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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

Students and teachers of the Corinaldi Avenue Primary and Montego Bay Infant schools in St. James can now access online resources to supplement in-class learning, using free high-speed Internet. This has been provided by the Universal Service Fund (USF), following...
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
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.
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.

Safety and Security Measures to be Strengthened in Schools
Students in line to receive their school supplies at the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Saturday (September 2).
Students in line to receive their school supplies at the Dover Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Saturday (September 2).

Students in Dover, St. Catherine, Receive School Supplies

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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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Minister of Education And Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), observes as grade-one student at Mountain View Primary and Infant School in Kingston, Everett Austin, demonstrates his mathematics skills using an abacus. Minister Williams visited students, staff and parents at the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the start of the 2023/24 academic year.
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PHOTO: Minister Williams Visits Mountain View Primary and Infant School

Minister of Education And Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), observes as grade-one student at Mountain View Primary and Infant School in Kingston, Everett Austin, demonstrates his mathematics skills using an abacus. Minister Williams visited students, staff and parents at the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the start of the 2023/24 academic year.
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), reads to students of Jack’s Hill Primary School in St. Andrew (from left) Mary Kate Rankin, Anleka Creary, and Jessica Small, during her visit to the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the first day of the 2023/24 academic year. Looking on is the School Board’s Chairman, Jermaine Nairne.
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PHOTOS: Minister Williams Visits Jack’s Hill Primary School

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), reads to students of Jack’s Hill Primary School in St. Andrew (from left) Mary Kate Rankin, Anleka Creary, and Jessica Small, during her visit to the institution on Monday (September 4) to observe activities for the first day of the 2023/24 academic year. Looking on is the School Board’s Chairman, Jermaine...
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