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Business Development Specialist, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Keisha Thomas (left), listens to Superintendent of Police, Velma Thomas-Gayle, of the Community Safety and Security Branch, during a policy forum, titled, ‘Safety and Security: Crime Prevention Through Social Intervention’, at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Old Hope Road campus in St. Andrew, on January 31.
Business Development Specialist, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Keisha Thomas (left), listens to Superintendent of Police, Velma Thomas-Gayle, of the Community Safety and Security Branch, during a policy forum, titled, ‘Safety and Security: Crime Prevention Through Social Intervention’, at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Old Hope Road campus in St. Andrew, on January 31.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Create Positive Learning Environments For Children

Superintendent of Police, Velma Thomas-Gayle, of the Community Safety and Security Branch, is calling on more Jamaicans to promote and build positive learning environments in homes and schools, especially for young children and adolescents. Speaking at a policy forum, titled...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover Parish Office in Lucea, on Wednesday (January 29).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Hanover Parish Office in Lucea, on Wednesday (January 29).

FAO Providing Support On National School-Feeding Programme
Business Development and Communication Specialist at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Keisha Thomas
Business Development and Communication Specialist at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Keisha Thomas

MIND Hosts Policy Forum On Crime On January 31
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

Efforts Being Made To Improve Equality In Education
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).

New Caribbean Maritime University Council Members Appointed

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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), addresses a press conference on the findings of the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) Report, at the Pembroke Hall High School in Kingston on Friday (January 24). Listening are Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean (right); and Chief Inspector at the NEI, Maureen Dwyer.​
Education

NEI Report Shows Improvements at Primary and Secondary Schools

The National Education Inspectorate (NEI) Report has revealed improvements across all eight indicators of school effectiveness, following inspections carried out at 653 primary and secondary institutions. The document, covering the period 2015-2019, was presented at a press conference hosted by Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, at the Pembroke Hall High School in Kingston on...
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Sandy Bank Primary School student, Aziza Hill (podium), leads her team in debate against Parotee Primary School in Round 1 of the inaugural South West Primary School Debate Competition at the Black River Parish Library in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, January 23.
Education

South West Primary School Debate Competition Launched

The inaugural South West Primary School Debate Competition, organised by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and the Social Development Commission (SDC), got under way on Thursday (January 23) at the Black River Parish Library. A total of 12 schools competed in knockout matches in Round 1, with six teams advancing to Round 2, which will be held...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second row, third left), and Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles Srr. (second row, left), with a representational cheque valued at US$67,985 (J$8 million), which was handed over by the Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (first row, third left), to Principal of the Richmond Park Primary School in North Central Clarendon, Delwyn Gordon (first row, second right), for the purchase of a school bus. The grant contract-signing ceremony took place at the National Heroes Circle offices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information in downtown Kingston on Thursday (January 23). Also sharing the moment (second row, from second left) are teachers at the Richmond Park Primary School, Sophia Lewis and Donnett Golding, while in the front row (from left) are students of the school, Mackebah Garrick and Akilah Elliston; and Chairman of the school, Merleta Copeland.
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Bus For Primary School In North Central Clarendon

Students of Richmond Park Primary School in North Central Clarendon will soon be able to travel in comfort to and from school, with the purchase of a new school bus, courtesy of the Government of Japan. The Japanese Government has provided the school with grant funding of US$67,985 (J$8 million), which will go towards the purchase of a 29-seater Coaster...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, receives the 2020 David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation Award from Committee Member, Rev. Kingsley Gordon, at the eighth annual fundraising gala held at the Washington DC-based National Education Association on Saturday night (January 18).
EducationYouth

Scholarship Foundation Praised For Nurturing Young Men

The David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation has been hailed by Jamaica’s Ambassador in Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, for its consistent contribution to the nurturing of young men from two of the island’s premier educational institutions. She said that the Foundation, which provides support to students at Calabar High and Kingston College (KC), “is one of the diaspora entities for...
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Lecturer in the Department of Natural Sciences at The Mico University College, Dr. Lisa Caleb, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
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Mico Introduces Students To Microscience Education

The Mico University College is moving ahead with plans to expose its student teachers to the microscience approach for teaching science. Microscience education is a practical approach to experiencing science that was made popular under the UNESCO Global Microscience Project. The Mico University College was one of seven teachers’ colleges that participated in a three-day hands-on workshop in September 2019....
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International Microscience Consultant under the Japan-funded Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) technical cooperation initiative, Petal Jetoo, addressing a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (January 14).
Education

Jamaica To Boost Teaching of The Sciences

Jamaica is looking to introduce a microscience approach to the teaching of science subjects. This move is being supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), under the Japan-funded technical cooperation initiative, for the engagement of a consultant to deliver training in the microscience techniques and the provision of microscience kits. An estimated US$120,000 has been allocated for activities related to the...
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Education

Some 300 Students To Receive Rio Tinto Scholarships And Bursaries

Some 300 agriculture students from secondary, tertiary and vocational institutions will benefit from scholarships and bursaries valued at $23.5 million this year through the Rio Tinto Legacy Fund. The recipients, selected from among 504 applicants from Manchester, St. Catherine and St. Ann, represent the largest cohort since the fund’s inception in 2010. Students at the tertiary level will receive full...
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