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Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, Susan Rattray Hammond, speaks to students in a classroom
Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, Susan Rattray Hammond, speaks to students in a classroom

Primary Schools in Western Jamaica Prepared for New School Year

Primary schools in western Jamaica are gearing up for the start of the 2019 / 2020 academic year, which begins on September 2. Principal of the John Rollins Success Primary School in St. James, Yvonne Miller Wisdom, told JIS News...
Minister with responsibility for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the media at the Ministry’s annual Back-to-School Press Conference, held at the Ministry, National Heroes Circle, on August 29
Minister with responsibility for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the media at the Ministry’s annual Back-to-School Press Conference, held at the Ministry, National Heroes Circle, on August 29

Roll-Out of National School Leaving Certificate Programme This Academic Year
Lieutenant Governor for Kiwanis Division 25 (Cornwall), Glenda Miller, speaking at the Division’s ‘Playground Effect Project’ culmination and thanksgiving ceremony at Hard Rock Café in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday (August 29).
Lieutenant Governor for Kiwanis Division 25 (Cornwall), Glenda Miller, speaking at the Division’s ‘Playground Effect Project’ culmination and thanksgiving ceremony at Hard Rock Café in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday (August 29).

15 Early Childhood Institutions Equipped with State of the Art Playgrounds
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right) with from left: Marketing and Sales Manager, Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC), Nathalia Palomino; grade five student, Cockburn Primary and Junior High School, Tianna Thompson; and Founder and Principal Director of Youths for Excellence Limited, Jénine Shepherd. The occasion was a back to school event hosted by Youths for Excellence Limited, at Jamaica House on August 29.
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right) with from left: Marketing and Sales Manager, Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC), Nathalia Palomino; grade five student, Cockburn Primary and Junior High School, Tianna Thompson; and Founder and Principal Director of Youths for Excellence Limited, Jénine Shepherd. The occasion was a back to school event hosted by Youths for Excellence Limited, at Jamaica House on August 29.

Youth Organisation Provide Back to School Assistance
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the media at a Press Conference at his Ministry, in Kingston, on Thursday (August 29).
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the media at a Press Conference at his Ministry, in Kingston, on Thursday (August 29).

Proposed Nutrition Policy to be Completed In Academic Year 2019/2020

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Students at play in school in the west.
EducationHealth & WellnessYouth

Parents Encouraged to Place Special Emphasis on Health of Children

As parents prepare for the start of the 2019/2020 academic year, they are being reminded to place special emphasis on their children’s health and wellness. Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell, says the annual prescribed medical examination for students is crucial, as it will ensure children are on track for a healthy academic year. She told...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the media at the Ministry’s annual Back-to-School Press Conference, held at the Ministry’s head office at National Heroes Circle, on Thursday (August 29).
Education

PEP Results for Grades Four and Five Out Soon

Results from the recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations for grades four and five will be made available to schools on September 13 and October 4, respectively. This announcement was made by Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, at the Ministry’s annual Back-to-School Press Conference, held in the Ministry’s Conference Room, at National Heroes Circle,...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (right), interacts with the top-10 performing Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) scholarship recipients, at the Commission’s Education Fund ‘Meet and Greet’, held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on August 28.
Education

Students Encouraged to Consider Entrepreneurship as Career Option

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has encouraged tertiary-level students receiving scholarships from the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) to consider entrepreneurship as a viable career option. Speaking at the Commission’s Education Fund ‘Meet and Greet’, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on August 28, the Minister told the students to...
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Minister with responsibility for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the media at the Ministry’s annual Back-to-School Press Conference, held at the Ministry, National Heroes Circle, on Thursday (August 29).
EducationYouth

Education Ministry Expects Smooth Start to New School Year

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information expects a smooth start to the upcoming academic year 2019/2020 on Monday, September 2. At the Ministry’s annual back-to-school press conference, held at its National Heroes Circle office, on Thursday (August 29), Minister with responsibility, Hon. Karl Samuda, said the Ministry has invested millions in various aspects of the education sector for schools...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and Principal of Comfort Castle Primary and Junior High School in Portland, Dalmain Moore, display cheque for $343,350, which has been donated to the school by Canadian charity, the Tamara Gordon Foundation. The Minister handed over the cheque at the Ministry, in New Kingston, on Tuesday (August 27).
EducationForeign Affairs

Portland School Gets $343,350 from Canadian Charity

Students of Comfort Castle Primary and Junior High School in Portland are the beneficiaries of a $343,350 donation from the Canadian charity, the Tamara Gordon Foundation. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, presented the cheque to Principal of the school, Dalmain Moore, at a ceremony held at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive address in...
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Members of the Salt Spring community in Montego Bay, St. James, erecting a perimeter fence at the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School.
CommunityEducation

Boost for Salt Spring Primary and Infant School

The aesthetics of the Salt Spring Primary and Infant School in Montego Bay, St. James, has received a boost, courtesy of the St. James Police. The work, undertaken by the police, in collaboration with men from the community, included replacing the school’s perimeter fencing, renovating the garbage receptacle and removing bulky waste surrounding the area. A garden was also established,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses journalists at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Briefing, held on Tuesday (August 27), at the Ministry’s head office in New Kingston. With the Minister is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunston Bryan.
EducationHealth & Wellness

552 Schools Inspected and Fogged

Five hundred and fifty-two schools have been inspected and fogged ahead of the start of the new academic year in September by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. This announcement was made by the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Briefing, on Tuesday (August 27), at the head office in New...
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