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Chairman of the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE), Dr. Cecil Cornwall (right), looks on as Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Chairman of the HEART Trust/NTA, Maxine P. Wilson (2nd right), ahead of the launch of an Absorptive Capacity Programme by the institution, in partnership with the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education on February 2 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston. At second left is Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Chairman of the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE), Dr. Cecil Cornwall (right), looks on as Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Chairman of the HEART Trust/NTA, Maxine P. Wilson (2nd right), ahead of the launch of an Absorptive Capacity Programme by the institution, in partnership with the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education on February 2 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston. At second left is Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

Great Demand for Upskilling and Retooling Programme

Launched officially in November last year, a project to improve the competencies of employers, employees, retirees and students has garnered so much demand that the target for participants has been significantly increased. The three-year Upskilling and Retooling Jamaica programme, implemented...
Members of the Green Island High School Choir performing during the launch of Jamaica Day 2017 at the Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay recently. Green Island will host the national Jamaica Day celebration ceremony on Friday, February 24.
Members of the Green Island High School Choir performing during the launch of Jamaica Day 2017 at the Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay recently. Green Island will host the national Jamaica Day celebration ceremony on Friday, February 24.

Cultural Heritage the Focus for Jamaica Day
In this file photo, Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), and Special Advisor, Robert Miller (centre), examine bulla cakes manufactured by Nutrition Products Limited, during a tour of the entity on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston on January 31. At left is Chief Executive Officer of Nutrition Products, Orville Lewinson.
In this file photo, Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), and Special Advisor, Robert Miller (centre), examine bulla cakes manufactured by Nutrition Products Limited, during a tour of the entity on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston on January 31. At left is Chief Executive Officer of Nutrition Products, Orville Lewinson.

$11 Million Allocated for Pilot Project to Strengthen School Feeding Programme
Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), presents Paul Adams, Principal of Herbert Morrison Technical High School, with his Outstanding Principal Award on behalf of the Jamaica Teaching Council.
Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), presents Paul Adams, Principal of Herbert Morrison Technical High School, with his Outstanding Principal Award on behalf of the Jamaica Teaching Council.

Outstanding Principal Credits School for Award
Director/Principal, Justice Training Institute in the Ministry of Justice, Karen Campbell-Bascoe.
Director/Principal, Justice Training Institute in the Ministry of Justice, Karen Campbell-Bascoe.

Justices of the Peace Urged to Participate in Mediation Training

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson (centre), examines corn plucked from the field at the Sydney Pagon Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth during a tour of the institution on Friday (February 10). Vice Principal of the School, Stevie Williams (left), and Principal, Milbert Miller, led the Minister on the tour.
Agriculture

Sydney Pagon STEM Academy to Produce Items for School Breakfast Programme

The Sydney Pagon Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth is to become a hub for the production of items for the breakfast feeding programme for primary schools in the northern section of the parish. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, J. C. Hutchinson, said the institution, which sits on over...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson. (FILE)
Agriculture

More Women Interested in Farming

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson, says there are growing signs that more women are now gravitating towards farming. The Minister, who was speaking at the Hinds Town/Orange Park Farmers Group Meeting in Hinds Town, St. Ann, on February 8, said this is good news that can only further boost...
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Energy, Science and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley. (FILE)
Technology

$695 Million to Enhance Energy Efficiency Programme in Public Sector

The Government is to spend $695 million in the 2017-18 fiscal year to enhance Jamaica’s Energy Efficiency (EE) and Energy Conservation (EC) measures in the public sector. The money has been set aside in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Implemented by the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, it is anticipated that the measures...
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Reggae icon, Jimmy Cliff, listens attentively to the tributes at his IRIE FM Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony in Somerton, St. James, on February 12.
Entertainment

Minister Says Renaming of Street in Honour of Jimmy Cliff Long Overdue

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the proposed renaming of Montego Bay’s famed Gloucester Avenue (Hip Strip) in honour of reggae legend, Jimmy Cliff, is befitting and long overdue. In a message, read by Special Advisor to the Minister, Ali McNab, at the IRIE FM Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony in honour of the reggae singer...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), addresses staff of the National Youth Service (NYS), Jamaican Foundation for Life Long Learning (JFLL), the HEART Trust/NTA and the National Apprenticeship Board during a sensitisation session to discuss the upcoming merger of the entities, held on February 9 at Jamaica College in Kingston.
Education

Education Ministry Meets with Stakeholders Groups on Merger of Training Agencies

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information held a sensitisation session with critical stakeholders to discuss the upcoming merger of the National Youth Service (NYS) and Jamaican Foundation for Life Long Learning (JFLL) with the HEART Trust/NTA. Addressing the session held on February 9 at the Jamaica College campus, Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the merger will...
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Technology

Funds Allocated for Energy Conservation in Schools

More than $90 million has been allocated for energy conservation in schools, and the development of special education centres in the 2017-18 budget. This is outlined in the Estimates of Expenditure which was tabled in the House of Representatives on February 9. During the next financial year, energy audits and structural assessment of 30 secondary schools will be completed, as...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), converses with Custos Rotulorum for Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschette (left), during the Ministry’s ‘Falmouth Invasion’ sensitisation march and concert held at Water Square in the town on February 8. Looking on is Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson.
Tourism

Falmouth Being Repositioned as a Sustainable Tourism Destination

The town of Falmouth in Trelawny is being repositioned as a Sustainable Tourism Destination under an Organization of American States (OAS) programme. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says under the Sustainable Destination Alliance for the Americas (SDAA) initiative, several activities, including the Ministry’s recent ‘Falmouth Invasion’ sensitisation march and concert, will be undertaken to boost civic pride among the town’s...
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