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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, responds to questions from journalists during today
Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, responds to questions from journalists during today's (November 6) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Gov’t Awards £12.2M Contract To City And Guilds Int’l

The Government has awarded a 10-year contract, valued at £12.2 million, to City and Guilds International Limited for the provision of examinations for and certification of students. Under the Cabinet-approved arrangement, City and Guilds will provide testing and certification for...
Chairperson for the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh (second left); and media personality, Jennifer Small (left), dance with St. Peter Claver Primary and Infant School students, Amelia Foster (right), and Arianna Temple. Occasion was a ceremony to officially launch the Sagicor Foundation’s 2019/2020 Adopt-A-School programme at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew on Tuesday (November 5).
Chairperson for the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh (second left); and media personality, Jennifer Small (left), dance with St. Peter Claver Primary and Infant School students, Amelia Foster (right), and Arianna Temple. Occasion was a ceremony to officially launch the Sagicor Foundation’s 2019/2020 Adopt-A-School programme at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew on Tuesday (November 5).

Three Institutions To Be Upgraded Under Sagicor Adopt-A-School Programme
Ambassador of Japan in Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (second right) and Acting Principal, Fair Prospect Primary School, Ms. Avril Neufville (left), cut the ribbon to officially open the new classroom block at the school on Friday (November 1). Sharing the moment are Director, Donor and Partner Relations, National Education Trust, Ms. Latoya Harris (right); Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz (background, left); Director, Region 2, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Ms. Janet Brimm and students of the school.
Ambassador of Japan in Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (second right) and Acting Principal, Fair Prospect Primary School, Ms. Avril Neufville (left), cut the ribbon to officially open the new classroom block at the school on Friday (November 1). Sharing the moment are Director, Donor and Partner Relations, National Education Trust, Ms. Latoya Harris (right); Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz (background, left); Director, Region 2, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Ms. Janet Brimm and students of the school.

Fair Prospect Primary Gets Two New Classrooms
Commercial Counsellor at the Canadian High Commission, Richard York.
Commercial Counsellor at the Canadian High Commission, Richard York.

Opportunity for Students to Study in Canada
Programme Manager, Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP), Daynea Facey, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on Tuesday (October 29).
Programme Manager, Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP), Daynea Facey, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, on Tuesday (October 29).

Early-Childhood Brain Builders Initiative Receives US$70,000 Boost

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Education

Dr. Dunn Placing Focus On Education In South East St. Mary

Member of Parliament for South East St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn, says several educational initiatives aimed at transforming the lives of constituents are being undertaken. Making his maiden contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 29, Dr. Dunn said that focus was placed on the distribution of tuition grants, scholarships, book vouchers...
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Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer (centre), addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. With Dr. Dyer (from left) are Acting Director, Employment and Career Services at the Trust, Rayharna Wright; and Director, National Training, HEART Trust/NTA, Kenesha Campbell.
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HEART Reports Increase In Persons Accessing Training Since Merger

The HEART Trust/NTA is reporting that merging with Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) and the National Youth Service (NYS) has resulted in a significant increase in the amount of persons accessing training through the entity. Speaking with JIS News, Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, said at the onset of the merger in 2017, approximately 90,000...
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Stakeholders attending the recent Quality Education Circle (QEC) 27 Conference, at Troy High School in Trelawny.
Education

Education Officers’ Roles Being Revamped

Regional Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Region 3, Sophia Forbes Hall, says the duties of education officers are being transformed. “The education officer, over the years, has primarily carried the role of an administrator. We are moving beyond that in order to make teaching and learning our priority,” she emphasized.  To this end, the Regional Director...
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(FILE) Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) Managing Director, Audley Thompson, speaking at the recent commissioning ceremony for a $7 million rainwater harvesting system installed at Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine.
Education

Rainwater Harvesting Systems to be Installed at 30 Additional Schools

Approximately 30 additional schools will benefit from rainwater harvesting systems to be installed by Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL). The agency recently commissioned into service systems installed at Rock Hall All Age School in St. Andrew, and Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine, with another 30 set for completion by the end of the 2019/20 fiscal year. Managing Director,...
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Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
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HEART/NTA Better Positioned To Drive Human Capital Development

Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, says the merger of the entity with the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), National Youth Service (NYS) and the Apprenticeship Board has better positioned the agency to carry out its role as the driver for human capital development. Dr. Dyer, who was addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, said that...
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