Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left); Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right); and United States Department of State Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya, look on as Principal of Mountain View Primary School, Michelle Robinson (right) points out features of the institution during a tour on Tuesday (February 20).  The visit included the presentation of musical instruments to the school under the ‘Violence Prevention in Targeted Vulnerable Schools and Communities in Jamaica’ programme, which involves partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of National Security. Musical instruments valued at approximately $5.3 million have been purchased to equip music programmes as an extracurricular activity in selected schools.
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), greets students during a visit to the Mountain View Primary School in Kingston on Tuesday (Feb. 20). The visit, which included the presentation of musical instruments to the school, was in keeping with the ‘Violence Prevention in Targeted Vulnerable Schools and Communities in Jamaica’ programme, which involves partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of National Security.Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks at a display of students’ work, during a site visit at Mountain View Primary School in Kingston on Tuesday (February 20). She is accompanied by (from second right) United States Department of State Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya; and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry. The visit included the presentation of musical instruments to the school under the ‘Violence Prevention in Targeted Vulnerable Schools and Communities in Jamaica’ programme, which involves partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of National Security.Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre), look at musical instruments presented to the Mountain View Primary School in Kingston on Tuesday (February 20), under the ‘Violence Prevention in Targeted Vulnerable Schools and Communities in Jamaica’ programme. The initiative is a partnership involving the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of National Security. Looking on (from left) are United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry; United States Department of State Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya; and Principal of Mountain View Primary School, Michelle Robinson.
