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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, highlights a matter while making his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).

Gov’t Provides Additional Funds To Schools For COVID-19 Preparations

By: Alecia Smith, July 29, 2020

The Government has provided all public education institutions with additional sums of between $500,000 and $1 million towards intensified preparations for the upcoming academic year, in light of the coronavirus...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr.

National Parenting Support Commission Hosting Back-to-School Information Sessions

By: Judith A. Hunter, July 26, 2020

Managing Director of HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Janet Dyer (right), along with Deputy Director of the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) with responsibility for the administration of examinations, Sharon Burnett (centre), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the OEC to administer the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) examinations for the period November 2019 to November 2022. Witnessing the signing (at left) is Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe. The signing took place on July 23, at the OEC offices, 6 Manhattan Road, Kingston.

Overseas Examinations Commission To Administer NCTVET Exams

By: Judith A. Hunter, July 24, 2020

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$5,000 Limit On High-School Registration Packages

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is advising school administrators that the cost of registration packages at the secondary level should be no more than $5,000. In addition, there...

By: Judith A. Hunter, July 22, 2020

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke (left), look at a bottle of cleaning solution, which was among sanitisation products donated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School for its summer programme. The handover took place at the school in Kingston on July 15. Also pictured are USAID Country Representative, Jason Fraser (third right); Principal of the school, Dr. Patricia Kinglocke Findley (second right) and USAID representative, Morana Krajnovic.

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PHOTOS: USAID Donates Sanitisation Products to Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second left), and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke (left), look at a bottle of cleaning solution,...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), participates in the handover of a tablet to Principal of the August Town Primary School, Jennifer Solomon (second right) during a ceremony held on July 15 at the school in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica, Keith Smith; and school Board Chairman, Andrew Warwar.

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Teachers At August Town Primary Get Tablets

Educators at the August Town Primary School in St. Andrew were today (July 15) presented with 18 computer tablets under the ‘Tablets for Teachers’ programme. They are the latest group...

By: Latonya Linton, July 16, 2020

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaks with students and teachers at Balcombe Drive Primary School in Kingston, on Thursday (July 9), after handing over tablets to teachers at the institution.

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Computers Presented To Balcombe Drive Primary

Balcombe Drive Primary School in Kingston, on Thursday (July 9), formally received computers under the Government’s ‘Tablets for Teachers Programme’, so its teachers can use them while working from home....

By: Ainsworth Morris, July 10, 2020

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

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All In Place For CSEC, CAPE

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says that all is in place for administering of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)...

By: Judith A. Hunter, July 8, 2020

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), examines one of the tablet computers distributed to educators at the Hope Valley Experimental School, located at 2-4 University Road, Kingston 7, on July 7. With the Minister (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith; Principal, Hope Valley Experimental School, Anthony Grant; and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Daniel Dawes. The initiative falls under the Government’s Tablets for Teachers Programme.

6 years ago EducationTechnology

65,000 Tablet Computers For Teachers And Students This Fiscal Year

The distribution of 65,000 tablet computers to teachers and students will be completed in this fiscal year, says Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams. This was noted...

By: Chris Patterson, July 8, 2020

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Keith Smith.

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Tablets Of Teachers Programme Rolls Out Tuesday

The ‘Tablets for Teachers’ programme rolls out on Tuesday (July 7) with the distribution of devices to educators at the Hope Valley Experimental School, located at 2-4 University Road, Kingston...

By: Colleen Dawkins, July 6, 2020

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the House of Representatives on June 30.

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Early-Childhood Institutions To Get Sanitisation Grant

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is to provide a sanitisation grant to assist early-childhood institutions across the island. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, during...

By: Latonya Linton, July 1, 2020

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$5,000 Limit On High-School Registration Packages

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65,000 Tablet Computers For Teachers And Students This Fiscal Year

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