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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left); and Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, observing art pieces created in memory of the late Kimberly Risden by girls at Summerfield Child Care Facility in Clarendon, on Tuesday, April 24.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left); and Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, observing art pieces created in memory of the late Kimberly Risden by girls at Summerfield Child Care Facility in Clarendon, on Tuesday, April 24.

Youth State Minister Extends Condolence to Family of Kimberly Risden

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has expressed condolences to the family members, colleagues and the children in State care who have been impacted by the sudden loss of 30-year-old Kimberly Risden. Ms....
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), examines a kite made by boys at St. Augustine Place of Safety in Clarendon along with Manager of the facility, Michael Coward (centre); and Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey, following Tuesday’s (April 20) official opening of a new $16-million multipurpose building at the institution.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), examines a kite made by boys at St. Augustine Place of Safety in Clarendon along with Manager of the facility, Michael Coward (centre); and Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey, following Tuesday’s (April 20) official opening of a new $16-million multipurpose building at the institution.

New $16M Multipurpose Building Opened at St. Augustine Place of Safety
MoBay City Run Logistics Coordinator, Emerson Whittley (left), and Founder and Chief Organiser, Janet Silvera (centre), interact with (from second left) Acting Director, University of the West Indies Western Campus, Patrick Prendergast; Montego Bay Branch Manager for the charity event’s platinum sponsor, Unicomer Jamaica (Courts), Glendon Lowe; and Administrator, University of Technology, Antoinette Smith, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on April 20.
MoBay City Run Logistics Coordinator, Emerson Whittley (left), and Founder and Chief Organiser, Janet Silvera (centre), interact with (from second left) Acting Director, University of the West Indies Western Campus, Patrick Prendergast; Montego Bay Branch Manager for the charity event’s platinum sponsor, Unicomer Jamaica (Courts), Glendon Lowe; and Administrator, University of Technology, Antoinette Smith, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on April 20.

Mobay City Run Beneficiaries Laud Charity Event’s Organisers
Acting Director at the University of the West Indies Western Campus Patrick Prendergast (left), emphasises a point regarding the upcoming MoBay City Run during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank that was held at the Agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on April 20. Looking on is the City Run’s founder and chief organiser, Janet Silvera.
Acting Director at the University of the West Indies Western Campus Patrick Prendergast (left), emphasises a point regarding the upcoming MoBay City Run during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank that was held at the Agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office on April 20. Looking on is the City Run’s founder and chief organiser, Janet Silvera.

Mobay City Run Organisers Supporting Increased Early Childhood Certification Thrust
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) expresses condolences to fiance` of Shanice Lewis, Mr. Shevon Edwards (right), at the conclusion of a special assembly held in her honour on April 20, at Eltham High School in Spanish Town. Others seated from left are: Aunt, Leonie Lewis; father, Shevon Lewis and mother, Cecilia Morse. Standing from second right are: Chairman, Eltham High School, Mr. Lenford Salmon and Board Member, Dr Orville Beckford. Ms Lewis passed away on April 10.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) expresses condolences to fiance` of Shanice Lewis, Mr. Shevon Edwards (right), at the conclusion of a special assembly held in her honour on April 20, at Eltham High School in Spanish Town. Others seated from left are: Aunt, Leonie Lewis; father, Shevon Lewis and mother, Cecilia Morse. Standing from second right are: Chairman, Eltham High School, Mr. Lenford Salmon and Board Member, Dr Orville Beckford. Ms Lewis passed away on April 10.

Education Minister Expresses Condolences to Family and Friends of Late Eltham High Teacher

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Students play interactive mathematics-based games at the National Mathematics Exposition, held at The University of the West Indies, Mona, on Thursday (April 19).
EducationYouth

Education Minister Expects Improvement in Math Results

Minister of Education, Youth & Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is hopeful about an improvement in the results from students who sit Mathematics in external examinations at both the primary and secondary levels. In his address to students and educators at the annual National Mathematics Exposition on April 19, at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, in...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is welcomed by Principal of St. Mary High School, Jullet Sadaar, when he visited the institution on April 18.
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CAPE Students to Earn Credits

Students pursuing the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) will have an opportunity to earn credits that will be tenable at certain universities in the island, says Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. Addressing students of St. Mary High School during a visit to the institution on April 18, the Minister said that as of September this...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), presents a tablet computer to St. Cyprian’s Preparatory School student, Alicia Blake (centre), who was one of seven students to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in hospital, during his visit to the institution in Highgate, St. Mary, on April 18. At right is Alicia’s mother, Maria Bennett-Blake.
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School in St. Mary to Receive Computers

Ten desktop computers are to be provided to the St. Cyprian’s Preparatory School in Highgate, St. Mary, before the start of the 2018/19 school term, which begins in September. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, gave a commitment to provide nine of the computers, during a visit to the school on April 18. Trustee of the...
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Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto.
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More Teachers to Be Trained in Restorative Justice

Beginning in May, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information will be training more teachers in restorative justice practices, in keeping with strategies to improve safety and security in schools. This is according to Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto, who informed that the targeted 500 teachers will be trained in batches of...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
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Education Ministry and JCF to Stage Anti-Gang Week

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is collaborating with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in the staging of an inaugural Anti-Gang Week, aimed at steering youth away from criminal activities. It is part of a special partnership involving the Ministry and JCF’s Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC) to engage at-risk youth using a more proactive approach. Details...
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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean.
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C-TOC to Develop Checklist to Help Schools Identify Students with Deviant Behaviour Traits

The Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be developing a checklist that will help school officials to identify students with deviant behaviour traits. The checklist, which will be developed over the next few weeks, forms part of a strategy being developed in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information aimed...
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