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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), listens to Director General, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme, Office of the Cabinet, Veniece Pottinger-Scott, at the launch of the Records and Information Management (RIM) Policy Implementation and Sensitisation Programme on Thursday (October 4) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), listens to Director General, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme, Office of the Cabinet, Veniece Pottinger-Scott, at the launch of the Records and Information Management (RIM) Policy Implementation and Sensitisation Programme on Thursday (October 4) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

RIM Policy Implementation and Sensitisation Programme Launched

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in collaboration with the Office of the Cabinet, has launched the Records and Information Management (RIM) Policy Implementation and Sensitisation Programme, geared towards ensuring that all activities and decisions of the Government are...
BSJ Signs MOU with UTech to Widen Teaching of Metrology
BSJ Signs MOU with UTech to Widen Teaching of Metrology

BSJ Signs MOU with UTech to Widen Teaching of Metrology
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaking to teachers and principals at a Teacher Sensitisation and Consultation Session, held on Tuesday (October 2) at the Old Harbour New Testament Church in St. Catherine.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaking to teachers and principals at a Teacher Sensitisation and Consultation Session, held on Tuesday (October 2) at the Old Harbour New Testament Church in St. Catherine.

Students Could Do CXC Exams Online in Five Years – Minister
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), engages with Minister of State, Hon. Floyd Green, just before the start of a press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on October 3.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), engages with Minister of State, Hon. Floyd Green, just before the start of a press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on October 3.

PEP Performance Task Pushed Back to March 2019
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), fields questions during a Teacher Sensitisation and Consultation Session on Tuesday (October 2) at Old Harbour New Testament Church in St. Catherine. He is flanked by (from left) Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean; Acting Deputy Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy; and Assistant Chief Education Officer, Core Curriculum Unit, Winnie Berry.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), fields questions during a Teacher Sensitisation and Consultation Session on Tuesday (October 2) at Old Harbour New Testament Church in St. Catherine. He is flanked by (from left) Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean; Acting Deputy Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy; and Assistant Chief Education Officer, Core Curriculum Unit, Winnie Berry.

PEP Website to be Launched

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Drummers of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) practise in preparation for a parade.
Education

Education Ministry Increasing Uniformed Groups in Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, under its Safety and Security Programme, is on a mission to increase the number of uniformed groups in schools. The move is part of measures to improve discipline among students. Research shows that the presence of clubs and uniformed groups on the school grounds helps to promote positive values and attitudes. In addition,...
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Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, Susan Rattray Hammond, speaks to students in a classroom
EducationInformation

Petersfield Primary Implements Activities to Improve Performance in Maths

Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, in Westmoreland, Susan Rattray Hammond, says the school’s robust mathematics programme will ensure that students’ performance in the subject improves significantly over time. During an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Rattray Hammond said that in an effort to get students excited about mathematics, the school has implemented several activities based on the subject....
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with J Wray and Nephew (JWN) Foundation Chairman, Clement “Jimmy” Lawrence (left) and Chairperson of the Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh, at the handover ceremony for the expanded Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, St. Elizabeth, on September 28. The school was upgraded by the JWN Foundation at a cost of over $30 million.
Education

Education State Minister Says Parent Places Are Needed At ECIs

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says Parent Places are needed at early-childhood institutions (ECIs), in an effort to provide parents with the necessary tools to offer psychosocial stimulation and educational support to their children. Speaking at a recent handover ceremony for the expanded Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, St. Elizabeth, the...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaks with Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, at the launch of the Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Programme at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston on Thursday (September 27). In the background is President of the CMU, Professor Fritz Pinnock.
Education

Students to Gain Skills in Underwater Robotics

Students from primary and secondary schools will be introduced to the exciting world of robotics and careers in the maritime industry through the Women in Maritime Association, Caribbean (WiMAC) SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Programme. Under the initiative, which involves collaboration with the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), teachers and students will be equipped with the resources they need to build an underwater...
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Education

Reading Critical for Positive Learning Outcomes

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that the ability of children to read and develop critical thinking skills from an early age is essential for ensuring positive learning outcomes. “Our students have to be able to read, interpret and apply concepts and explain themselves in a written form. This is a skill set that...
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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean
Education

950 Primary Schools to Receive Tablets and Computers

Some 950 primary schools across the island are to receive tablets and computers over the next four months. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, informed JIS News that 600 institutions will be equipped by the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), and the remaining 350 by eLearning Jamaica. She said that the devices will...
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