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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), converses with Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies, Mona, Sir Hilary Beckles, when he called at King’s House, recently.

PHOTOS: G-G And UWI Vice Chancellor Hilary Beckles

Founder and Executive Chairman, LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin (centre), shares a moment with Old Harbour High School Principal, Lynton Weir (right), and Bhagya Malladi of Immaculate Conception High School, who copped the LASCO/Ministry of Education, Youth and Information 2019/20 Principal and Teacher of the Year awards, respectively. Occasion was the awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston on Tuesday (December 2).

Old Harbour High, Immaculate Conception Educators Win LASCO Awards

Ambassador of Chile to Jamaica, Francisco Bernales

Jamaicans Complete Free Spanish Language Course

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) shares in conversation with Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, during the Ministry’s Annual Staff Recognition and Awards Ceremony held on Friday (November, 29) at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

$14 Billion To Remove Schools From Shift System

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, speaking at a ceremony held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

City & Guilds To Provide Digital Certificates

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right) presents a tablet computer to Principal of Cornwall College, Michael Ellis (centre) and Acting Head of the Information Technology and Business Department at the school, Audia Cole on the grounds of the institution in Montego Bay, St. James on November 29.

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Cornwall College Receives 30 Tablet Computers

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang handed over 30 tablet computers to Cornwall College in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (November 29), as part of efforts to improve e-learning opportunities for students at the all-boys institution. The tablets, which were funded through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), were purchased at a cost of $1.5 million and will...

State Minister, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), speaks with Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), and Administrative Assistant at CPFSA and former ward of the State, Tanisha Esman Ledgister. Occasion was the CPFSA’s eighth annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony on Thursday (Nov. 28) at the Terra Nova Hotel, St. Andrew.

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79 Wards Recognised For Performance In CSEC, CAPE

Seventy-nine wards of the State have been recognised for outstanding performance in external examinations for the 2018/19 academic year. The children, who have earned four or more subjects in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), were feted at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) eighth annual Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony held...

Ministry with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Karl Samuda (right), looks on as Senior Vice President for Customer Services, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company and Deputy Chairman, JPS Foundation, Ramsay McDonald (centre), signs the symbolic cheque covering the cost for 444 students to sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Industrial Technology (electrical) examination. Occasion was the handover of the cheque to the Overseas Examinations Commission at the JPS’ head office in New Kingston on Thursday (Nov. 28). Witnessing the moment (from left) are: President and Chief Executive Officer, JPS, Emanuel DaRosa; Chairman, JPS Foundation, Alphie Mullings-Aiken; and Deputy Director of Examinations, Overseas Examinations Commission, Sharon Burnett.

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JPS Foundation Covers Fees For CSEC Industrial Technology

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company Foundation has paid the full examination fees for 444 public secondary school students, who will be sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Industrial Technology (electrical) examination in 2020. The examination grant, in the sum of $1.618 million, will benefit students from 35 high schools. Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), along with (from left) Acting Director, Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education Youth and Information, Richard Troupe; Tacius Golding High School student, Christopher Wallace; Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki; School Principal, Lena Russell; Board Chairman, Rev. Futtremann White; and student at the institution, Kevin Foster, display a symbolic cheque for grant funds totalling US$135,223 (J$15 million) to purchase two buses for the school. The grant-signing ceremony was held at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence in Kingston, on Wednesday (November 27). The institution is situated in West Central St. Catherine, for which Dr. Tufton is the Member of Parliament.

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Gov’t Of Japan Funding Purchase Of Two Buses For Tacius Golding High School

The Government of Japan has earmarked grant funding totalling J$15 million (US$135,223) to purchase two school buses for Tacius Golding High School in St. Catherine. The allocation has been provided under the Japanese Government’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project. The grant-signing ceremony was held at the residence of the Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki,...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, speaking during Wednesday’s (November 27) signing of a 10-year memorandum of understanding between the Government and City & Guilds Group at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

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Gov’t And City & Guilds Group Sign 10-Year Skills Development Agreement

Approximately 25,000 students will benefit from a landmark agreement signed between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and international skills development organisation, City & Guilds. The arrangement will see Jamaican students being afforded globally recognised certification by the City & Guilds Group. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by representatives of the Ministry and City & Guilds during...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), applauds after unveiling the plaque commemorating the official renaming of the Spalding High School, Alphansus Davis High. At left is the former principal in whose honour the institution has been renamed. The ceremony was held at the school grounds in Clarendon on November 19.

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PM Hails Alphansus Davis for 31 Years of Service to Education

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has lauded retired principal and educator, Alphansus Davis, for 31 years of outstanding contribution to education. Mr. Holness noted that Mr. Davis, who was appointed as one of his senior advisors in 2007, while he was Education Minister, was instrumental in the transformation of the education system. At the time, Mr. Davis was...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), shares a light moment with (from second left) Chairperson, NCB Foundation, Thalia Lyn; College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) students Jovan Thompson and Chenille Humes; and Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee-Chin. Occasion was a media briefing at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue office in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 20), to provide details about an 11-month agricultural training programme in Israel for 15 students of CASE.

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15 Case Students To Study Agriculture In Israel

Fifteen students from the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) will head to Israel on Monday (November 25) for an 11-month agricultural training programme. The students, who will be in Israel until October 2020, are the first cohort to benefit under a scholarship programme that was initiated following a visit to the Middle Eastern country last year by...