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OCA Hosts Workshop for Media Practitioners

Several media practitioners participated in a sensitisation workshop hosted by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) on Monday, April 30 at the The Courtleigh in Kingston. Facilitator, Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, told participants that the objective of the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), share a light moment with Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris, during Tuesday
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), share a light moment with Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris, during Tuesday's (May 1) launch of activities for Workers' Week and Labour Day 2018. The launch took place at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Labour Day National Projects in St. Ann and St. Catherine
The Mico University College student and beneficiary of the Desmond Gascoigne Memorial Scholarship, Britonny Haye (left), exchanges warm greetings with Director of the scholarshp fund, Gloria Gascoigne (second right). Occasion was a reception for scholarship donors held on Monday (April 30), at Mico
The Mico University College student and beneficiary of the Desmond Gascoigne Memorial Scholarship, Britonny Haye (left), exchanges warm greetings with Director of the scholarshp fund, Gloria Gascoigne (second right). Occasion was a reception for scholarship donors held on Monday (April 30), at Mico's campus on Marescaux Road in Kingston. Sharing the moment are Director of the James Lee and Clarice May Gore Memorial Scholarship, Christine Gore (second left); and Director of Alumni and Development at Mico, Sharon Wolfe.

Private Sector Urged to Increase Support for Financially Challenged Students
Noted educator Professor Errol Miller (second left) greets Country Director for the British Council, Olayinka Jacobs Bonnick (second right) before the start of an empowerment session for educators at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (April 30). Looking on are Executive Director of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon (left), and United Kingdom Consultant on Boys in Education, Dr. Tony Sewell. The session kicked off actvities for the British Council
Noted educator Professor Errol Miller (second left) greets Country Director for the British Council, Olayinka Jacobs Bonnick (second right) before the start of an empowerment session for educators at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (April 30). Looking on are Executive Director of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon (left), and United Kingdom Consultant on Boys in Education, Dr. Tony Sewell. The session kicked off actvities for the British Council's Boys in Education Week from April 30 to May 3.

British Council Kicks Off Boys in Education Week
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a press conference at the Ministry on Monday (April 30).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a press conference at the Ministry on Monday (April 30).

Education Minister Calls on Students to Plan for Tuition Fees and to Join JAMVAT

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Prime Minister’s Medal Recipient, Carolyn Russel Smith – The Pioneer of Jamaica’s Dance ‘Kulcha’

For over 29 years, children and young people in Mandeville, Manchester, have benefitted significantly from arts education programmes delivered by the Khulcha Theatre School of Dance. The school’s founder, Carolyn Russell Smith, who has been a pioneer of the performing arts, is a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation for Service to Jamaica in Education...
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Teachers Urged to Listen to Students

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has charged teachers to listen to their students and tailor lessons to meet their various needs. He noted that “oftentimes they (students) are able to tell you what would work, what won’t work, and, as such, we have to organise our system around some of their...
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AIM Higher Filling a Necessary Gap – Education State Minister

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has hailed the AIM Higher Foundation for assisting bright students who are financially challenged to access higher education. He said that while the Government invests billions of dollars in education each year, more support is needed to enable students to successfully make the transition from secondary to tertiary studies. “You...
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National Library to Mount Windrush Exhibition

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) will be mounting an exhibition from May 23 to October 15 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Empire Windrush’s historic voyage to England in 1948. This was disclosed by Chief Executive Officer of the NLJ, Beverley Lashley, during a recent interview with JIS News. She said the six-month travelling exhibition will feature the...
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Prime Minister Calls on Parents to Desist from Keeping Children out of School

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring parents engaged in the practice of withholding their children from school on some weekdays, to involve them in economic activities to generate household income, to desist from doing so. “You’re not doing the child a favour (and) you’re certainly not supporting their full potential development by depriving them of one or...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front, centre); Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right); State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (second left) and Principal of Bog Walk High School, Patrick Phillips (third left), with students and administrators of the Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine who are participants in the institution’s ‘Boys Big-Up Programme’, at Jamaica House on April 25.
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Bog Walk High Introduces Programme to Recognise Boys

Boys at the Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine are being impacted positively by the ‘Boys Big-Up Programme’, which awards them for displaying good deportment at all times. Conceptualiser of the initiative, Head of the Language Department at the school, Elaine Reid, tells JIS News that Bog Walk High currently has more boys than girls. “We found that we...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), accepts a cheque for $1,491,375 from Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Josep Bosch Bessa (second left), to cover the cost for 1,025 students to sit their upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Spanish oral examination. The presentation was made on Monday (April 30), at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. Looking on are Project Manager, Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, Vanessa Meggoe (left) and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.
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Spanish-Jamaican Foundation Pays for Students’ Exams

The Spanish-Jamaican Foundation has provided $1,491,375 to cover the cost for 1,025 students to sit their upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Spanish oral examinations. The students are from schools in regions three and four of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who accepted the cheque from Spanish Ambassador, Josep Bosch Bessa,...
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