State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says that the Government is committed to making it easier to treat with the abuse and protection of the nation’s children. According to the State Minister, deliberate efforts have been made to remove some of the bureaucracies that are in the system. One major step, he said,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid has hailed Tarrant High School as a model institution in the utilization of technology in education. “Their vision is pretty much aligned with our own strategy in the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the delivery of the curriculum,” Senator Reid said. He was speaking with JIS News...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is seeking support through the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education Fund (CHASE) to finance aspects of the Brain Builder centres, which will be operated across the island. “We are seeking operational and maintenance funding from (CHASE), as we (Ministry) will be paying the staff,” said portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid....

Regional Health and Education Promotion Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Marceleen Wheatle, says primary- and high-school students in Hanover have been highly receptive of the Jamaica Moves programme. The initiative was introduced as a pilot at Hopewell High, Ruseas High, Merlene Ottey High, Green Island High, Green Island Primary, and Maryland All-Age, in September, as part of...

In an effort to boost the morale of its more than 60 per cent male population for higher academic performance, the Enid Bennett High School in St. Catherine has embarked on a series of motivational initiatives. On Tuesday (October 30), the institution celebrated Boys’ Day, with several presenters taking the students through sessions looking at growing from boys to men,...

Valedictorian, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Akiera Paterson, says November 2 is not only a special day for her because it is her birthday and she will be presenting the valedictorian speech, but it is the day that completes her dream of studying in Jamaica. She left her home in the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Governments of Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China are in discussions on ways in which they can significantly increase the number of young Jamaicans able to study in that Asian country. He said this would be welcome, in light of the fact that “we also have dozens...