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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses an information session hosted by the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) at its Worthington Avenue premises in St. Andrew on August 7.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses an information session hosted by the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) at its Worthington Avenue premises in St. Andrew on August 7.

Education Ministry Ramping Up Career Guidance Programme

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is ramping up its career guidance programme, which is expected to produce school-leavers who are better prepared for the 21st century job market. Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, says...
Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (File)
Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (File)

Education Minister Hails NPSC as Catalyst for Social Change
Registrar of the University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC), Karen Ford-Warner, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
Registrar of the University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC), Karen Ford-Warner, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

UWI Open Campus Making Mark on Caribbean Higher Education
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), welcomes President, Junior Chamber International (JCI), Jamaica, Dwayne Gayle (left), when he called on him at the Ministry, National Heroes Circle, Kingston, on Friday (July 27). At centre is Vice President, JCI, Rhonda Anderson. The JCI is an international non-profit organisation that creates an atmosphere within which young people between 18 and 40 years of age can develop their leadership skills. The JCI movement also seeks to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive changes in society.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), welcomes President, Junior Chamber International (JCI), Jamaica, Dwayne Gayle (left), when he called on him at the Ministry, National Heroes Circle, Kingston, on Friday (July 27). At centre is Vice President, JCI, Rhonda Anderson. The JCI is an international non-profit organisation that creates an atmosphere within which young people between 18 and 40 years of age can develop their leadership skills. The JCI movement also seeks to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive changes in society.

Min. Floyd Green and Junior Chamber
Principal Finance Officer at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Rosalie Phipps (2nd right), along with Co-Task Team Leader at the World Bank, Karlene Francis (2nd left), and Project Manager for the OPM Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industries (YEDAI) Project, Margery Newland (right), celebrate with animation instructors at the closing ceremony for YEDAI
Principal Finance Officer at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Rosalie Phipps (2nd right), along with Co-Task Team Leader at the World Bank, Karlene Francis (2nd left), and Project Manager for the OPM Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industries (YEDAI) Project, Margery Newland (right), celebrate with animation instructors at the closing ceremony for YEDAI's 'Train the Trainers' course held on (July 27) at the Excelsior Community College in Kingston. Fifty animation instructors participated in the training.

50 Animation Instructors Trained under Youth Employment Project

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Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (File)
Education

Tertiary Education System Being Restructured

Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the tertiary education system is being restructured in order to meet the demands of the 21st century and beyond. He said the objective is to better enable the sector to “lead the way in positioning the rest of the education system to prepare for the future as well...
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General Manager of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Co-operative Credit Union, Robert Ramsay (right), presents a cheque for $50,000 to Lorell Duncan. Occasion was the credit union
Education

GSAT Students Receive Bursaries from JTA Credit Union

Students, who excelled in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), have been awarded bursaries valued at $1.75 million by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Co-operative Credit Union. The cheques were presented to 70 children of credit union members from across the island, during an awards function on July 27 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Five students were...
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Business Development Manager at Facey Commodity Company Limited, Pernal Elliston (second right), speaking with 2018 TANG Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) Scholarship Award recipient, Tai Grant (right) during the TANG GSAT Awards luncheon held at the Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew on July 26. Fellow scholarship recipients, Khadedra John (left) and Vitannia Bedward, share the moment. Facey Commodity is the distrbutor of TANG in Jamaica.
Education

Education Ministry Urges Private-Sector Support for Maths Thrust

Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, is calling for private-sector partnership in the thrust to get more students to embrace mathematics. “We want to encourage members of the private sector, who are willing to come on board through a public-private partnership, in supporting us as we continue to push for all Jamaicans to...
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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of Youth for Sustainable Development (Y4SD), Rochelle Reid James, prior to the start of a two-day Y4SD conference at the University of Technology (UTech), in St. Andrew, on Thursday (July 26).
EducationInformationYouth

Entrepreneurship Classes in All High Schools September

Starting in September this year, entrepreneurship classes will become mandatory in all high schools. State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says this is one of the major initiatives of the Government to revamp the education system to produce more rounded individuals. “[We have] realigned our curriculum in what we now call the new standards curriculum to...
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Registrar at the University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC), Karen Ford Warner, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
Education

UWI Open Campus Accepting Applications

The University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC) is accepting applications for its online and face-to-face short courses, which are offered in more than 50 locations in 16 countries across the Caribbean. Deadline for submissions for the online courses is July 31, and August 18 for the on-site short courses. Addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, Registrar at UWIOC,...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing journalists during Wednesday’s (July 25) Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House. Looking on is Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
EducationInformationYouth

Gov’t Providing $8.39b in High School Budgetary Support for 2018/19 Academic Year

The Government has earmarked $8.39 billion in budgetary support for high schools for the 2018/19 academic year. This represents a $435.8-million increase over the previous year, according to Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. He was speaking during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July 25). Senator Reid said operational and social grants...
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