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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Judith Slater (centre), exchange greetings on arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (Dec. 9) to particiapte in the National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fourm. Looking on is Director, Donor and Partnership Management, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris. The forum was staged by the NET under the theme: ‘Setting the stage for a national vision on STEAM Education in Jamaica.’
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Judith Slater (centre), exchange greetings on arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (Dec. 9) to particiapte in the National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fourm. Looking on is Director, Donor and Partnership Management, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris. The forum was staged by the NET under the theme: ‘Setting the stage for a national vision on STEAM Education in Jamaica.’

PHOTOS: Minister Williams address STEAM forum

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Judith Slater (centre), exchange greetings on arrival at the Spanish Court Hotel...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right), looks at tablets donated to students of the Kingston High School by First Heritage Cooperative (FHC) Credit Union under the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child Initiative.’ FHC’s Kingston Gardens Branch Manager, Trudian Stewart (left), handed over the devices recently, at the branch located at 10 East Avenue, Kingston 4. FHC Credit Union has donated 100 tablets, with 40 of the devices reserved for special needs students, and the remainder for primary and secondary students island-wide.

PHOTOS: First Heritage Donates Tablets to Kingston High School Students

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right); and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Evergo Jamaica, Wayne McKenzie (second right) look on as students of Immaculate Conception High School (from left) Courtney-Kay White; and Nikaela Carthy, demonstrate how a robot they built works. Immaculate Conception was among nine schools that participated in Evergo Jamaica's Secondary Schools Electric Mobility (E-Mobility) Robotics Competition held recently, at the company's Marcus Garvey Drive location in Kingston. Teams showcased how best they could integrate solar energy and batteries to propel wheels by way of a motor.

PHOTOS: Minister Vaz Attends Evergo Robotics Competition

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