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Principal of the Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Susan Rattray-Hammond.

Programme At Petersfield Primary And Infant School To Assist Parents

By: Serena Grant, March 17, 2022

The Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland is seeking to make an impact with its recently launched Parents’ Support Programme (PSP). This programme, which began in February, targets the...

Members of the Spectrum Management Authority team who helped to decorate the building for the 2022 Jamaica Day Best Decorated Building Competition, which they won.

SMA Wins Jamaica Day Best-Decorated Building Competition

By: Rocheda Bartley, March 17, 2022

Principal of Farm Primary and Infant school in St James, Richard Miller (right, engages with grade-six students (from left), Tavarie Clarke, Chevonae Wint and Arianna Green, during lunch break on Monday (March 7).

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), demonstrates the capabilities of a tablet to students during a ceremony for the presentation of 310 tablets and 15 laptops by the Barita Foundation under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The handing-over took place on March 10 at the Tivoli Gardens High School in Kington. The students (from second left) are: Omary Edwards and Natasha Quavers of Tivoli Gardens High; and Kanye Ferguson and Kayla Lawman of Lawrence Tavern Primary in St. Andrew. Also looking on are Managing Director of Barita Unit Trust, Jason Chambers (left); and Executive Director, Barita Foundation, Tanketa Chance -Wilson (in background).

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Barita Foundation Donates 310 Tablets, 15 Laptops to Schools

The Barita Foundation has donated technology devices valued at $10 million under the Ministry of Education and Youth’s ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ initiative. The 310 tablets and 15...

By: ROCHELLE WILLIAMS, March 12, 2022

(FILE) Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at a recent virtual town hall on the full resumption of face-to-face classes.

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Students Encouraged to Continue Observing Safety Protocols

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging students to continue being compliant with the safety measures at their schools. This follows the full return of students to...

By: CHANEL SPENCE, March 11, 2022

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

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Education Minister Welcomes UCJ’s Thrust To Promote Micro-Credentials

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is endorsing the thrust of the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) to develop a framework for the quality assurance of micro-credentials in...

By: Chris Patterson, March 8, 2022

Students return to face-to-face classes at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine on Monday (March 6).

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PHOTOS: Students Return To In-Person Classes At Old Habour High School

Students return to face-to-face classes at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine on Monday (March 6).

A teacher conducts a lesson as in-person classes resumed at the Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann on March 7.

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Big Turnout For In-Person Classes At Ocho Rios Primary

Approximately 94 per cent of students turned out for classes at Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann on Monday (March 7), on the first day of the full resumption...

By: Garwin Davis, March 8, 2022

Grade-one student at Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Daniel Dixon, washes his hands at a wash station during the first day of daily face-to-face classes at the school on Monday (March 7).

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Majority Turnout For Classes At Westmoreland School

The Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland resumed full face-to-face classes on Monday (March 7). The school has a population of more than 700 students and more than 80...

By: Serena Grant, March 8, 2022

Grade-three teacher, Nadine Wallace-Thomas (standing left), executes a lesson as students return to full resumption of face-to-face classes at the Farm Primary and Infant school in St. James on Monday (March 7).

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Seamless Return To Full In-Person Classes At Farm And Glendevon Primary And Infant

The full resumption of face-to-face classes on Monday (March 7) was met with optimism by students and staff at both Farm and Glendevon primary and infant schools in St. James....

By: Nickieta Sterling, March 8, 2022

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right), listens to a comment from Head Boy at the St. Catherine-based Old Harbour High School, Demario Golding (second left), while on a visit to the institution on Monday (March 7) to mark the full resumption of face-to face classes. Sharing in the conversation (from left) are Principal of the school, Lynton Weir; Vice President of the students’ council, Grena Bernard; Head Girl Claudia Mendez; and Chairman of the school board, Icylin Golding.

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Education Minister Urges Students To Make Good Use Of Time Back In Classroom

As schools across the island resume full face-to-face learning, students are being urged to make good use of their time back in the physical classroom, to make up for what...

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 8, 2022