The Government is providing counselling and relief supplies for children and staff of the Walker’s Place of Safety in Kingston, following a massive fire Monday night (January 15) that claimed the lives of two children. State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, told JIS News this morning (January 16) that the other 34 children and staff have...

The 2017 LASCO Principal of the Year, Howard Salmon, has welcomed the Education, Youth and Information Ministry’s decision to remove the shift system for students from more schools. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, announced at the start of the 2017/18 academic year last September that 42 schools will be taken off the system within the next three years. Mr....

Oracabessa Primary School in St. Mary will be getting a new bus, valued approximately $8.4 million, under the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project. An agreement for the provision was signed by Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamakazi, at the Office of the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is on a mission to create a national school bus system, which will provide transportation for students in all parishes. Speaking at the signing of an $8 million Japan Grassroots Human Security Grant agreement with the Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki, on January 10 at the Office...

Pro-Chancellor of The Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying, says the teacher-training institution is far advanced in its plans to become a full university. He informed that two meetings have already been held with Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, to move the process forward. “We put our value proposition to the Education Minister and then...

A review of the Education Regulation of 1980, which outlines the framework under which all schools should operate, is at an advanced stage of completion. The review is expected to address matters directly and indirectly impacting students’ performance. These include guidelines regarding instruction hours across school days; safety precautions and equipment; and student behaviour, among other factors. This was disclosed...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is expressing optimism with the results of examinations done at the national level in 2017. In a national broadcast on January 7 to mark the start of the second term of the 2017/2018 school year, Mr. Reid said the results from the Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy Test were “particularly...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry intends to outline the proposed grooming and nutrition policy for schools this academic term. In a national broadcast on January 7, Senator Reid said this is aimed at promoting a healthier lifestyle among students. The Minister pointed out that last year, Jamaica did not have a persistent...

Good Evening. As we begin this new school term, let me take this opportunity to extend Happy New Year greetings to all stakeholders in our education system including our hard working teachers, students, parents, board members, administrative, ancillary, and Ministry of Education, Youth and Information staff. Each new year brings with it opportunities for renewal and a new focus, and...