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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Social Media Team, Woman Sergeant Kayla Keane.
Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Social Media Team, Woman Sergeant Kayla Keane.

Police Urge Safeguards for Children Allowed to Travel Alone

Parents are being encouraged to be vigilant and cautious when they allow their children to travel alone. This is specifically in relation to their commuting on public transportation to and from school and walking in their communities, according to the...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses Wednesday’s (August 28) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. 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.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses Wednesday’s (August 28) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. 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.

Schools Urged to Institute COVID-19 Safeguards in New Academic Year
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addresses Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addresses Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

Education Ministry Providing Textbooks for Primary and Secondary Schools
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, peruse a document during Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe, peruse a document during Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

Students Encouraged to Embrace Self-Directed Learning
Executive Director, Pollyanna Project, Donna Stewart Moore (fifth right), with some of the students who recently got educational support from the organisation, at an event held at the Lions Civic Centre in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.
Executive Director, Pollyanna Project, Donna Stewart Moore (fifth right), with some of the students who recently got educational support from the organisation, at an event held at the Lions Civic Centre in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.

Students Receive Educational Supplies from Pollyanna Project

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Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, responds to a question during Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
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Education Ministry Commits to Improving Performance in Maths at Secondary Level

The Ministry of Education and Youth has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the performance of students in Mathematics at the secondary level. Only 39 per cent of Jamaican students in public schools received a passing grade in the May/June 2024 sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics examination. Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, said the Ministry...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Jamaican Students Perform Marginally Higher in 2024 CSEC Mathematics Exam

Jamaican students performed marginally higher in the May/June 2024 sitting of Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics, compared to the rest of the region. “Jamaica’s maths pass rate for public schools was 39 per cent, and for all [of] Jamaica, meaning public, private and others, that figure was 33.4 per cent. When compared to the regional pass rate of 36...
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Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead. 
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Consumers Urged to Use CAC’s Price Enquiry Tool for Textbook Purchases

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging persons to use its price enquiry tool as a resource to obtain valuable information to assist in textbook purchases, in their back-to-school preparation. Persons can access the price enquiry tool on the Commission’s website, cac.gov.jm. Between July 29 and August 2024, the Commission visited 64 bookstores across the island and received results from...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Education Ministry Redoubling Efforts to Curb Violence in Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be redoubling its efforts to curb violence in schools, using a multiplicity of strategies. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said these interventions will be guided by the Safety and Security Policy. “The Safety and Security Policy that is designed to prevent violence in schools spells out how to implement physical security measures, such...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking during a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Monday (August 26).
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Just Over 900 Schools Will Be Ready for the 2024/25 Academic Year

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting that 902 of the island’s 1,009 schools will be ready for the start of the 2024/25 academic year on September 2, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a press briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Monday (August 26)....
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), joins Brand Manager at Seprod, Marielle Wade (left), in presenting a cheque to Principal of Village Primary and Infant School in Faiths Pen, St. Ann, Janice Nelson, on Wednesday, August 21, for winning the inaugural
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Village Primary and Infant School Wins $300,000 Prize

Village Primary and Infant School in Faiths Pen, St. Ann, has emerged victorious in the inaugural 'Risk It for the Biscuit' competition, securing a $300,000 prize to build a school tuck shop. The competition, organised by Seprod, challenged primary schools across Jamaica to collect the most Butterkist biscuit wrappers in exchange for points. Minister of State in the Ministry of...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Monday’s (August 26) press conference to provide a report on Jamaica’s performance in the May/June 2024 CSEC and CAPE examinations, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
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CAPE Students Maintain High Level of Performance

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting that students across Jamaica maintained a high level of performance in the May/June 2024 sitting of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said Unit 1 had 31,783 subject entries of which 30,136 were sat, with a pass rate of 90 per cent. For Unit 2, of those...
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