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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams​. (File Photo)
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams​. (File Photo)

109 Schools Inspected And Rated Satisfactory For Phased Reopening In 2021

By: Latonya Linton, November 27, 2020
One hundred and nine schools have been inspected and rated satisfactory by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, as part of the assessments for the phased reopening of schools in...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses today's (Nov. 24) sitting of the House of Representatives, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston.

Education Ministry Partners With Microsoft

By: Chris Patterson, November 25, 2020
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), observes as a student of the Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston, Venecia Cuff, uses a tablet, when she visited the school recently to hand over tablets. Sharing the moment (from third left) are Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith, and other students of the school. More than 40,000 tablets are being distributed across the island by e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam) to students in grades four to six to support virtual learning, and for learners on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The objective is to provide needy students with the necessary tools to function in the online teaching and learning environment.

PHOTOS: Handover Of Tablets To Clan Carthy Primary School

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University of the West Indies Going to Guyana

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has been invited by the recently elected President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali, to help drive forward Guyana’s human resource development strategy....
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By: The University of the West Indies, November 18, 2020
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), looks on as Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), presents a tertiary scholarship to Church Teachers’ College student, Shantel Williams. Occasion was the Universal Service Fund (USF) Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Grant and Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Scholarship presentation ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (November 17). Also pictured is Chief Executive Director at the USF, Daniel Dawes.
Education

USF Awards PEP Grants, Tertiary Scholarship

The 28 top-performing students in the 2020 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) have benefited from education grants from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to cover study-related expenses in secondary school. The...
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By: Tanesha Mundle, November 18, 2020
Member of the East Jamaica Conference (ECJ) of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), Errol Holmes (second left) and Treasurer for the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC), Pastor Billy Watson (second right), display a cheque valued at US$10,000 donated to the EJC by an overseas Jamaican, who had benefited from education assistance through the organisation. Occasion was a ceremony held at the ECJ on Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew, on Thursday (November 12), for the presentation of tuition support for NCU student, Peter Vaughn. Others (from left) are President of the ECJ, Dr. Eric Nathan; Chairman of WHEEL, Michael Spence; and President of the CJC, Pastor Levi Johnson.
Education

Help For NCU Student

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) student, Peter Vaughn, is receiving much-needed support from the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church to continue his education. The Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of SDAs, through its...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, November 17, 2020