The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is advising schools to be on the lookout for symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease (HMFD) among children. Initial signs of the disease include fever and general malaise (poor appetite, aches and pain, etc.).  These symptoms generally last for one to two days before a blister-like rash appears on the hands, feet...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is inviting the church to partner with the Ministry to expand its role in the development of young people. Addressing a church service to launch National Youth Month (November), on Sunday (October 30), at the Steer Town New Testament Church of God, in St. Ann, Mr....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has called on Jamaicans to be more sensitive to the needs of young persons and to protect them from harm. Citing the recent killing of a student on a bus in Kingston, the State Minister said that “too many of us turn a blind eye to...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is encouraging educators in Jamaica to employ more technology in the teaching and learning process. Delivering the keynote address at the 2016 EduVision Awards Banquet at the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on October 27, Minister Reid said the push for the use of more...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says more funding and support will be provided to the early-childhood sector next year. He said that an announcement regarding “a comprehensive programme of transformation for the sector” will be made at the start of the 2017/18 fiscal year, next April. “We have to do some re-engineering and reallocation...

Schools with textbook rental schemes are being encouraged to put in place appropriate procedures to properly manage the programme. The call comes from Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, in light of recent reports that challenges are surfacing at several schools offering this arrangement. Addressing journalists at a post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House on October...

Cabinet has approved the formulation of a National Identification System Policy for Jamaica. This was disclosed by Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who indicated that the policy is being developed for tabling as a White Paper in Parliament. He said Cabinet further instructed that Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, would have carriage of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has assured that adequate funds have been disbursed to support the operations of high schools islandwide for the 2016/17 academic year. He was speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (October 26), where he provided an update on the Government’s tuition policy. Senator Reid said...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a programme is to be announced shortly to facilitate the establishment of an information communication technology (ICT) infrastructure in primary institutions. “This will result in the Ministry providing laptops, projectors and WIFI capabilities to facilitate effective teaching and learning. We are going to provide resources to make sure that...