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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (front left); and State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (front right), display signed documents signalling both Ministries’ continued support for the Policy for the Reintegration of School-Age Mothers into the Formal School System, during the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) stakeholders’ forum at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on November 1. Standing (in back from left) are: Consultant, Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministry, Barbara Blake Hannah; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe; Executive Director, WCJF, Dr. Zoe Simpson; United Nations International Children
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (front left); and State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (front right), display signed documents signalling both Ministries’ continued support for the Policy for the Reintegration of School-Age Mothers into the Formal School System, during the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) stakeholders’ forum at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on November 1. Standing (in back from left) are: Consultant, Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministry, Barbara Blake Hannah; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe; Executive Director, WCJF, Dr. Zoe Simpson; United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Deputy Chief Education Officer (Acting) Schools Operations, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Mrs. Dasmine Kennedy; and Chairperson, Board of Directors, WCJF, Debby-Ann Brown-Salmon.

Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Ensuring Teen Mothers Continue Education

The Ministries of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport; and Education, Youth and Information, have reaffirmed their commitment to the national policy for the Reintegration of School-Age Mothers into the Formal School System. Gender Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; and State Minister...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Innovative Corporate Solutions, Neil Abrahams (second right), following the signing of a contract for a new phase of the Tablets in Schools Project at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on October 30. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Acting CEO, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Izett McCalla; CEO, GeoTechVision, Valerie Grant; and Principal Financial Officer, Ministry of Science and Technology, Richard Fonseca. Contracts totalling US$30 million were signed with GeoTechVision and Innovative Corporate Solutions.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), shakes hands with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Innovative Corporate Solutions, Neil Abrahams (second right), following the signing of a contract for a new phase of the Tablets in Schools Project at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on October 30. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Acting CEO, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Izett McCalla; CEO, GeoTechVision, Valerie Grant; and Principal Financial Officer, Ministry of Science and Technology, Richard Fonseca. Contracts totalling US$30 million were signed with GeoTechVision and Innovative Corporate Solutions.

Contracts Signed for Tablets in Schools Project
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently, where she outlined activities for Parent Month, which will be observed in November.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently, where she outlined activities for Parent Month, which will be observed in November.

Emphasis on Parents in November
Regional Health and Education Promotion Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Marceleen Wheatle, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Regional Health and Education Promotion Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Marceleen Wheatle, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Jamaica Moves Student Ambassadors to be Appointed
(FILE Photo) Government Senator Kerensia Morrison (standing) highlights a point while opening the State of the Nation debate in the Senate on Friday (October 26). Other Government Senators pictured (seated from left, second row) are: Matthew Samuda; and Dr. Saphire Longmore. In the front row is Senator Ransford Braham.
(FILE Photo) Government Senator Kerensia Morrison (standing) highlights a point while opening the State of the Nation debate in the Senate on Friday (October 26). Other Government Senators pictured (seated from left, second row) are: Matthew Samuda; and Dr. Saphire Longmore. In the front row is Senator Ransford Braham.

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National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin. (FILE)
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Education Ministry Accepting Nominations for 2019 Math Teacher of the Year

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is accepting nominations for its 2019 Mathematics Teacher of the Year Competition. The annual competition is open to mathematics teachers who have consistently applied best practices effectively in the classroom. National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, told JIS News that the competition forms part of the Ministry’s ongoing National Mathematics...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), assists a grade-one Mona Heights Primary School student with her lesson. The Minister was taking part in the opening of a new grade-one classroom at the school’s Aralia Drive address in Kingston on Thursday (October 25).
EducationInformation

Education Ministry to Receive 10,000 ICT Devices

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a Jamaican diaspora organisation in the United States is to donate more than 10,000 information and communications and technology (ICT) devices to the education sector. The items will include computer servers, laptops and desktop computers, the Minister noted. Senator Reid was speaking to JIS News at the opening...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right) listens to a point being made by upper sixth-form student at Vere Technical High and President of the school’s United Nations (UN) Club, Shanee Sewell (right). Occasion was a UN Day 2018 event held on Wednesday (October 24) at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew. UN Resident Coordinator, Bruno Pouezat, and grade-10 Ardenne High School student, Accalia Plummer, also share in the conversation.
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State Minister Calls for Increased Youth Engagement in Attaining SDGS

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling for greater youth participation in the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He said that young people have been vocal on social issues across various social media platforms, and challenged them to turn discourse into action. “If we are really going to achieve those...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), listens to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones (left), at a Productivity and Continuous Improvement Conference, which was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (October 24). At centre is Managing Director, Make Your Mark Consultants, Jacqueline Coke-Lloyd.
EducationYouth

Private Sector Encouraged to Assist Gov’t to Improve Worker Productivity

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is calling on members of the private sector to assist the Government with improving worker productivity in Jamaica. According to the Minister, it is through improving worker productivity on an annual basis that Jamaica’s national productivity will increase. Senator Reid was speaking at the opening ceremony for Productivity and...
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Director of Regional Educational Services, Region One, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right); and Founder and Executive Chairman, Agency for Inner-city renewal (AIR), Dr. Henley Morgan (second right), speak with students of the Alpha High School for Girls. They are (from left), Nia Wright, Tahira Chin and Aafiyah Walker. Occasion was the launch of the 2018 Student Motivational and Empowerment Programme, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (October 24). Dr. Morgan was guest speaker at the event.
Education

Steps Taken to Ensure All Students Are Given Equal Opportunities

The Government is taking steps to ensure that all students are given equal opportunities to excel, including those with special needs. This entails putting measures in place to accommodate students with physical and other challenges, especially during the sitting of examinations. Director of Regional Educational Services, Region One, Dr. Kasan Troupe, said the education system has been remodeled “to ensure...
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