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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Principal of the St. Catherine-based Gregory Primary School, Richard Williams, during a recent visit to the school.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Principal of the St. Catherine-based Gregory Primary School, Richard Williams, during a recent visit to the school.

Improvement in Literacy and Numeracy at Gregory Park Primary

The Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine is seeing an improvement in student achievement consequent on measures undertaken over the last five years. Principal of the school, Richard Williams, told JIS News that when he took over the leadership...
Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) Monica Brown, addresses a recent Higher Education Summit, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Visitors’ Lodge, in St. Andrew.
Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) Monica Brown, addresses a recent Higher Education Summit, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Visitors’ Lodge, in St. Andrew.

SLB to Fund Short Certification Courses
Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI), Sir Hilary Beckles (left), speaks with Minister of Culture, Tourism and Creative Arts, the Republic of Ghana, Hon. Barbara Oteng Gyasi, at a breakfast meeting with members of the visiting delegation, at UWI’s Regional Headquarters in Mona today (June 16). The Ghanaian delegation is in Jamaica for a two-day working visit. The group is led by President His Excellency Mr. Nana Addo Danka Akufo-Addo.
Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI), Sir Hilary Beckles (left), speaks with Minister of Culture, Tourism and Creative Arts, the Republic of Ghana, Hon. Barbara Oteng Gyasi, at a breakfast meeting with members of the visiting delegation, at UWI’s Regional Headquarters in Mona today (June 16). The Ghanaian delegation is in Jamaica for a two-day working visit. The group is led by President His Excellency Mr. Nana Addo Danka Akufo-Addo.

UWI Cave Hill Campus to Train Ghanaian Doctors
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda speaking at the Ministry’s Region four consultation meeting held at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Mount Salem, Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (June 14).
Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda speaking at the Ministry’s Region four consultation meeting held at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Mount Salem, Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (June 14).

Political Interference will not be Tolerated in the Education System – Samuda
Head of the Jamaica Diaspora Crime Intervention and Prevention Task Force, Dr. Rupert Francis (centre), addresses a public forum on ‘Community Policing: The Role of the Citizen’, at the University of Technology (UTech) on June 13. At right is Executive Director, Youth Crime Watch of Jamaica, Kethania Griffiths.
Head of the Jamaica Diaspora Crime Intervention and Prevention Task Force, Dr. Rupert Francis (centre), addresses a public forum on ‘Community Policing: The Role of the Citizen’, at the University of Technology (UTech) on June 13. At right is Executive Director, Youth Crime Watch of Jamaica, Kethania Griffiths.

Education and Community Engagement Play a Major Role in Fighting Crime

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA)/Helen Stills Development Day event held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James, recently.
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Educators Commended for Preparing First PEP Students

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is commending educators for their role in preparing students to sit the first Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. He was speaking to JIS News at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA)/Helen Stills Development Day event held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), with members of the winning team from Holland Primary School in the Schools Environment Programme (SEP) competition (from left): Jaden Newland, Jahmani Brown, Shaqira Milton and Shevaughn Ebanks. Occasion was the SEP Research Day and Awards Ceremony, held on Wednesday (June 12), at The Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston.
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Holland Primary Wins SEP Competition

Defending champion, Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth has copped the 2019 Schools Environment Programme (SEP) research competition. The school, with its research topic ‘Marine/Coastal Ecosystems’, with a focus on wetlands and their importance to the natural environment, was announced the winner during the SEP Research Day and Awards Ceremony, held on Wednesday (June 12), at The Knutsford Court Hotel...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking at the opening of a two-day Higher Education Summit today (June 12) at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew.
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Every Child Must Be Given Equal Opportunity to Learn – Samuda

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says every child must be given equal opportunity in the pursuit of education. Delivering the keynote address at the opening of a two-day Higher Education Summit, on June 12 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew, he said as children commence early-childhood education, opportunities must be at their...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon Karl Samuda (right), holding a copy of the new Student Summary Report that parents of grade-six students will receive for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), during a Press Conference at the Ministry on June 11. With the Minister is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Education

Parents to Access Student Summary Report for PEP

Parents of grade-six students who are awaiting the results of the inaugural Primary Exit Profile (PEP) later this month will be able to access a new Student Summary Report with a standardised scaled description of their children’s performance in all subject areas of the examination. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information made this announcement during a press conference at...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses stakeholders at a meeting of Teachers and Principals in Region 3, which was held at the Moneague College in St. Ann on June 6.
Education

More Emphasis Should be Placed on Maths and Science – Samuda

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says more emphasis should be placed on mathematics and science subjects in the nation’s schools. Mr. Samuda was addressing stakeholders at the Ministry’s meeting of teachers and principals in Region 3, which was held on June 6 at the Moneague College in St. Ann. “I looked at the numbers...
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Minister with responsibility for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Karl Samuda (left), addresses Press Conference on PEP at the Ministry in Kingston, on Tuesday (June 11). With the Minister is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean.
EducationYouth

PEP Results Out by End of Third Week In June

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has announced that the results for grade-six students who sat the inaugural Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations this academic year will be announced by the end of the third week in June. Addressing a Press Conference at the Ministry on Tuesday (June 11), Minister with responsibility for the Ministry of Education, Youth and...
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Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses an education stakeholder forum held on Friday (June 7), at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester.
Education

Schools to Receive $5 Million Per Year for Minor Repairs

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says that school boards will be allocated $5 million per annum for minor repairs and maintenance of school plants. He made the disclosure at an education stakeholder forum held on Friday (June 7) at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester. “The larger projects will be done centrally,” he...
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