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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks with grade-six students at Tulloch Primary School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, ahead of the sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Ability Test this morning (February 25). Looking on in the background are Director for Region 6, Barrington Richardson (left), and Principal of the school, Dameon Hinds.
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks with grade-six students at Tulloch Primary School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, ahead of the sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Ability Test this morning (February 25). Looking on in the background are Director for Region 6, Barrington Richardson (left), and Principal of the school, Dameon Hinds.

Country Better Prepared For PEP – Minister Samuda

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says he is confident that the country is better prepared for this year’s sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) and is expecting better results. The examination, which is...
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks with grade-six students at Tulloch Primary School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, ahead of the sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Ability Test this morning (February 25). Looking on in the background are Director for Region 6, Barrington Richardson (left); and Principal of the school, Dameon Hinds.
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks with grade-six students at Tulloch Primary School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, ahead of the sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Ability Test this morning (February 25). Looking on in the background are Director for Region 6, Barrington Richardson (left); and Principal of the school, Dameon Hinds.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda With Tulloch Primary School
(FILE) Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, gives the keynote address during the HEART/National Service Training Agency Trust’s Professional Development Symposium, which was held on Thursday (February 20) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
(FILE) Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, gives the keynote address during the HEART/National Service Training Agency Trust’s Professional Development Symposium, which was held on Thursday (February 20) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

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Minister with oversight for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses a ceremony for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) by the Ministry, Restaurants of Jamaica, and Nutrition Products Limited at the Mona Heights Primary School in St. Andrew, on February 20. Through the MOU, Restaurants of Jamaica, under its KFC Add Hope Feeding Initiative, handed over a cheque valued $7.4 million to Nutrition Products Limited to aid in providing nutritious meals to students who benefit from the National School Feeding Programme.
Minister with oversight for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses a ceremony for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) by the Ministry, Restaurants of Jamaica, and Nutrition Products Limited at the Mona Heights Primary School in St. Andrew, on February 20. Through the MOU, Restaurants of Jamaica, under its KFC Add Hope Feeding Initiative, handed over a cheque valued $7.4 million to Nutrition Products Limited to aid in providing nutritious meals to students who benefit from the National School Feeding Programme.

Strong Measures Will Be Implemented At Schools – Minister
Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for the Students Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle
Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for the Students Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) shares a light moment with Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) and Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe, at the Jamaica Day activities held at Denbigh High School in Clarendon on February 21.
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Education Ministry To Utilise Counselling To Address Social Challenges Affecting Education Sector

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth, and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Ministry will be utilizing counselling, among other interventions, to address social challenges affecting the education sector. He said this is being done against the background of information suggesting that a significant number of children are from households where trauma features in their upbringing. “It is our intention...
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Persons To Benefit From Remedial Education

A total of 378 Jamaicans are to benefit from remedial education under phase three of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) in the new financial year. The undertaking forms part of the targets to be carried out under the CSJP, Phase Three, which aims to improve governance and behavioural changes focused on conflict resolution, social inclusion and safety, and...
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President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant (left), presents a plaque to Management Institute for National Development (MIND) Top Performer, Shaniel Taylor (right), at the Institute’s 20th annual graduation exercise on Saturday (February 15) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of MIND, Dr. Ruby Brown. President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant (left), presents a plaque to Management Institute for National Development (MIND) Top Performer, Shaniel Taylor (right), at the Institute’s 20th annual graduation exercise on Saturday (February 15) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of MIND, Dr. Ruby Brown.
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PHOTOS: MIND’s Graduation Exercise

President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant (left), presents a plaque to Management Institute for National Development (MIND) Top Performer, Shaniel Taylor (right), at the Institute’s 20th annual graduation exercise on Saturday (February 15) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of MIND, Dr. Ruby Brown. President of the Jamaica Civil...
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Visit Of Logos Hope To Promote Literacy – Dr. Pinnock

Regional Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s region four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, says the visit of the Logos Hope to Montego Bay will help to boost literacy and promote education in western Jamaica. During the visit of the ship from February 13 to 23, students, teachers and parents will have the opportunity to access more than 5,000...
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Mountainside Primary School student, Natallia Samuels (podium), leads her team in debate against Pedro Plains Primary in the finals of the inaugural South West Primary School Debate Competition at the Black River Parish Library in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (February 13). Mountainside Primary School won the competition.
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Mountainside Primary Wins Inaugural Debate Competition

Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth took top honours in the inaugural staging of the South West Primary School Debate Competition. The finals of the contest, organised by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and the Social Development Commission (SDC), took place at the Black River Parish Library on Thursday (February 13), where Mountainside Primary faced off against...
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