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(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, emphasies a point during her contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 26.
(FILE) Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, emphasies a point during her contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 26.

$8.4 Billion for PATH This Fiscal Year

A sum of $8.4 billion has been budgeted in the 2018/19 fiscal year to be spent on the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, made the disclosure during her...
Managing Director of the HEART Trust/ NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, addresses cheque presentation ceremony for $6 million donated by the Phillip & Christina Gore Family Foundation, in support of unattached youth in St. James and St. Catherine. The money will be used to pay the stipend of 50 participants in the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme. They will be working as interns with Gore Developments Limited. The cheque presentation ceremony was held on June 26 at the training institution’s corporate offices on Oxford Road in Kingston.
Managing Director of the HEART Trust/ NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, addresses cheque presentation ceremony for $6 million donated by the Phillip & Christina Gore Family Foundation, in support of unattached youth in St. James and St. Catherine. The money will be used to pay the stipend of 50 participants in the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme. They will be working as interns with Gore Developments Limited. The cheque presentation ceremony was held on June 26 at the training institution’s corporate offices on Oxford Road in Kingston.

Merger to Create Super Heart Trust/NTA Well Advanced
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, at a Youth Enrichment Programme consultation on crime and violence at the Sea Gardens Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (June 21).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, at a Youth Enrichment Programme consultation on crime and violence at the Sea Gardens Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (June 21).

Young People Encouraged to Acquire Skills
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), unveils plaque in memory of the late Enid Bennett at the Enid Bennett High School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, immediately after the school was renamed, on Tuesday (June 19).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), unveils plaque in memory of the late Enid Bennett at the Enid Bennett High School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, immediately after the school was renamed, on Tuesday (June 19).

Infrastructure to be Upgraded at Enid Bennett High School
Vice Principal at Bridgeport High School and 2018 recipient of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to Education, Mrs. Paula Taylor.
Vice Principal at Bridgeport High School and 2018 recipient of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to Education, Mrs. Paula Taylor.

Bridgeport High Vice Principal Elated to Receive PM’s Medal of Appreciation

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Distinguished Educators to be Awarded June 27

Forty of the nation’s distinguished individuals are to be recognized by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, for their outstanding contribution to the development of Jamaica in the field of Education. They will be presented with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation (PMMA) for service to Education, at a ceremony to be held on the lawns of Jamaica House...
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Undergraduate Coordinator and Deputy Dean of the School of Education, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Aisha Spence, addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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School of Education Restructures Access

The School of Education (SOE) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is restructuring the way it allows access to education. This was disclosed by Undergraduate Coordinator and Deputy Dean of the SOE, Dr. Aisha Spence, while speaking with JIS News recently. She said the restructuring is aligned to the National Development Strategy of the Government, and the...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), shares a moment with the top-six performing students in the final Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). From left are Zayne Glenister, Xia Francis, Shaniel Miles, Kayla Wright, Jayden Clarke and Joel Barrett. All six students got perfect scores in all subject areas. They were awarded at a ceremony held at the National Arena on Thursday (June 21).
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Six GSAT Students Score 100% in All Subject Areas

Six students – three boys and three girls – scored 100 per cent in all subject areas of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), which was conducted in March. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the announcement at the National GSAT Awards Ceremony, which was held at the National Arena on Thursday (June 21)....
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), is flanked by relatives of the late Enid Bennett (from left): niece, Bridget Orrett; sister, Gloria Martin; and grand-niece, Belinda Orrett. Occcasion was a ceremony to officially rename the Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine, the Enid Bennett High School, held on June 19 on the school grounds.
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Bog Walk High Renamed in Honour of Late Enid Bennett

Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine has been renamed the Enid Bennett High School in honour of the late former State Minister and daughter of the parish, who was instrumental in the establishment of the institution. Ms. Bennett played a key role in securing the funds and land for the construction of the school, along with Tacius Golding High...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), breaks ground on Tuesday (June 19) for five additional classrooms and four technology laboratories at Immaculate Conception High School in St. Andrew at a cost of approximately $76 million. Also participating are grade-nine student, Avalei March (centre); and Home-School Association President, Donovan Mayne.
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Ground Broken for Additional Classrooms at Immaculate

Ground was broken today (June 19) for the construction of five additional classrooms and four technology laboratories at Immaculate Conception High School (ICHS) in St Andrew, at a cost of approximately $76 million. The project, slated for completion by early 2019, is being spearheaded by the school’s Home-School Association (HSA) and aims to provide additional space for the student population,...
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Top performing student in the Grade Six Achievement Test at St. Andrew Preparatory School, Jayden Ebanks, gets a high-five from teacher, Phyllis Ramsay, after receiving his results.
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Jayden Channels Grief into Top GSAT Marks

For St. Andrew Preparatory School student, Jayden Ebanks, achieving the top marks for his school in the 2018 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) is bittersweet. Jayden, who will be attending Wolmer’s Boys in September, scored 100 per cent in Mathematics, 100 per cent in Social Studies, 99 per cent in Language Arts, 98 per cent in Science and 12/12 in...
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