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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Wednesday’s (September 6) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Wednesday’s (September 6) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Significant Improvements in CSEC and CAPE Results for Jamaican Students

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting significant improvements in the results for Jamaican students sitting this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) external tests. The results of the secondary-level exams, which were...
Principal of Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St. Ann, Anniona Jones, addresses students on opening day of the 2023/24 academic year on Monday (September 4).
Principal of Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St. Ann, Anniona Jones, addresses students on opening day of the 2023/24 academic year on Monday (September 4).

Positive Start to 2023/24 Academic Year for Several Schools in St. Ann
Principal of the Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, Deon Stern Anglin.
Principal of the Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, Deon Stern Anglin.

Montego Bay Schools Get Access to Free Internet
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (second left) is presented with the Jamaican Organization of New Jersey (JON-J) Distinguished Award for Excellence in Leadership and Diplomacy by the entity’s President, Owen Eccles. Others (from left) are Dr Abigail Johnson and Northeast Diaspora Representative, Michelle Tulloch-Neil. The award was presented during the JON-J’s recent 25th anniversary gala and Jamaica 61st Independence anniversary celebrations at the Newark Airport Marriott Hotel in New Jersey.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (second left) is presented with the Jamaican Organization of New Jersey (JON-J) Distinguished Award for Excellence in Leadership and Diplomacy by the entity’s President, Owen Eccles. Others (from left) are Dr Abigail Johnson and Northeast Diaspora Representative, Michelle Tulloch-Neil. The award was presented during the JON-J’s recent 25th anniversary gala and Jamaica 61st Independence anniversary celebrations at the Newark Airport Marriott Hotel in New Jersey.

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the US Cops Visionary Leadership Award, Pitches Youth Mentorship to Jamaicans in New Jersey
Grade-two students of Little Bay Primary and Infant school in Westmoreland, during their first day of the 2023/2024 academic year, Monday (September 4).
Grade-two students of Little Bay Primary and Infant school in Westmoreland, during their first day of the 2023/2024 academic year, Monday (September 4).

Smooth Start for Schools in Westmoreland

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), greets students, parents and teachers during her visit to the Mountain View Primary and Infant School, for the start of the 2023/24 school year, on Monday, September 4.
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Safety and Security Measures to be Strengthened in Schools

Greater emphasis will be placed on strengthening safety and security measures in schools. Addressing members of the media during a visit to the Windward Road Primary School in Kingston on September 4, for the start of the 2023/24 school year, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, highlighted several of these measures that are to be implemented. Among these...
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Students in line to receive their school supplies at the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Saturday (September 2).
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Students in Dover, St. Catherine, Receive School Supplies

Fifty students in Dover, St. Catherine, have received educational supplies, including computer tablets, from the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church. The supplies were presented to the students on Saturday (September 2), at the church, where awardees from the early-childhood, primary and tertiary levels received their gifts. Former Principal of the Spanish Town Primary School, Marva Guest, who spoke at the event,...
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Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
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Increased Student Enrolment in Sixth-Form Pathways Programme

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting an increase in the number of students enrolled in the Sixth-Form Pathways Programme for the 2023/24 academic year. This was disclosed by Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, while speaking on ‘Ask the Minister’, aired on Nationwide News Network on Tuesday (September 5). “Last year’s data show a massive jump from...
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Acting Principal of Middle Quarters Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Pauvine Watson-Barrett, addresses students during devotion on the first day of the new 2023/2024  school year on Monday, September 4.
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Seamless Start to New School Year in St. Elizabeth

There was a seamless start to the new 2023/2024 school year in St. Elizabeth on September 4 as students streamed into their classrooms. Schoolyards were filled with students donning the proper attire for their respective institutions and etched on their faces were enthusiasm and hope for the year ahead. This was particularly true at Middle Quarters Primary School where, during...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, in discussion with Principal of the Hope Valley Experimental School in Kingston, Anthony Grant, when she visited the school on September 4, for the beginning of the 2023/24 school year.
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Pilot Begins Soon for Air-Conditioning Units in 30 Schools

A pilot to retrofit and instal air-conditioning units in 30 schools is to get under way soon, to reduce heat stress on students amid rising temperatures. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during a visit to the Hope Valley Experimental school in Kingston on September 4, for the opening of the 2023/24 school year. “I...
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