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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses yesterday’s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Improvement In Grade Four PEP Test

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, is reporting improvement in the results from the recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Performance Task Test for grade four. Speaking at yesterday’s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing...

No Shortage Of Textbooks Or Furniture In Schools

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (left); Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (centre) and Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Alison Cooke-Hawthorne, speak with teacher who was recently attacked by pitbulls, leaving her with serious wounds. The Ministry officials visited the hospital on October 9.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda With Teacher In Hospital

Executive Director of the Centre for Blue Economy and Innovation at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Ambassador Joachim Schmillen, say the TAGU Supplier vessel donated to the institution, will boost marine research and training.

Donation Of Vessel To Boost Training And Research At CMU

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., (foreground), commissions into service a $7-million rainwater harvesting system at the St. Catherine-based Enid Bennett High School on Tuesday (October 8). The system was installed by the Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL). Looking on (from left) are Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke; teacher at the school, Kenneth McNeil; RWSL board member Rhoda Crawford; Managing Director of the RWSL, Audley Thompson; and Regional Manager at the National Water Commission (NWC), Garwaine Johnson.

$7-Million Rainwater Harvesting System Installed At Enid Bennett High

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) interacts with students at the Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Infant Academy in Westmoreland during a tour on Friday, October 4. Looking on are Teachers, Dahlia Richards (seated) and Angella McKoy (right).

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Education Ministry to Adopt and Expand ‘Inclusion Model’ in Schools

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Ministry aims to take steps towards the adoption and expansion of the ‘inclusion model’ in schools across the country. Inclusion in education refers to a model wherein special needs students spend most or all of their time with non-special needs students. It is built on the notion that it is...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), officially opens a new state-of-the-art information and communicartions technology (ICT) centre at Penwood High School in St. Andrew, on Friday (October 4). Sharing the moment (from second left) are Board Chairman of the school, Gregory Pullen; Principal, Donna McLaren; Student Council President, Shadia Maxwell; and Head Boy, Lawrence Anderson.

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Penwood High School to be Renovated

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has given an undertaking to have programmed renovations at Penwood High School in West Central St. Andrew completed in short order. Among the upgrades being targeted are improvements to the auditorium, staff room and general administrative facilities as well as the construction of additional classrooms. Speaking at the official opening of Penwood High...

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Education Ministry Issues Directive To Stop Scanning Of Fingerprints In Schools

Administrators at public education institutions have been directed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to discontinue the practice of scanning fingerprints to record registration/attendance, until further advised. In a bulletin, the Ministry said it is aware of the use of automated systems that are conveniently used for employees to electronically record arrival and departure times. However, in light...

The Rural Water Supply Limited yesterday (Tuesday, October 1) commissioned a Rainwater Harvesting System at the Rock Hall All-Age School in St. Andrew.

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Rural Water Supply Limited ends ‘Bucket Patrol’ at Rock Hall All-Age School

The “Bucket Patrol” has ended at the Rock Hall All-Age School in Red Hills, St Andrew following the commissioning of a Rainwater Harvesting System on the grounds of the institution yesterday (Tuesday, October 1). The system was installed by the Rural Water Supply Limited at a cost of approximately $9 million. The project saw the installation of water harvesting gutters,...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, shares a light moment with Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica, Milverton Reynolds, during the MPC Renewable Energy Forum, held on Tuesday (October 1), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

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Bidder Chosen For Schools Energy Efficiency Project

A bidder has been chosen for the Schools Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Public-Private Partnership (PPP) pilot project, and is now awaiting final approval from the Cabinet. This project is expected to reduce the electricity cost to public schools by 40 to 70 per cent. “The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) tendered this opportunity in 2018 and a preferred bidder...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), looks on as Councillor Donovan Samuels of the Tivoli Gardens Division, presents a scholarship to University of the West Indies medical student, Jahnoy St. Jacques, during the launch of the Edward Seaga Scholarship Awards at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (Sept. 25).

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Nine Students Awarded Inaugural Edward Seaga Scholarship

Nine students from West Kingston, including four university freshmen, will have the cost of their tuition and other school-related expenses paid over the duration of their studies under the inaugural Edward Seaga Scholarship Awards (ESSA). Approximately $3 million has been pumped into the scholarship programme, which was officially launched at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September...

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, presents a special grant to student of the Queen’s School, Kenesha Garrick, as Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie looks on. Occason was the launch of the Edward Seaga Scholarship Awards at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 25).

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Gov’t Committed To Levelling Playing Field For Secondary Education

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government is committed to creating a level playing field at the secondary level in order to ensure that students, at both traditional and non-traditional institutions, have equal opportunities to excel. “We're going to give every child an opportunity to be as equal as the one who's coming...