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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

PEP Results Out by End of Third Week In June
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.
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.

Schools to Receive $5 Million Per Year for Minor Repairs
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), listens attentively to Vice Principal, Bath Primary and Junior High School, Beverley Edmondson-Edwards (left), during the LASCO REAP competition awards ceremony held on Thursday (June 6), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Others pictured are: Senior Teacher, Bath Primary and Junior High, Marie Bennett (2nd left); Project Manager, JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, Catherine Davis Smith (third right); and students Dajhray Desouza (3rd left); and Kenrick Sammuels.
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), listens attentively to Vice Principal, Bath Primary and Junior High School, Beverley Edmondson-Edwards (left), during the LASCO REAP competition awards ceremony held on Thursday (June 6), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Others pictured are: Senior Teacher, Bath Primary and Junior High, Marie Bennett (2nd left); Project Manager, JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, Catherine Davis Smith (third right); and students Dajhray Desouza (3rd left); and Kenrick Sammuels.

Bath Primary and Junior High Wins 2018/19 LASCO REAP Competition
President, Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr. Garth Anderson (left), welcomes 91-year-old retired educator, Ms. Sylvia Jumpp, from the parish of Trelawny, at the JTA
President, Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr. Garth Anderson (left), welcomes 91-year-old retired educator, Ms. Sylvia Jumpp, from the parish of Trelawny, at the JTA's Medal of Honour for Service to Education ceremony, on Thursday (June 6), at The Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston. Ms. Jumpp was awarded for 40 years of service.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, listens as Fundaciones student, Makena Wilmot (right), reads the rules for the
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PM Visits Fundaciones

Students and staff of Fundaciones (El Centro) got a welcome treat on Thursday morning (June 6), when Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness stopped at the institution’s Seymour Avenue location in St. Andrew. Mr. Holness visited the early childhood division, where he observed the delivery of instruction in English and Spanish at that level. He played chess with the...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (seated right), and Country Representative, United Nations Children
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NCEL and UNICEF Partner to Create More Child-Friendly Schools

The National College for Education Leadership (NCEL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for development of digital content to support online leadership training aimed at creating more child-friendly schools. The content, which will be implemented in at least 10 schools initially by year end, will be crafted in collaboration with the Curriculum and...
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(FILE) National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and Chair for the Primary Specialist Teacher Model Oversight Committee, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, addresses a JIS Think Tank on June 5.
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230 Schools to Begin Preparations for Primary Specialist Model September

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be engaging 230 primary schools in September as it prepares for full roll-out of the Primary Specialist Programme in 2022. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (June 5), Chair of the Primary Specialist Teacher Model Oversight Committee, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, said that the programme will be implemented in three phases...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. The Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents grade-four student at Morgan’s Pass Primary in Clarendon, Trevor Simpson (centre), with the platinum award for the institution
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83 Schools Awarded for Implementing Healthy Lifestyle Initiatives

Eighty-three schools across the island have been rewarded for their efforts in executing the five components of the Ministry of Health and Wellness ‘Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Schools’ initiative. The components are the implementation of: sugar-sweetened beverages guidelines, water day, fruit/vegetable day, five-minute breaks and one-hour breaks. Platinum, gold, silver and bronze awards were presented, respectively, for full implementation of...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP
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Schools to Mark Passing of Former Prime Minister the Most Hon. Edward Seaga on Wednesday

The Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Karl Samuda says schools will recognise the passing of the former Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Edward Seaga on Wednesday (June 5). Minister Samuda who has responsibility for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information says “students will mark Mr. Seaga’s passing through either a cultural or...
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Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Jamaica, Her Excellency Ines Fors Fernandez (third left), with five of the eight medical students, receiving scholarships to pursue studies in neighbouring island, beginning in September. From left are: Satasha Hutchinson, Marianne Binta Konate Hernandez, Amanda Bradley, Dominique Whitely and Donorio Hartley. The scholarships, which have been awarded under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Medical Scholarship Programme, were presented during a ceremony at the Cuban Embassy in Kingston on May 31.
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Eight Medical Students Awarded Cuban Scholarships

Seven young Jamaican students will have the opportunity to pursue studies in Cuba under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Medical Scholarship Programme, beginning in September. Amanda Bradley, Dominique Whitely, Deanroy Clarke, Donorio Hartley, Satasha Hutchinson, Kerrylee Jones and Naifa Murray are this year’s awardees. They were selected from some 200 students who applied. Another student, Marianne Binta Konate Hernandez, a Jamaican resident...
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From left: Jamaican Sign Language Interpreter, Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), Hughen Spencer; Professor, Speech, Pathology and Audiology, Calvin College, United States of America, Dr. Brian Kreisman; Education Officer, Special Education Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Christina Addington (centre); and Ministry of Health and Wellness official, Dr. Richard Musaazi, pay keen attention to Executive Director, Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD), Tashi Widmer, who is communicating using sign language. The occasion was the ‘Reach to Teach’ forum on Deaf Education on Thursday (May 30), at the Mona School of Business and Management (North), University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Andrew.
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Draft Special Education Policy Submitted to Cabinet

The draft Special Education Policy, which seeks to provide access and equity in education for all students with special needs, has been submitted for Cabinet approval. Education Officer, Special Education Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Christina Addington, said the policy acknowledges education as a fundamental right of every child. “According to the [2011] Charter of Rights,...
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