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Director of Regulations and Monitoring at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Dr. Tracy-Ann Morgan-Smith, speaks at a a JIS Think Tank, today (January 30).
Director of Regulations and Monitoring at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Dr. Tracy-Ann Morgan-Smith, speaks at a a JIS Think Tank, today (January 30).

ECC Urges Parents Not to Send Children to Unregulated ECIs

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is appealing to parents and guardians not to send their children to unregulated early-childhood institutions (ECIs). Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank today (January 30), Director of Regulations and Monitoring at the ECC,...
Head of the St. Catherine North Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Howard Chambers.
Head of the St. Catherine North Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Howard Chambers.

Cadet Corps Providing Positive Engagement for Spanish Town Youth
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), looks at agricultural produce during day one of Founders’ Weekend at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) on Friday (January 26). With the Minister are (from left) President of the Guild of Students, Ashli-Ann Graham and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Orville Palmer.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), looks at agricultural produce during day one of Founders’ Weekend at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) on Friday (January 26). With the Minister are (from left) President of the Guild of Students, Ashli-Ann Graham and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Orville Palmer.

Agriculture Minister to Provide More Scholarships for Students
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), shares a light moment with (from left) Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen; Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, and Director for Latin America, the Caribbean and relations with all Overseas Countries and Territories at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships, Félix Fernández-Shaw, during the opening ceremony of the Forum for Innovations in Teaching, held at the National Arena on Thursday (January 25).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), shares a light moment with (from left) Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen; Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, and Director for Latin America, the Caribbean and relations with all Overseas Countries and Territories at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships, Félix Fernández-Shaw, during the opening ceremony of the Forum for Innovations in Teaching, held at the National Arena on Thursday (January 25).

Enabling Environment for Student Development Imperative – Minister Williams
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.
Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.

Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club to Be Reopened

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Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (front centre), is joined by Councillor for the Ewarton Division, Beverly Jobson-Grant (fifth right); Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (right); and school children, at the Ewarton community Wi-Fi launch in St. Catherine on January 25.
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PHOTOS: Ewarton Gets Wi-Fi

Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (front centre), is joined by Councillor for the Ewarton Division, Beverly Jobson-Grant (fifth right); Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott (right); and school children, at the Ewarton community Wi-Fi launch in St. Catherine on January 25.
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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 (right), listens as HEART/NSTA Trust student and WorldSkills Robotics Competition competitor, Duvanie Vassell (left), explains the robotic creation on display during the Forum for Innovations in Teaching held at the National Arena on Thursday (January 25). Others (from second left) are Director for Latin America, the Caribbean and relations with all Overseas Countries and Territories at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships, Félix Fernández-Shaw, and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen.
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Over 620 Educational Institutions Now Have Internet Access via the National Broadband Initiative

More than 620 educational institutions islandwide are now connected to the Internet under the National Broadband Initiative. Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, made the disclosure during the Forum for Innovations in Teaching, held at the National Arena on Thursday (January 25)....
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (fourth left), hands over a drum to Flanker Primary School Student, Ravena Palmer and Principal, Collette Barnes, at the school, in Montego Bay,  St. James, on January 25.  Also sharing the moment (from left) are Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Area One, Vernon Ellis; United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Representative, Dr. Jay Singh; United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nickolas Perry;  Deputy Superintendent of Police, Angela McIntosh-Gayle,  and Superintendent Eron Samuels.
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Government Commits to Invest Resources to Divert Young People Away from Crime – State Minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, says the Government is committed to investing resources and partnering with international agencies to divert young people away from crime. Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn, who was speaking at the handover ceremony for musical equipment to Flanker Primary School, Montego Bay, St. James, on January 25, said the commitment is a...
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United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nickolas Perry (right), speaks  with Country Representative for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Jay Singh (centre) and Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Area One, Vernon Ellis, on arrival at the handover ceremony for musical equipment to Flanker Primary School, Montego Bay, St. James, on January 25.
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US Ambassador Implores Students to Stay Away from Gangs

United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N Nickolas Perry, is urging students to surround themselves with positive role models and to stay away from crime and gang related activities. Ambassador Perry, who was speaking to students, parents, school administrators and other stakeholders at the handover of musical equipment to Flanker Primary School, Montego Bay, St. James, on January 25,...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, addresses the Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) School Pop-up series at Anchovy High School in St. James on Friday (January 19).
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Education Ministry Ensuring Students Are Future-Ready

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Ministry is committed to implementing measures to equip students with “future-ready” skills. “As we move forward, we want our schools to be equipped with technology, so that you, our students, have full exposure to what is there, because none of us… can say with any great certainty what jobs will...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon.
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Innovations in Teaching Forum January 25 to 27

The Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Youth, will stage the third Forum for Innovations in Teaching (FIT3) from January 25 to 27 at the National Arena in Kingston. Under the theme ‘Celebrating Achievements and Reimaging Education for the 21st Century Society and Labour Force’, the forum will be used to demonstrate the integration...
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