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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, speaks at the certificate presentation ceremony of the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) online leadership course, on January 30 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

Administrators Complete Online Child-Friendly Schools Leadership Course

Twenty-seven school leaders have been certified after completing the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) online Child-Friendly Schools (CFS) course. The programme was offered in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The presentation ceremony was held on January...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), speaks with Principal, Campion College, Grace Baston (left), at the school’s Magis Awards Ceremony, held on Thursday (January 30) at the school. Mr. Terrelonge delivered greetings at the event. At right is Chairman, Campion College Board of Management, Anton Thompson.

PHOTOS: State Minister Hon. Alando Terrelonge At Campion College Magis Awards Ceremony

Recipients of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) scholarships and grants valued at more than $1 million, display their certificates at an awards ceremony held on January 30 at the Four Seasons Hotel, in St. Andrew.

National Irrigation Commission Gives Scholarships And Grants To Students

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

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

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MIND Hosts Policy Forum On Crime On January 31

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) will host its first Policy Forum for 2020 on Friday (January 31) under the theme ‘Safety and Security: Crime Prevention through Social Intervention’. The discussion session will be held at the Institute’s Old Hope Road campus in St. Andrew. Business Development and Communication Specialist at MIND, Keisha Thomas, said the policy forum is...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

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Efforts Being Made To Improve Equality In Education

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says efforts are being made to improve equality, through the pairing of institutions. Addressing Board Chairmen and Principals at a regional consultation session, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on January 29, the Minister said this is being done through the Twinning of Schools initiative, in which...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).

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New Caribbean Maritime University Council Members Appointed

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced the appointment of new members to the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Council. Addressing Tuesday’s (January 28) sitting of the House of Representatives, Mr. Holness said the new Council, which has been approved by Cabinet, will be chaired by Port Authority of Jamaica Chief Executive Officer, Professor Gordon Shirley. The other members...

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.

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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...

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.

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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...

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...

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).

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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...