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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), listens to Founder and Executive Director of Youth Education Association, Tahje Wallen (centre), at the Youth Education Association’s Youth in Accounting and Auditing Conference, held at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (May 14). Also listening (from left) are President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Eric Scott; UTech President, Dr. Kevin Brown; Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. and Head School of Business Administration, UTech, Celia McKoy.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), listens to Founder and Executive Director of Youth Education Association, Tahje Wallen (centre), at the Youth Education Association’s Youth in Accounting and Auditing Conference, held at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (May 14). Also listening (from left) are President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Eric Scott; UTech President, Dr. Kevin Brown; Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. and Head School of Business Administration, UTech, Celia McKoy.

Artificial Intelligence Set to Reshape Various Sectors

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to reshape various sectors by enhancing productivity and creating opportunities for innovation, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana...
Director of the Victim Services Branch (VSB) in the Ministry of Justice, Dionne Dawn Binns.
Director of the Victim Services Branch (VSB) in the Ministry of Justice, Dionne Dawn Binns.

VSB Well Positioned to Respond to Sexual Abuse Cases Involving Children
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), celebrates with Jamaica 4-H Clubs Girl of the Year, Deneila Wright (second left), at the 4-H National Achievement Expo, held at the Denbigh 4-H Centre, in Clarendon on May 10. Others (from left) are Chairman of the 4-H Clubs, Collin Virgo; Tricia Elliot, mother of Rhondre Elliot, who was crowned the 4-H Boy of the Year and Executive Director of the organisation, Peter Thompson.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), celebrates with Jamaica 4-H Clubs Girl of the Year, Deneila Wright (second left), at the 4-H National Achievement Expo, held at the Denbigh 4-H Centre, in Clarendon on May 10. Others (from left) are Chairman of the 4-H Clubs, Collin Virgo; Tricia Elliot, mother of Rhondre Elliot, who was crowned the 4-H Boy of the Year and Executive Director of the organisation, Peter Thompson.

Youth Regional Exchange Programme Coming Soon
Rear view of lifeguard standing with rescue buoy near poolside
Rear view of lifeguard standing with rescue buoy near poolside

Students Certified as Lifeguards
President of the Paediatric Association of Jamaica, Dr. Curtis Pyrce, speaking at the National Child Month Church Service, held recently at the Saxthorpe Methodist Church on Constant Spring Road.
President of the Paediatric Association of Jamaica, Dr. Curtis Pyrce, speaking at the National Child Month Church Service, held recently at the Saxthorpe Methodist Church on Constant Spring Road.

5K Run to Support Children on the Autism Spectrum

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) engages in conversation with Chairman of the National Child Online Protection Committee (N-COPC), Carl Berry (left) and Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake (right), at N-COPC’s open house activity at the Police Officer’s Club in St. Andrew on Friday (May 10). The committee provides children with tools for online safety. The open house was held under the theme ‘Developing Strategies and Responses to Enable Comprehensive Protection of the Nation’s Children on- and offline’.
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PHOTOS: National Child Online Protection Committee’s Open House

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) engages in conversation with Chairman of the National Child Online Protection Committee (N-COPC), Carl Berry (left) and Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake (right), at N-COPC’s open house activity at the Police Officer’s Club in St. Andrew on Friday (May 10). The committee provides children with tools for online safety. The...
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Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), observes as Chairman of the Board, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (right), hands over a tablet computer to Director of The Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education (CARE) Centre, Sharon Anderson-Morgan. The event was the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) capacity-building for special education contract signing ceremony on May 9, at The Mico University College in Kingston.
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More Than 200 Special Education Assistants Trained

More than 200 Special Education Assistants have been trained as part of the Ministry of Education and Youth’s programme to strengthen inclusive education and to ensure that no student with special needs is left behind. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said this is one of several initiatives being pursued by the Ministry and its stakeholders to improve the framework that...
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Technical Information Officer at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Latanniya Johnson.
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CSEC Students Benefit from SRC Science Workshops

More than 300 students have benefited from a series of virtual workshops to assist in their preparation for the 2024 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) science-based examinations. The sessions were held from April 23 to May 2 by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Youth, University of the West Indies (UWI), University of...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 8).
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Education Ministry to Replace 30% of Security Cameras in Schools

The Ministry of Education and Youth has started the process of replacing 30 per cent of security cameras within schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 8. Based on a recent survey, 154 schools have installed a total of 1,955 cameras. “Cameras are...
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School Leaders Urged to Apply for Courses at NCEL

The National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) is now accepting applications for a range of short courses during the first quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year. The courses, which are designed to enhance leadership capabilities in schools, include Leadership and School Policy (LSP), Child-Friendly School Programme (CFS), and Leadership for Safer Schools (LSS). The Ministry of Education and Youth, in...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday (May 8).
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Education Ministry Employs Multipronged Approach to Deal with Violence in Schools

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the Ministry has employed a multipronged approach to deal with violence in schools. Making her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 8, the Minister said this includes the Safety and Security Policy that is designed to prevent violence. “It clearly spells out how to...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes her contribution to the 2024/05 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 8).
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CPFSA Received 13,531 Reports in 2023/24

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) received 13,531 reports for the period 2023/24, of which 6,314 were distress calls to the child abuse reporting helpline, 211. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 8). “I want Jamaicans to...
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