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Some of the 5,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) home test kits donated to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The self-test kits are intended for use in primary schools where there are many younger children for whom vaccination against COVID-19 is not yet approved. The handover took place at the Education Ministry in Kingston on Thursday (January 6).
Some of the 5,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) home test kits donated to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The self-test kits are intended for use in primary schools where there are many younger children for whom vaccination against COVID-19 is not yet approved. The handover took place at the Education Ministry in Kingston on Thursday (January 6).

PHOTOS: Education Ministry Gets 5,000 self-test Kits From Health Ministry

 
Grade One Teacher at Rock Hall Primary School in St. Andrew, Ms. Sonia Wilks (right), listens as one of her students reads a book at a recent ceremony.

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (Jan. 5).

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), participates in the symbolic presentation of a $20 million cheque by the Universal Service Fund (USF) to the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) to fund the PBCJ’s procurement of equipment to establish a dedicated free-to-air 24-hour education channel. Other participants (from left) are: PBCJ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Keith Campbell, Board Member Ed Barnes; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; USF CEO, Daniel Dawes; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz; and USF Chairman, Justin Morin. The presentation was made during a handover ceremony at the PBCJ on South Odeon Avenue in Kingston, on Friday (December 17)
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has endorsed plans by the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) to establish a dedicated free-to-air education channel. This will be the second...
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By: Douglas McIntosh, December 18, 2021