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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on August 31.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on August 31.

Ministry Partners With JCF to Ensure Students Attend School Safely

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is partnering with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to ensure that students in sections of western Kingston can attend school safely. In recent weeks, some communities in western Kingston have been affected by...
Project Manager of the Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industry (YEDAI) programme at the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Margery Newland (fourth right, front row), with Manager, World Bank Projects at MSET, Judy Marshall Anderson (centre) and Animation Specialist at the YEDAI programme, Robert Reid (fourth left), with animation teachers/students at the closing ceremony for the recently held animation Train the Trainer Programme, at the JAMPRO Training Room. In the second row (from third left) are Trainers Adam Sale and Don Perro from Capilano University, in Canada.
Project Manager of the Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industry (YEDAI) programme at the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Margery Newland (fourth right, front row), with Manager, World Bank Projects at MSET, Judy Marshall Anderson (centre) and Animation Specialist at the YEDAI programme, Robert Reid (fourth left), with animation teachers/students at the closing ceremony for the recently held animation Train the Trainer Programme, at the JAMPRO Training Room. In the second row (from third left) are Trainers Adam Sale and Don Perro from Capilano University, in Canada.

Students Take Part in Animation Training
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), interacts with students and a parent at the Seaward Primary and Junior High School on Olympic Way, St. Andrew this morning (September 5). The Minister was attending a ceremony to mark the institution’s 60th anniversary as well as promote a focus on safety in schools. It was put on by the Ministry in collaboration with the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), interacts with students and a parent at the Seaward Primary and Junior High School on Olympic Way, St. Andrew this morning (September 5). The Minister was attending a ceremony to mark the institution’s 60th anniversary as well as promote a focus on safety in schools. It was put on by the Ministry in collaboration with the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Smooth Start to New School Year
National Health Fund (NHF) Chairman, Christopher Zacca, addresses a JIS Think Tank held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
National Health Fund (NHF) Chairman, Christopher Zacca, addresses a JIS Think Tank held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

NHF to Develop National Health Insurance Scheme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), presents the Gold Medal of the City of Kingston to Jamaican footballer and captain of Leicester City Football Club, Westley ‘Wes’ Morgan (second left), at ceremony in his honour at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on September 4. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andrew Swaby; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith; Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; and President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), presents the Gold Medal of the City of Kingston to Jamaican footballer and captain of Leicester City Football Club, Westley ‘Wes’ Morgan (second left), at ceremony in his honour at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on September 4. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andrew Swaby; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith; Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; and President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell.

PM Says Government will Continue to Invest in Sport

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Ms. Hillary Alexander (centre), with students who received cash awards from the Ministry, at the awards ceremony, held Friday (September 2), at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road Office in New Kingston. The students performed outstandingly in the recently held Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) exams and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).
Education

Students Receive Cash Awards from MSET

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) has awarded more than $100,000 in cash to 15 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) students. The students, who are children of the Ministry’s employees, performed outstandingly in the recent examinations. At the presentation ceremony, held today (September 2), at the Ministry’s...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Education

No Child Must be Kept from School – Education Minister

With just a few days left for the start of the 2016/17 academic year, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is reminding parents and guardians that no child should be kept at home without a good reason. Senator Reid says the Ministry is satisfied with the state of readiness for the new school year, which...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), makes a point to Subofficer, Motorcycle Division, Sergeant Uzander McFarlane, as they look at motorcycles that are to be repaired. Occasion was a tour of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Transport and Repairs Division on Tom Redcam Drive in St. Andrew on September 1.
National Security

TEF Provides $50 Million for Repair of Police Vehicles

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has provided $50 million for the repair of 100 police vehicles under an initiative dubbed ‘Operation Quick Fix.’. Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, informed that 20 vehicles have already been fixed and sent back to the various police stations, while an additional 14 will be ready today (Sept. 2). “As the days go...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing a recent press conference.
Education

12 More Schools to be Removed from Shift System

During the 2016/17 academic year, the Government will remove 12 more schools from the shift system. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, notes that 14,395 students will be impacted. Senator Reid was speaking at a back-to-school press conference, held on August 31 at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. The institutions include three primary...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), closely examines fibre optic cable at CB Cabling Technologies’ display booth, while Director of Technical Services at the company, Clarence Blake, explains its use. Occasion was the closing ceremony of the 2016 Scotiabank Vision Achiever Programme held at Scotiabank Corporate Learning Centre in Kingston on August 31. At right is Vice President for Marketing, Scotiabank Jamaica, Yanique Forbes.
AgricultureCommerce

Samuda Calls for Lowering of Interest Rates on MSME Loans

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, is calling for banks to lower interest rates to single digit, in order to boost production and growth within the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. He cited agriculture as one sector which cannot grow with an interest rate that exceeds four per cent. Minister Samuda noted that 97...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid (right), speaks with Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Hernandez (left), at an orientation session for Cuban teachers held on August 31 at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from 2nd left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Maurice Smith; and Deputy Chief Education Officer, Schools Operation Unit, Dorrett Campbell.
Education

20 New Cuban Teachers to Serve in Schools

Twenty Cuban teachers will be taking up positions in primary, secondary and junior high schools across the island in the new academic term, which commences on September 5. The teachers, who will be providing instruction in Spanish, physics, mathematics, chemistry and physical education for three years, replace their colleagues, whose three-year tenure expired at the end of the 2015/16 academic...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Honourable Olivia Grange gets an update on work being done at the Gregory Park Basic School from President of the Parent Teachers’ Association Dwight Morgan. Also photographed is Caymanas Track Limited representative, Keith Blake.
Culture

National Labour Day Project Completed in Time for Opening of School

“We never stopped working,” was the assurance given by the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, as she participated in painting activity on Friday at the Gregory Park Basic School in Portmore, St Catherine. The school was the site of this year’s National Labour Day project.  Several volunteers worked at the school on Labour Day...
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