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Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett (fifth right), Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCO), Dr. Andrew Spencer (centre); and Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith (fourth left) with the principals, coaches and students of Mount Airy All-Age and Broughton Primary Schools, who were finalists in the TVJ 2018 Junior Schools’ Challenge Quiz competition.

Minister Bartlett Fetes 2018 Junior Schools Challenge Quiz Finalists

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, recently hosted a reception for members of the winning 2018 TVJ Junior Schools’ Challenge Quiz team, Mount Airy All-Age School, and runner-up, Broughton Primary School. The students and their coaches, principals, and parents were feted...

Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona and Head of the Scientific Review Committee for the Institute for Educational Administration and Leadership-Jamaica (IEAL-J) biennial Conference, Dr. Carmel Roofe.

Jamaica Hosts Int’l Conference on Educational Leadership March 7 to 8

Coordinator of the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Kahilah Whyte (left), fields questions from students during a panel discussion at the Unit’s Youth Town Hall Meeting at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Granville, St. James, on Wednesday (February 6). Other panellists (from second left) are Mount Alvernia High School student, Chrisann Morris; Anchovy High School student, Faydian Gordon; and Senior Director, Corporate Services Division, Ministry of Justice, Sandra Graham.

Gov’t Targeting 3,000 School Administrators as Restorative Justice Practitioners

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (fourth left), assists The Gleaner’s Children Own 2018/19 National Spelling Bee Champion, Darian Douglas to cut a cake to celebrate his 12th birthday. Sharing the moment are Her Excellency, The Most Hon. Lady Allen (fourth right, background) and the Spelling Bee parish champions. Occasion was a reception for the parish champions and their teachers and programme representatives on Thursday (February 7) at King’s House. Douglas will move on to represent Jamaica at the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington DC later this year.

PHOTOS: G-G with Spelling Bee Parish Champions

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing a press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on February 5.

$533M Spent to Build 69 Classrooms Since 2016

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left); and President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock (right), listen to Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), Dr. Grantley Stephenson, during a tour of the entity

7 years ago CommerceEducation

Kingston Wharves and CMU Partner to Advance Port and Logistics Sector

Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) and the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) have forged a partnership aimed at advancing research and development of the multibillion-dollar port and logistics sector. The collaboration will result in the launch of a Professional Chair in Logistics and Port Management starting this year. It will be held jointly by two of the foremost researchers in Logistics and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr.the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), greets former Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Kenneth Hall (centre), during the opening ceremony for the University of the West Indies

7 years ago EducationFinance & Public Service

Funds Set Aside in Upcoming Budget for Research

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says funds have been set aside in the upcoming Budget for the pursuit of research at the tertiary level. He said that further details of the allocation will be provided in the Estimates of Expenditure, which will be tabled in the House of Representatives next week. He noted...

Dean of Discipline at Petersfield High in Westmoreland, Junior Clarke (right), in discussion with former Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Programme, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto, during a recent visit to the institution.

7 years ago EducationYouth

Petersfield High Reports Reduction of Violence Among Students

Dean of Discipline at Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, Junior Clarke, is reporting a significant reduction in violent incidents at the institution, as a result of strategic intervention measures. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Clarke said that in 2016, 17 per cent of the school’s population was involved in some form of violent act, but in 2018 that...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), greets Founder of LearnFest Caribbean and Chief Executive Officer of Project Management Global Institute (PGMI), Sherrone Blake Lobban, during the opening ceremony of LearnFest Caribbean 2019 on Wednesday (February 6) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The two-day event is being held from February 6 to 7 under the theme ‘Level up and Set Yourself Apart’.

7 years ago EducationInformation

Minister Green Says Organisations Must Improve Efficiency

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has called for organisations to put measures in place to ensure greater efficiency in operations. “We have to take a look at our processes...especially across the public sector. We lose a lot of productive time and unnecessary energy, which leads to a retardation of our possibilities for...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, provides an update on school infrastructure projects during a press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on February 5.

7 years ago Education

17 New Schools to be Built

The Government will be constructing 17 new schools at locations across the island to provide adequate and comfortable infrastructure for students and teachers. Of the total, 10 will be primary institutions while the remaining seven will be secondary schools. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who made the disclosure at a press conference at the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Floyd Green. (File)

7 years ago Education

Education State Minister Cites Significance of Public/Private Partnerships

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has emphasised the importance of public/private partnerships to transform the education sector. According to the State Minister, while the Government continues to institute measures to improve education, collaboration is needed to amplify those efforts. “When it comes to health and education, no one group, no one person,...

Minister of Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, makes his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on February 2.

7 years ago Education

Education Minister Highlights Importance of Brain Builders Programme

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Brain Builders Programme, which is designed to ensure that the nation’s children get the best start, has so far “yielded brilliant results.” Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on February 1, Senator Reid disclosed that since the start of 2018,...