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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/Jamaica Teaching Council 2023 Teacher of the Year trophy to St. Andrew High School for Girls Chemistry teacher, Franklin Burrell (centre), during Tuesday
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents the LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/Jamaica Teaching Council 2023 Teacher of the Year trophy to St. Andrew High School for Girls Chemistry teacher, Franklin Burrell (centre), during Tuesday's (December 5) awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Sharing in the presentation is Managing Director at LASCO Distributors Limited, John De Silva.  

Outstanding Educators Rewarded

St. Andrew High School for Girls Chemistry teacher, Franklin Burrell, and Principal of Belmont Academy in Westmoreland, Rayon Simpson, have been named LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/Jamaica Teaching Council 2023 Teacher and Principal of the Year. The Technical and Vocational...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Mentorship Academy for Young Jamaicans to Be Launched
Author of the three-part series Beng & Friends, Lorna Green (fourth left), presents copies of her books to Principal, St. Benedict
Author of the three-part series Beng & Friends, Lorna Green (fourth left), presents copies of her books to Principal, St. Benedict's Primary School, Jacqueline Carter Dixon (third right), during a visit to the institution in Kingston on December 4. Sharing in the presentation (from left) are President of the school’s Parent-Teacher Association, Kevin Allen; and students Komoya McKenzie, Shaniella Grant, Jared Russell and Aja Bailey. The Beng & Friends series seeks to educate students about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and related jobs.

PHOTOS: Books Handed Over to St. Benedict’s Primary School Students
St. Catherine students hold signs bearing the names of children who have died due to violence, during an awareness march on December 1 under the theme ‘Protect di Children, Don’t Hurt and Abuse Dem’. A ceremony was also held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Linstead.
St. Catherine students hold signs bearing the names of children who have died due to violence, during an awareness march on December 1 under the theme ‘Protect di Children, Don’t Hurt and Abuse Dem’. A ceremony was also held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Linstead.

PHOTOS: March Against Child Abuse
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (fifth left); and Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz (centre), are surrounded by students and teachers from the Sherwood Forest Primary School, during the launch of Wi-Fi service in the Portland-based community on November 30.  
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (fifth left); and Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz (centre), are surrounded by students and teachers from the Sherwood Forest Primary School, during the launch of Wi-Fi service in the Portland-based community on November 30.  

PHOTOS: Community Wi-Fi Launch in Portland Eastern

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), presents data protection officer, Jacqueline Parkson, with her certificate during Friday’s (December 1) Training in Data Protection for Educators award ceremony at the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica campus in Kingston.
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Education Minister Commends UTech and e-Learning Jamaica for Partnering on Data Protection

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has commended the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica and e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited for partnering to facilitate data protection within the education sector. More than 100 data protection officers were trained over three weeks under the national data protection training programme for schools. The design and implementation of the curriculum was undertaken...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right, seated), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Dr. Kasan Troupe (left, seated), and other sector stakeholders withthe LASCO/MOEY Principal and Teacher of the Year Competition finalists. The contestants paid a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (December 1).
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PHOTO: Minister Williams Meets Finalists in the LASCO/MOEY Principal and Teacher of the Year Competition

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right, seated), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Dr. Kasan Troupe (left, seated), and other sector stakeholders withthe LASCO/MOEY Principal and Teacher of the Year Competition finalists. The contestants paid a courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (December 1).
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General Manager for Courts Ready Cash, Atasha Bernard (right), hands over a water tank to Principal of Gaynstead High School, Liston Aiken (second right), at the institution in Kingston on November 30. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson, and Senior Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Ewan Williams. The tank was provided under the company’s corporate social responsibility initiative, aimed at improving access to water in schools across the island.
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PHOTOS: Gaynstead High School Gets Water Tank

General Manager for Courts Ready Cash, Atasha Bernard (right), hands over a water tank to Principal of Gaynstead High School, Liston Aiken (second right), at the institution in Kingston on November 30. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson, and Senior Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Ewan Williams. The tank...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), presents a plaque to Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Chain of Hope, Victor Tsang (second left), in recognition of his work with the Bustamante Hospital for Children. Applauding are Chief Executive Officer, Chain of Hope, Emma Scanlan (second right); and Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Anthony Wood. Occasion was a function held at the hospital in Kingston on November 30, to recognise Chain of Hope’s 20th year of cardiac care support at the facility. Ten children with heart conditions benefited from the charity’s latest mission from November 27 to December 1.
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PHOTOS: 20 Years of Support to Bustamante Hospital by Chain of Hope

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), presents a plaque to Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Chain of Hope, Victor Tsang (second left), in recognition of his work with the Bustamante Hospital for Children. Applauding are Chief Executive Officer, Chain of Hope, Emma Scanlan (second right); and Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Anthony Wood. Occasion was...
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Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, makes her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on December 1.
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Audiovisual Toolkits on Mental, Social, Physical and Spiritual Health to be Rolled Out in Schools

As part of ongoing efforts to further provide wellness resources to youth, audiovisual toolkits will be rolled out in schools. The toolkits will cover four main tenets of health – mental, social, physical and spiritual. This was disclosed by Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore while making her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on December...
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