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James on Wednesday (August 28). Joining them are Councillor for the Springmount Division, Uvel Graham (left, seated); Councillor for the Rose Hall Division, Anthony Murray (right, seated); and past grant recipient, Paige Gordon (second left, seated).
TechnologyYouth

Jamaica’s Youth Encouraged to Be At the Vanguard of the Artificial Intelligence Revolution

Jamaica’s youth are being encouraged to position themselves, as future leaders, at the forefront of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution that is rapidly evolving across all sectors globally. The charge came from Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, who said students...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Wednesday’s (August 28) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
EducationHurricane Relief & RecoveryYouth

Repair Bill for 362 Damaged Schools Exceeds $3 Billion

The repair bill for the 362 schools damaged by Hurricane Beryl in July has exceeded $3 billion. Preliminary estimates to undertake repairs were priced at $2.7 billion. The disclosure was made by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, during Wednesday’s (August 28) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “Given that the number of schools assessed has increased, that...
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