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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaking with grade-six students at Excelsior Primary School in St. Andrew, during his visit to the institution on Monday (September 3).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaking with grade-six students at Excelsior Primary School in St. Andrew, during his visit to the institution on Monday (September 3).

Education Minister Satisfied With Start of New School Year

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has expressed satisfaction with the start of the 2018/2019 academic year. In an interview with JIS News on Monday (September 3), after visiting three schools in the Corporate Area...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), offers words of encourgement to grade six students of Jessie Ripoll Primary School, during his visit to the instiution on Monday (September 3). Standing (at left) is Jessie Ripoll board chairman, Marcia Thwaites.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), offers words of encourgement to grade six students of Jessie Ripoll Primary School, during his visit to the instiution on Monday (September 3). Standing (at left) is Jessie Ripoll board chairman, Marcia Thwaites.

Education, Training Opportunities for Youth Involved in Crime
Associate Clinical Psychologist and Co-chairperson of the 7th Biennial Education Conference at The Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education (CARE) Centre, Shelleka Matthews.
Associate Clinical Psychologist and Co-chairperson of the 7th Biennial Education Conference at The Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education (CARE) Centre, Shelleka Matthews.

MICO Care Centre Invites Registration for Education Conference
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, speaks at a press conference held today (September 3) at his National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, where he announced the nomination period for the 2018 Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, speaks at a press conference held today (September 3) at his National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, where he announced the nomination period for the 2018 Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence.

Nominations for PM’s National Youth Awards for Excellence Open Sept. 6
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) shares in conversation with Retired School Teacher, Grace Lawrence, at the Grace Scholarship Fund reception held at the University of the West Indies, Regional Headquarters in Kingston on September 1. At left is Senior Pastor, Ewarton Gospel Lighthouse Church, Dr. Dean Reid. The Grace Scholarship Fund offers financial assistance for students who are continuing their tertiary education.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) shares in conversation with Retired School Teacher, Grace Lawrence, at the Grace Scholarship Fund reception held at the University of the West Indies, Regional Headquarters in Kingston on September 1. At left is Senior Pastor, Ewarton Gospel Lighthouse Church, Dr. Dean Reid. The Grace Scholarship Fund offers financial assistance for students who are continuing their tertiary education.

Grace Scholarship Fund Reception

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses Parent Sensitisation and Consultation Session, held at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon on August 28.
Education

Parents of Path Students Worry Less

Some 1,007 cooks who prepare lunches for PATH beneficiaries are now being paid $323.8 million in salary directly from the Government, so that parents no longer have to worry about paying for their lunch. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said there was a 47 per cent increase in the 2017/18 budgetary allocation to the...
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President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), Dr. Elon Thompson (right), hands over a cheque valuing $80,000 to Director of the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, Patrick Newman, in Walderston, Manchester, on Saturday, August 25, 2018, while a ward (centre) looks on. The event was the annual Jamaica Information Service-organised Back-to-School event, which this year took the form of a Career Day. The 46 wards were given items, including bags, shoes, books and socks donated by corporate sponsors. Other speakers present included a chef and barbers from HEART Trust/NTA, a construction engineer, a lawyer, a videographer and drone pilot, and a team from the National Youth Service.
CommunityDevelopmentEducation

JIS Hosts Back-To-School/Career Day Fair At Mount Olivet Boys’ Home

The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) was among the donors in this year’s Back-to-School initiative at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester. President of the JMDA, Dr. Elon Thompson, presented a cheque valuing $80,000 following his address to wards of the Home at a Career Day activity organised by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) on Saturday, August 25....
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Chief Executive Officer at the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr. (File)
EducationYouth

Home-School Relationship Programme for St. James

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) will be rolling out its home-school relationship programme, ‘Stay Connected’, in three St. James-based high schools this academic year. In an interview with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer at the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, said the high schools will be selected after conducting a comprehensive analysis of the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) report. This will...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), speaking with (from left) Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Focal Point in Jamaica, Dr. Phylicia Marshall; President, COL, Professor Asha Kanwar and Vice President, COL, Mr. K Balasubramanian, before the start of COL’s Regional Focal Point Meeting for the Caribbean, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (August 30).
EducationInformationYouth

Infants Who Enrol in Brain Builder Centres Stand A Better Chance – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says infants who enrol in Brain Builder Centres will stand a better chance at acquiring National School Leaving Certificates and successfully read for their degrees at the tertiary level. He was speaking at the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Regional Focal Point Meeting for the Caribbean on Thursday (August 30),...
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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with University of the West Indies, Mona Campus Registrar, Camille Bell-Hutchinson, at a breakfast meeting hosted by the University of the West Indies’ School of Education, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre on August 30.
EducationInformation

Curriculum Reforms Catering to 21st Century Learner – Green

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says curriculum reforms, which have been introduced by his Ministry, are being done to cater to the needs of the 21st century learner. One such reform, Mr. Green noted, is the National Standards Curriculum (NSC), which aims to enhance the quality of education offered to learners and improve the general...
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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (right), responding to questions posed by parents at a sensitisation session held at York Castle High School in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on Wednesday (August 29). To her right is Regional Director, Region Three, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Sophia Forbes Hall.
Education

PEP Sensitisation Sessions for Parents and Teachers

The Education Ministry will be engaging teachers and parents in a series of sensitisation sessions, beginning in September, to ensure a seamless implementation of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination. This was noted by Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace Mclean, during a session with parents at York Castle High School in Brown’s...
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