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Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, is presented with a citation from Director, Career Advancement Programme (CAP), Meloney Rhynie at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information/CAP special awards luncheon held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday, February 12.
Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, is presented with a citation from Director, Career Advancement Programme (CAP), Meloney Rhynie at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information/CAP special awards luncheon held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday, February 12.

Audrey Sewell Honoured for Contribution to CAP

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, has been recognised for her contribution to the implementation and development of the Career Advancement Programme (CAP). CAP is the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s flagship youth education...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), interacts with students from the St. Mary-based Port Maria High School, Jhazanna Johnson (centre), and Tajaughn Dowie, at the launch of the Ministry’s ‘School Days Count’ initiative in the parish on Thursday (February 8).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), interacts with students from the St. Mary-based Port Maria High School, Jhazanna Johnson (centre), and Tajaughn Dowie, at the launch of the Ministry’s ‘School Days Count’ initiative in the parish on Thursday (February 8).

$5.9-Million Programme Launched to Boost School Attendance by PATH Beneficiaries
Regional Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, converses with Member of Parliament for East Central St. Andrew, Dr. Peter Phillips, at the official launch of Quality Education Circle (QEC) 3 , during a ceremony held at the Merl Grove High School Auditorium in St. Andrew on February 8.
Regional Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, converses with Member of Parliament for East Central St. Andrew, Dr. Peter Phillips, at the official launch of Quality Education Circle (QEC) 3 , during a ceremony held at the Merl Grove High School Auditorium in St. Andrew on February 8.

Quality Education Circle Launched for East Central St. Andrew Schools
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 Wants Deeper Partnership with UWI
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Tashri Thompson, a student of the Friendship Primary School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, as he arrives at the school on February 8 to participate in the launch of a coin drive dubbed ‘Education Makes Cents’. Also pictured (from left) are:student, Mykalia Peak; Chairman of the school Board, Abdon Campbell (partially hidden); and principal of the school, Collington Powell.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Tashri Thompson, a student of the Friendship Primary School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, as he arrives at the school on February 8 to participate in the launch of a coin drive dubbed ‘Education Makes Cents’. Also pictured (from left) are:student, Mykalia Peak; Chairman of the school Board, Abdon Campbell (partially hidden); and principal of the school, Collington Powell.

Youth Minister Appeals to Jamaicans to Protect Children

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), along with (from left): Student, Iris Gelly Primary School, Daneille James; Director, Donor and Partnership Management, National Education Trust, Latoya Harris; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Southern, Mark Golding; Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki; Student, Shantel Francis and Principal, Iris Gelly Primary, Veronica Gaynor, display a symbolic cheque during a signing ceremony held at the Education Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices on Wednesday (February 7). The J$2 million (US$18,601) will be used to implement a water harvesting and sanitation solution.
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Government of Japan Provides $10 Million in Grant Funding to Buff Bay and Iris Gelly Primary Schools

The Government of Japan has provided grants totalling $10 million to fund development projects at the Buff Bay and Iris Gelly Primary schools. The provision of $8 million to Buff Bay Primary in Portland will be used to purchase a bus for the institution. Iris Gelly Primary School in Kingston received $2 million towards the installation of a water harvesting...
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Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean. (FILE)
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MICO Math Centre Gets $500,000 Boost

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, has welcomed support from Sterling Asset Management towards an initiative aimed at improving student achievement in mathematics at the primary level. The securities dealer has donated $500,000 to the Caribbean Centre of Excellence in Mathematics Teaching (CCEMaT) at The Mico University College. It has also committed...
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Principal of the St. James High School, Joseph Williams.
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Comfort Level of Schools up in St. James

The comfort level of schools in St. James has gone up, while truancy rates have fallen, since the implementation of enhanced security measures in the parish on January 18. Operations Officer for the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Gary McKenzie, told JIS News that the police’s Community Safety and Security Unit had, from the outset, reassured schools in the parish...
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The late Director/Curator of Liberty Hall, Dr. Donna McFarlane.
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Work of Liberty Hall’s Late Director/Curator Praised

Retired University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Rupert Lewis, has lauded the work done by the late Director/Curator of Liberty Hall, Dr. Donna McFarlane, in developing the Marcus Mosiah Garvey Multimedia Museum at Liberty Hall, King Street in downtown Kingston. He was speaking at the seventh staging of the Grounation Series held on Sunday (February 4) at the Institute...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) is about to place an empty plastic bottle in a recycling bin, during the launch of the Environmental Wardens Programme in schools on February 1 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. From right are State Minister for Education, Hon. Floyd Green (right); Environmental Warden, Ricardo Gouldbourne; Chairman of Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJL), Lucille Brodber; and Environmental Warden, Samantha Wilson.
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50 Environmental Wardens to Be Placed in Primary Schools

Fifty environmental wardens are to be placed in primary schools in Clarendon and Manchester under a pilot programme involving the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJL). The wardens, who have already been trained, will have responsibility for managing the collection of plastic bottles in the institution they have been assigned. Education Minister, Senator...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre) cuts the ribbon to launch the National Careers Week and Skills Competition on Thursday ( February 1) at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. State Minister for Education, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), looks on. Others observing (from left) are HEART Trust/NTA National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 3 construction student, Paul Staple; Interim Managing Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer; and Chairman of HEART Trust, Edward Gabbidon.
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Students to Showcase Technical Skills at National Careers Week Event

More than 6,000 students will put their technical abilities on display at the 2018 National Careers Week (NCW) and Skills Competition to be held from February 17 to 23 at the National Arena. Under the theme ‘Building the Future by Guiding the Present, the initiative, organised by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information in collaboration with public- and private-sector...
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Chairman, Board of Directors, HEART Trust/NTA, Edward Gabbidon (right), addresses the ceremony for the signing of a memorandum of understanding between HEART Trust/NTA and the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), to provide skills training for persons interested in becoming employed in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, at HEART’s head office in Kingston, on Friday (February 2). At left is President, BPIAJ, Gloria Henry.
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HEART Signs with BPIAJ for Training

The HEART Trust/NTA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) to provide skills training for Jamaicans who desire to work in the growing business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. The signing took place in the boardroom of HEART Trust’s head office on Oxford Road in Kingston on Friday (February 2). Chairman, Board...
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