The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) will host its first Policy Forum for 2019 on Friday, January 18, under the theme ‘Remove, Reduce, Recycle: An Imperative for Sustaining a Healthy Natural Environment’, at its Kingston Campus, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Director, Business Development and Communication at MIND, Marlene Campbell, said the forum is in support of the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has allocated $13 million to assist with the completion of a classroom block at the Little London High School, in Westmoreland. During a visit to the institution on Tuesday, January 8, Senator Reid said the new block will help to alleviate a shortage of space at the institution. Construction...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is taking steps to fully fund the education of students up to 18 years old. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says, once finalised, this will be implemented over a three-year period. “So I am now trying to get us to this bold statement of zero to 18 public free-education strategy that...

President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, is encouraging heads of educational institutions to employ the Blue Ocean Strategy as a transformational tool. “We can use the blue ocean shift as a real tool. What we need is not principals who were first-class teachers; we need chief executive officers (CEOs) to run our schools,” he said. Professor...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called on teachers to work with the Ministry to tackle the issue of indiscipline in schools. Senator Reid, along with top officials from Region Four, visited the Little London, Grange Hill and Petersfield High schools in Westmoreland, on January 7, where he met with teachers to discuss issues...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (January 8), took time out to visit a five-year-old child, Makai McLawrence, who sent him a letter during the festive season with a request for him to visit his school, Small Treasures Child Care in St. Andrew. The Prime Minister posted a copy of the letter on his social media pages, which...

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is to launch its paramilitary uniformed group for high-school students, called the Caribbean Merchant Marine Cadet Corps (CMMC), early in 2019. In an interview with JIS News, President of the CMU, Professor Fritz Pinnock, explained that the group (which is an outreach of the university), was formed to have a positive impact on the behaviour...