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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green, and Acting Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, observe as Black River High School student Adailia Morris looks into a microscope in the school’s new science lab. Occasion was the official opening of the school’s new classroom block on Friday (September 29). Also sharing the moment are other students of the institution.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right); Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Hon. Floyd Green, and Acting Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, observe as Black River High School student Adailia Morris looks into a microscope in the school’s new science lab. Occasion was the official opening of the school’s new classroom block on Friday (September 29). Also sharing the moment are other students of the institution.

Black River High Gets Six New Classrooms

By: Serena Grant, October 2, 2023
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, officially opened a new classroom block at the Black River High School in St. Elizabeth on Friday (September 29). The classroom block...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left); Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz  (second right); and President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Andrew Spencer (left), engage with Chief Executive Officer, Seaboard Jamaica and Member, CMU Council, Corah Ann Robertson Sylvester, during the third staging of the University’s industry conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on September 28.

$395 Million Added to CMU’s Budget for Expansion

By: Chris Patterson, October 2, 2023
From left: Board Chairman of Esher Primary School, Ricardo Hanson; Principal, Esher Primary School, Anthonette Wright; Regional Director, Ministry of Education and Youth Region Four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock; Board Chairman of Unity Primary School, Jodi-Kay Lofters; Principal of Unity Primary School, Dawnett Hall-Beharie; and Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Foundation, Charmaine Daniels display copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed for the establishment of smart rooms at the two western Jamaica based schools. The signing ceremony was held at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s western regional office in Montego Bay, St. James on September 27.

Smart Rooms to be Established at Esher and Unity Primary Schools

By: GARWIN DAVIS, October 1, 2023

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Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Acting Special Projects Manager, Charnele Henry (left), hands over JIS publications to Acting Principal of the Tarrant High School, Bryan Dennis. The JIS team stopped at the institution’s Molynes Road campus in St. Andrew on Tuesday (September 26) as part of the agency’s annual Heritage School Tour, which engages students in activities and discussions that promote the country’s heritage. The tour is in observance of National Heritage Week 2023 from October 9 to 16 under the theme ‘Celebrating a Proud Heritage… Resilient and Strong’.
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Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Acting Special Projects Manager, Charnele Henry (left), hands over JIS publications to Acting Principal of the Tarrant High School, Bryan Dennis. The JIS team stopped at...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
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Civics Being Taught in 584 Schools

There are 584 schools in Jamaica that are offering Civics with a fully developed curriculum, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, has informed. Speaking today (September 27) during...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, addresses the 48th International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on September 25. It is being held under the theme ‘Digitalising Assessments and Credentials’.
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Rollout of NSLC This Academic Year

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be rolling out the National School Leaving Certificate (NSLC) later this academic year. This was noted by State Minister in the Ministry, Hon....
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By: Chris Patterson, September 25, 2023