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Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

JSIF Pumps $15 Million Into Equipment And Training To Advance STEM

By: Ainsworth Morris, May 20, 2021

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) recently pumped $15 million into equipment for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and training aimed at benefiting approximately 31 schools, 120 teachers and...

Chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force, Dr. Dwayne Dyce.

Educators Awarded For Outstanding Service

By: Nickieta Sterling, May 20, 2021

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today’s (May 19) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

All In Place For Grade Six Ability Test Component Of PEP

By: Chris Patterson, May 19, 2021

Education 5 years ago 196 Public Schools To Be Connected To Broadband Network In September Term
By: Alecia Smith, May 20, 2021
Education 5 years ago 100 Children To Receive Care Packages During Child Month
By: Judith A. Hunter, May 19, 2021
Education 5 years ago Principals Come Together To Address Issues In St. James
By: Nickieta Sterling, May 19, 2021

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) observes as grade-seven at student at the Ferncourt High School, Amanda Pink, uses a desktop computer in the new resource centre at the school in Claremont St. Ann, on May 13.

5 years ago Education

State Of The Art Resource Centre For Ferncourt High School

Students of Ferncourt High School in Claremont St. Ann, have received a technological boost to assist with research and the completion of assignments, with the official opening of a state...

By: Nickieta Sterling, May 17, 2021

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Prime Minister Committed to Combatting Learning Loss

Acknowledging that there are significant challenges in the education system today due to the effects of Covid-19, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says many of our students are not learning at...

By: Office of the Prime Minister, May 15, 2021

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addressing a recent press briefing.

5 years ago EducationYouth

Education Ministry Giving Voice to the Youth

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan says the Ministry is seeking to include the voice of the youth in the decision making...

By: Chanel Spence, May 15, 2021

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, presents a tablet computer to grade-eight student at Ferncourt High School in St. Ann, Khadijah Edwards. Occasion was a ceremony at the school on Thursday (May 13), for the handover of 77 devices donated by past students.

5 years ago Education

Minister Williams Welcomes Donation Of Tablets To Ferncourt High Students

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, has welcomed the donation of 77 computer tablets to students at the Ferncourt High School by the alumni. The devices were...

By: Nickieta Sterling, May 15, 2021

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), participates in the handover of a $1 million cheque by Chief Executive Officer, Digicel Jamaica, Jabbor Kayumov (second right), to Principal of Jose Marti Technical High School, Rev. Dr. Austin Wright (second left), representing the school's winning prize in Digicel's BiP2Win competition. The handover ceremony was held on May 13 at the school in St. Catherine. Sharing in the moment (from left) are students Gabrielle Thompson (left) and Alisha Radcliffe.

5 years ago Education

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Participates In Cheque Presentation At Jose Marti

Students from six of seven schools in Manchester North West, which have benefited from a donation of tablets from the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), show off the devices during a handover ceremony at the Mile Gully High School in the parish on Thursday (May 13). Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for the constituency, Mikhail Philips (back row, third left); principals of the institutions and executives from the JBI.

5 years ago Education

JBI Donates 70 Tablets To Manchester Schools

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) has donated 70 tablets valued at $1.5 million to seven schools in Manchester. The institutions are Mile Gully High, Somerset Primary, Coley Mountain Primary and...

By: Barbara Ellington, May 14, 2021

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (right), is in discussion with (from left), Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), SMC Group, Maurice Hamilton; and Acting Principal, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), Dr. Trudy-Ann Barrett. Occasion was the signing of an agreement between SMC Group and the EMCVPA, which will see them partnering to enhance the educational offerings of the college. The signing took place during a virtual ceremony on Wednesday (May 12).

5 years ago Education

Edna Manley College Partners With SMC Group To Develop Musical Talent

Students specialising in music production at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) will have the opportunity to further hone their skills and create musical content...

By: Alecia Smith, May 13, 2021

Grade-six student, Louise Bennett-Coverley All-Age School, Kainna Hall (second left), speaks with (from left) Principal, Mona Heights Primary School, Alex Hepburn; Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dasmine Kennedy, and Acting Principal, Louise Bennett-Coverley All-Age School, Audrey Fairweather, during the first day of face-to-face classes at Mona Heights Primary School, on Tuesday (May 11).

5 years ago Education

Mona Heights Primary Takes In PEP Students From Louise Bennett-Coverley All-Age

Principal, Mona Heights Primary School, Alex Hepburn, says he did not hesitate to take in 17 students from the neighbouring Louise Bennett-Coverley All-Age School who will soon be sitting the...

By: Ainsworth Morris, May 11, 2021