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National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin. (FILE)
National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin. (FILE)

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...
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).
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).

Education Ministry to Receive 10,000 ICT Devices
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), converses with Assistant Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy (left), and Regional Director, Dr. Nadine Leachman (second left), during the Ministry’s Region Five Parent Sensitisation Session at Bishop Gibson High School in Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday (October 23). Also listening is Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), converses with Assistant Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy (left), and Regional Director, Dr. Nadine Leachman (second left), during the Ministry’s Region Five Parent Sensitisation Session at Bishop Gibson High School in Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday (October 23). Also listening is Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

Education Ministry Providing 300 Tablet Computers for Primary School Teachers
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.
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.

State Minister Calls for Increased Youth Engagement in Attaining SDGS
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.
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.

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

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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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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the opening of the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Diagnostic and Early Intervention Centre in Granville, St. James, on October 23.
EducationInformation

Nutrition and Medical Support During Pregnancy Critical – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of access to proper nutrition and medical care for expectant mothers in ensuring the healthy development of children. He informed that officials from the Ministries of Education, and Labour and Social Security have been engaged in dialogue aimed at providing nutritional support for pregnant women....
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Assistant Chief Education Officer in charge of the Special Education Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Sharon Anderson Morgan
Education

Register Special Needs Students Early for PEP

Parents and guardians of children with special needs who are preparing for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) are being encouraged to register them early with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Special Education Unit. Assistant Chief Education Officer in charge of the unit, Dr. Sharon Anderson Morgan, told JIS News that as was the case with the Grade Six...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Education

Gov’t Will Continue to Boost Investment in Education

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government will continue to increase investment in education in order to improve quality and performance standards. He noted that $37.6 billion was spent on secondary education during the last academic year, which included an increase in the maintenance grant from $50,000 to $500,000 per school. The Minister,...
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Chair, National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation, Thalia Lyn (second right), transfers $13.9 million to the Overseas Examinations Commission’s (OEC) account to cover the cost incurred for the 3,334 students from government-approved public and private schools who sat Principles of Account and Principles of Business in June. Observing (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard; Executive Director, OEC, Hector Stephenson; Director, NCB Foundation, Stuart Reid; Jamaica College student, Travell Thompson; Norman Manley High School student, Keisia Jackson; and Jamaica College student, David McKenzie. They were at the Foundation’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) National Bursary Programme’s handover ceremony, held at Jamaica College on October 17.
Education

NCB Foundation to Pay for More CSEC Subjects

The National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation is to increase the number of subjects it pays for qualifying students sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations for the academic year 2018/19. The Foundation currently pays in full for CSEC Principles of Accounts (POA) and Principles of Business (POB) examination fees, for students at the secondary level. Director, NCB Foundation, Stuart...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at Wednesday’s (October 17) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
EducationTechnology

Contracts Totalling US$30 Million Awarded Under Tablets in Schools Project

Two contracts totalling US$30 million have been approved by Cabinet to continue activities under the Tablets in Schools project. Of the sum, US$16 million was awarded to GeoTech Vision Limited while US$14 million was awarded to Innovative Corporate Solutions Limited for the supply and delivery of tablet carts and services. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel...
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