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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Principal of Hoolebury Primary School in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, Leon Lamont, during a visit on February 26.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Principal of Hoolebury Primary School in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, Leon Lamont, during a visit on February 26.

Four Primary and Infant Schools in St. Ann to be Upgraded

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is to carry out infrastructural upgrade of four St. Ann-based Primary and Infant schools. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, told JIS News that the upgrading work forms part of the Ministry’s...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on February 27.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on February 27.

First Component of PEP Successful – Senator Reid
Vice Principal, Academic Affairs at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), Dr. Trudy Ann Barrett, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 26). (Photo: Rudranath Fraser).
Vice Principal, Academic Affairs at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), Dr. Trudy Ann Barrett, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 26). (Photo: Rudranath Fraser).

Edna Manley College Says Greater Research Needed on the Arts
Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (right); Principal of Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre, Cynthia Roach-Porter (left); and Deputy Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy, cut the ribbon to officially open a new building at the institution located on Waltham Road in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 26). The project was undertaken through $12 million in funding from the Government of Japan.
Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (right); Principal of Care Bear Early Childhood Development Centre, Cynthia Roach-Porter (left); and Deputy Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy, cut the ribbon to officially open a new building at the institution located on Waltham Road in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 26). The project was undertaken through $12 million in funding from the Government of Japan.

Care Bear Early Childhood Facility Expanded
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid, celebrates with students of Hoolebury Primary School, Scarlett Hall, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, following their completion of the first sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Examination, during a visit to the institution on February 26.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid, celebrates with students of Hoolebury Primary School, Scarlett Hall, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, following their completion of the first sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Examination, during a visit to the institution on February 26.

Education Minister says PEP Exam was a Success

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Grade-six students at Jessie Ripoll Primary School in Kingston revising before the start of the first Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination on Tuesday (February 26).
EducationYouth

Positive Feedback on PEP

Students, parents, principals and educators have given positive feedback about the Grade Six Ability Test, which is the first in a series of tests for the new Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination that was administered on Tuesday (February 26). The Ability Test measures students’ ability to reason with words and quantities (quantitative and verbal reasoning). It represents 30 per cent...
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Director of Marketing and Communication at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and performing Arts, Coleen Douglas, speaking about Founders’ Week activities at the college, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (February 26).
CultureEducationJIS Think Tank

Edna Manley College Celebrates Founders’ Week

The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts is celebrating its Founders’ Week (February 24 to March 1), under the theme ‘Investing in the Future, Honouring Our Past’. Activities kicked off on Sunday, February 24, with a service at the Church of the Ascension, Mona. “We added a bit of art to the church service. We had performances...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, interacts with students of the Liberty Hill Infant School in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, at the institution’s reopening on Wednesday (February 20).
EducationInformation

Gov’t Increases Support to Early-Childhood Institutions

The Government will be increasing its support to privately run early-childhood institutions in the 2019/2020 fiscal year. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that $346 million has been allocated to cover the provision of stipend, nutritional support, school materials and training. “This is an increase for the early-childhood sector,” he said while addressing the...
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Legal and Policy Specialist at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Tania Chambers, makes a presentation on the Child Care and Protection Act, at a two-day technical workshop on bullying, held at the Police Officers
EducationInformation

Child Protection Agency Stages Anti-Bullying Workshop Kingston

The Anti-bullying Technical Working Group met over two days, February 20 and 21, for discussions aimed at better equipping key stakeholders to address bullying in the society. The event, held at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew, was organised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). It included presentations and discussion sessions aimed at formulating strategies, and...
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Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) members on parade at a Jamaica Day observance, held last year at Munro College, in St. Elizabeth.
EducationYouth

Students to Celebrate Jamaica Day Feb. 22 at National Arena

Scores of students from across the island are expected to participate in Jamaica Day celebrations, slated for Friday, February 22 at the National Arena in Kingston. The event will be held under the theme ‘Celebrating Jamaica: Embracing Positive Values… Envisioning Inclusive Education for a Better Jamaica’. In an interview with JIS News, Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, Marlon...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Michael Ashenheim (second left), cut the ribbon to officially open the Ashenheim Stadium on the grounds of Jamaica College at its Old Hope Road location in St. Andrew on Wednesday (February 20). The Ashenheim family donated the state of-the-art facility. Also pictured in the background (from left) are Chairman, Project Committee, Dr. the Hon. R. Danny Williams; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams; Chairman of JC Board of Management, Michael Bernard; and the school’s Principal, Wayne Robinson.
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Prime Minister Encourages Past Students to Give Back to their Schools

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging past students with the resources to contribute to the enhancement of school facilities. He commended citizens like the Ashenheim family, who, “without second thought”, donated an eight-lane 400-metre synthetic track to Jamaica College (JC). The Prime Minister was speaking at the official opening of the Ashenheim Stadium on the grounds of...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (fifth right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Educational Assessment and Resource Centre at the Church Teachers
Education

Educational Assessment Centre Opens in Mandeville

The parish of Manchester now has a diagnostic and care centre, which will cater to the special learning needs of children with autism and cognitive challenges. The Educational Assessment and Resource Centre, located on the grounds of Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville, was built by the Government at a cost of $35 million. It boosts two play and learning rooms,...
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