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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, listens as Fundaciones student, Makena Wilmot (right), reads the rules for the 'Don't Pullute the Water' game designed by the students. Occasion was the Prime Minister's visit to the institution on Hillcreast Avenue, St. Andrew, on Thursday (June 6).

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...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (seated right), and Country Representative, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Mariko Kagoshima (seated left), affix their signatures to a memorandum of understanding formalising the partnership between the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) and UNICEF for development of digital content to support online leadership training. The signing took place at the Ministry's Heroes Circle headquarters in Kingston on June 4. Observing (standing from left) are Deputy Representative, UNICEF, Vicente Teran; Education Specialist, UNICEF, Dr. Rebecca Tortello; Chief Education Officer, Winnie Berry; and Director/Principal, NCEL, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.

NCEL and UNICEF Partner to Create More Child-Friendly Schools

(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.

230 Schools to Begin Preparations for Primary Specialist Model September

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's full implementation of the five components under the Ministry’s ‘Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Schools’ initiative. Sharing the moment is principal, Hikeba Haase. The occasion was the Caribbean Nutrition Day National Symposium and Awards Ceremony on Tuesday (June 4), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.

83 Schools Awarded for Implementing Healthy Lifestyle Initiatives

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

Schools to Mark Passing of Former Prime Minister the Most Hon. Edward Seaga on Wednesday

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...

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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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,...

(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).

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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 are available on the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s official PEP website: https://pep.moey.gov.jm for both educators and parents to...

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.

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Jamaicans Should be More Open Minded to Spanish as Second Language – State Minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is encouraging Jamaicans to be more open minded when it comes to learning Spanish as a second language. “Our children are ready, our children want to learn Spanish (and) they are so excited. Our children are naturally curious. They are bright and they want it,” the...

Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings.

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Day of Prayer for Child Month May 29

The 2019 Child Month activities, staged by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), will culminate with a Day of Prayer on Wednesday, May 29, at the Maranatha Gospel Hall, 7 Deanery Road, in Kingston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Speaking to JIS News, Chair of the NCMC, Dr. Pauline Mullings, said the Day of Prayer is significant on the Child Month...

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.

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Gov’t Committed to Strengthening TVET – Terrelonge

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to strengthening its policy and regulatory framework on technical and vocational education and training (TVET). He was speaking at the Fourth International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay on May 22....