Manager, Student Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, says the placement mechanism for students doing the new Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination will remain the same as the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). She gave the assurance at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Conference, which was held in the downtown Kingston offices on Thursday (December 6)....

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says stakeholder discussions are under way for the establishment of a globally recognised aviation school in Jamaica. Mr. Montague advised that the consultations involve representatives of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), and two overseas institutions. He...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called for a cultural shift to eliminate the practice of corporal punishment in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. “Corporal punishment is so entrenched in our culture and interwoven in our society that it has been accepted as a norm for many families and at a point in time...

Early-childhood practitioners will no longer be required to pay for certain government documents. This was stated by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (December 5). “Cabinet has granted approval for all practitioners at registered early-childhood institutions to be exempt from paying for police records, medical...

Top achievers in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information who received overall performance scores of 90 to 100 per cent during the 2017/18 fiscal period were recognised for their achievement. They were recognised during the fourth staging of the Performance Management and Appraisal System (PMAS) rewards ceremony, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 4....

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has lauded local charity organisation, International Proxy Parents (IPP), for its ongoing commitment to the development of education in Jamaica. This it does through the annual disbursement of scholarships, totalling over $1 million, to secondary students enrolled in grades eight to 13 in 15 institutions islandwide. It also funds several...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has embarked on a Zone Leader Master Teachers Programme, designed to identify and address leadership challenges at the early-childhood level. The initiative is being jointly undertaken with the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), and the United States Embassy in Jamaica, which is funding the engagement at a cost of approximately US$20,000. The programme was...