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(FILE) Acting Chief Education Officer, Winnie Berry, delivers a speech on behalf of Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, at the press launch for the Fourth International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (April 30).
(FILE) Acting Chief Education Officer, Winnie Berry, delivers a speech on behalf of Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, at the press launch for the Fourth International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (April 30).

Grade-Four Students to Sit PEP Performance Task Test May 30 and 31

Grade-four students across the island will sit the first official Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Grade Four Performance Task test on May 30 and 31. A release from Acting Chief Education Officer, Winnie Berry, dated May 21, advises that sample questions...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses teachers at  a function at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in St. James, recently.  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses teachers at  a function at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in St. James, recently.  

Jamaicans Should be More Open Minded to Spanish as Second Language – State Minister
Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings.
Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings.

Day of Prayer for Child Month May 29
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Alando Terrelonge, speaking at the Fourth International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, on May 22.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Alando Terrelonge, speaking at the Fourth International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, on May 22.

Gov’t Committed to Strengthening TVET – Terrelonge
Students of Czar Early Childhood Learning Centre and Preparatory School in Kingston listen as Special Projects Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson, reads from the agency’s publication, ‘Jamaica Folk Customs and Beliefs’. The occasion was the school’s Children’s Expo held on May 17, which was observed as National Children’s Day.
Students of Czar Early Childhood Learning Centre and Preparatory School in Kingston listen as Special Projects Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrine Davidson, reads from the agency’s publication, ‘Jamaica Folk Customs and Beliefs’. The occasion was the school’s Children’s Expo held on May 17, which was observed as National Children’s Day.

PHOTOS: JIS Participates in Czar Early Childhood’s Children’s Expo

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CommunityEducation

Deaf Education Forum on May 30

The Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD) is collaborating with the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) to host a forum on Deaf Education on Thursday, (May 30) at the Mona School of Business and Management (North) on the University of the West Indies (UWI) campus. Speaking with JIS News during a recent interview, Board Member of the CCCD,...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEducationHealth & Wellness

Nathan Ebanks Foundation Stages Annual Fair on May 25

The Nathan Ebanks Foundation (NEF) will stage its third Family Expo and Special Resource Fair on Saturday, May 25 on the grounds of Hope Gardens in St. Andrew from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Speaking with JIS News during an interview recently, President and Founder of the NEF, Christine Staple-Ebanks, said the event provides a unique platform for families and...
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Executive Director, Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell Wilson (left), converses with Bethlehem Moravian College student, Suwannie Johnson (centre), and Chief Nursing Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Patricia Ingram-Martin, during Wednesday’s (May 22) launch of four new CCCJ programmes for community colleges, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.
Education

Four New Programmes Added to Community Colleges’ Curricula

The curricula for community colleges islandwide have been expanded to incorporate four new industry-relevant programmes. These are the Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Bachelor of Science in Social Work; Associate of Applied Science in Agro-Processing and Business Management; and Associate of Applied Science in Health and Wellness Tourism. The courses are being developed by the Council of Community Colleges of...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge ( centre); and Senior Advisor on Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), Finnish National Agency of Education, Kati Costiander ( right), listen attentively to Chairman of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Tricia Williams-Singh. Occasion was the opening ceremony of the ECC’s Professional Development Institute at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Tuesday (May 21).
EducationYouth

More Early-Childhood Centres Under Brain Builders Programme

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says that more early-childhood institutions and infant departments will be developed under the Brain Builders Programme. He was addressing the opening ceremony of the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) first annual Professional Development Institute, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Tuesday (May...
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Acting Principal of Barrett Town Primary, Ventris Edwards.
Education

Schools in St. James and St. Elizabeth to Get Road Safety Infrastructure

Students at three primary-level schools in St. James and St. Elizabeth are to benefit from the installation of road infrastructure to ensure their safety. The institutions are John Rollins Success Primary/ Barrett Town Primary in St. James, and Holland Primary in St. Elizabeth. The schools are among four national projects for Labour Day on May 23. The others are Papine...
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Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Spain, Victoria Garcia, addresses students during the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Region Four’s Day of Excellence (Dia de Excelencia) Primary School Spanish Competition, which was held at the St. John’s Methodist Church Action Centre in St. James on May 16.
Education

Jamaican Educators Lauded for Spanish Teaching Methods

Jamaican educators have been commended for their Spanish language teaching methods, which are being employed in schools across the island, by Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Spain, Victoria Garcia. Ms. Garcia was addressing students at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Region Four’s biennial Day of Excellence (Dia de Excelencia) Primary School Spanish Competition, which was held at...
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Acting Principal of Barrett Town Primary, Ventris Edwards.
DevelopmentEducation

JSIF Constructing Infant Department at Barrett Town Primary

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is constructing an infant department at the Barrett Town Primary School in St. James at a cost of $34 million. Funding is being provided by the European Union (EU) under its Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP IV). Project Manager at JSIF, Celia Dillon, said that the four-classroom infant school, which will accommodate more than 110...
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