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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

Subsidies for Students Sitting Exit Examinations in 2019

The Government has provided subsidies for secondary-level students sitting exit examinations in 2019. Full subsidy payment is being made for up to eight subjects for students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) and wards of the...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

Cabinet Approves Full Roll-Out of Tablets in Schools Programme
Coleridge Minto (third left), accepts a gift basket from member of the Cherry Youth Society in St. Catherine, Alecia Walton (right), while President of the group, Kevon Woodhouse (left), and other members of the organisation share in the moment. Occasion was the annual community dinner, held in the area on January 1. Mr. Minto delivered the keynote address at the function.
Coleridge Minto (third left), accepts a gift basket from member of the Cherry Youth Society in St. Catherine, Alecia Walton (right), while President of the group, Kevon Woodhouse (left), and other members of the organisation share in the moment. Occasion was the annual community dinner, held in the area on January 1. Mr. Minto delivered the keynote address at the function.

Parents and Community Leaders Called on to Protect Children
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information , Hon. Floyd Green
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information , Hon. Floyd Green

State Minister says Disabled Persons can be Agents of Change
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left); Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (fourth left), holding bags with bananas they received during the launch of the Jamaica Producers Group’s St. Mary Heritage Project, on Friday (December 14) at the company’s farm in Annotto Bay, St. Mary. Presenting the bags are Commercial Manager, JP Tropical Foods Limited, Tara Goulbourne (left) and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Producers Group, Jeffrey Hall.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left); Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (fourth left), holding bags with bananas they received during the launch of the Jamaica Producers Group’s St. Mary Heritage Project, on Friday (December 14) at the company’s farm in Annotto Bay, St. Mary. Presenting the bags are Commercial Manager, JP Tropical Foods Limited, Tara Goulbourne (left) and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Producers Group, Jeffrey Hall.

Jamaica Producers Group Discounts Price of Bananas to Schools

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President of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), Lennon Richards, addressing the National Parenting Support Commission’s ( NPSC) Parent Awards Ceremony held at the Montego Bay Riu Hotel in St. James, recently.
Education

Fathers Urged to Get More Involved in Children’s Education

President of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), Lennon Richards, is imploring fathers to become more involved in the academic lives of their children. “I am calling on the men of Jamaica to be involved in the education system, more so with their children. It is very bad that almost all Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meetings and functions I have...
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Education Ministry Deploying More Social Workers to Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be increasing the number of social workers deployed to schools to assist administrators and teachers in addressing issues encountered, particularly disruptive student behaviour. This was disclosed by State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, during the 2018/19 Lasco/Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Teacher and Principal of the Year Awards ceremony, held at The...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (left), presents samples of publications donated to the Mount Olive Youth Club in St. Andrew, to President, Allison Hughes. The donation included storybooks such as A Different Hurricane and Other Stories, Jamaican Folk Customs and Beliefs, Rhythms, What is Our National Heritage, Freedom Road, Free Villages, and Emancipation Tit Bits. The Club also received posters depicting the National Anthem, National Pledge, National Symbols, National Heroes and Heroine, Governors-General, Prime Ministers, and globally renowned cultural icon, Miss Lou.
Education

JIS Donates Educational Material to Mount Olive Youth Club

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS), on Wednesday (December 11), donated a package of books and posters on Jamaican heritage and culture to the Mount Olive Youth Club in Lawrence Tavern, St. Andrew that will benefit the community’s children. The package includes storybooks such as A Different Hurricane and Other Stories and Wake Rasta and Other Stories; books on culture, such...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (third left) and Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Trudy Deans (fourth left), with (from left), Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) 2018 awardees - Phillip Feurtado, CEO, Feurtado Shipping; Chairman, Rockhouse Hotel, Paul Salmon; Founder/ Managing Partner of Capital Markets and Finance, Gopal Burgher and Founder and Chairman of COJO, Gary Williams, at the 24th Annual Fundraising Scholarship Gala and awards ceremony, held on December 1 at the Hilton JFK Hotel in New York.
EducationForeign Affairs

Education Minister Says Diaspora Poised to Play Dual Supporting Role

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Diaspora is uniquely poised to play a dual role of supporting education, while helping with the growth of tourism. Addressing the 24th annual fundraising scholarship gala and awards ceremony organised by Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), on December 1, at the Hilton JFK Hotel in New York, Senator Reid...
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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (left), gives details of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations to be held in 2019, as Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, displays one of the Cheetah PEP practice books, at the Ministry
Education

PEP Exams to be Conducted over a Five Day Period in 2019

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, has announced that the inaugural Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations will be conducted over five day period in 2019. “Based on suggestions that we got to move the Performance Task from December 4 and 5, we have now shifted the Performance Task, which will be held...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left) and State Minister in the Ministry, Floyd Green, peruse the new Cheetah Primary Exit Profile (PEP) text book at the Ministry
Education

Education Minister Explains PEP Mock Exam Results

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has explained the recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) mock exam results. He is also calling on educators, parents, students and stakeholders of PEP to remain calm about the results they received, as they represent only a percentage of the total score students will receive after sitting the actual examinations...
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