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Secelia McCain (right), who successfully sat the 2014 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), receives her $10,000 award from Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, at a ceremony, held on August 27 at the Ministry in Kingston. Bursaries worth $10,000 each were presented to 12 children of Ministry staff, who gained significant achievements in this year’s Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), and CAPE. Permanent Secretary, Hillary Alexander (centre) also participated in the ceremony.
Secelia McCain (right), who successfully sat the 2014 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), receives her $10,000 award from Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, at a ceremony, held on August 27 at the Ministry in Kingston. Bursaries worth $10,000 each were presented to 12 children of Ministry staff, who gained significant achievements in this year’s Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), and CAPE. Permanent Secretary, Hillary Alexander (centre) also participated in the ceremony.

Tablets Issued to 1,200 Secondary School Teachers

By: Alphea Saunders, August 28, 2014
A total of 1,200 teachers across the public secondary school system have been issued with tablet computers as the Government rolls out the pilot for its Tablets in Schools project,...
Brittannie Lee (right), who successfully sat the 2014 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), receives her $10,000 award from Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, at a ceremony held today (August 27), at the Ministry in Kingston. Bursaries worth $10,000 each were presented to 12 children of Ministry staff, who gained significant achievements in this year’s Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), and CAPE. Permanent Secretary, Hillary Alexander (centre) also participated in the ceremony.

Outstanding Students Awarded By Science Ministry

By: Alphea Saunders, August 27, 2014
State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), and President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (2nd right), converse with graduates of the Jamaican Girls Coding 2014 Summer Camp, Nastacia Virgo (left), and Nastassia Walters, during a graduation ceremony for the programme held on August 22 at the JAMPRO headquarters in New Kingston.

Training of Young Persons in South East St. Andrew

By: Chris Patterson, August 26, 2014

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Hon. Julian Robinson (left), experiments with the classroom feature on one of the tablets to be used in the Tablet In Schools pilot project, at a JIS Think Tank held on Thursday, August 14. Chief Executive Officer of eLearning Jamaica Avrill Crawford (right); and Technical Services Manager at GeoTech Vision Enterprises Limited, Dean-Ray Grant, also participated in the session.
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Don’t Try To Steal Computer Tablets

As the Government prepares to roll out the Tablets in Schools pilot project in September, the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, is ensuring that security features are installed...
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By: Rodger Hutchinson, August 15, 2014