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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), signs the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) forged between the Shortwood Teachers College and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) for the provision of a specialist Spanish lecturer for the institution. Also signing are College Principal, Dr. Christopher Clarke (centre); and Spain’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Maria Bosch Bessa (right). Looking on is Senior Lecturer in the College’s Modern Languages Department, Aracelis Duffus-Anedu. The signing ceremony was held at the College’s Shortwood Road campus in St. Andrew on March 15.

Specialist Spanish Lecturer for Shortwood Teachers College

Shortwood Teachers’ College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) for the provision of a specialist lecturer in Spanish to bolster the College’s Foreign Languages Department. The lecturer, who is a...

Grade Six Teacher, Theresa Morgan Williams, at the Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, interacting with her students in class on Thursday (March 15).

Education Officer Says GSAT Preparations Going Extremely Well

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Gov’t Working on Special Education Policy

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 14. At right is Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Ms. Monica Brown.

SLB Disburses $3.1 Billion to Students

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), accepts a representational cheque valued at $4.5 million from Marketing Director, Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), Tina Matalon (second right), during a ceremony at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices on Wednesday (March 14). Also pictured (from left) are State Minister in the Education Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, and Brand Manager, ROJ, Andrei Roper. The funds will provide support to the Government’s national school-feeding programme.

Additional Support for School-Feeding Programme

Senior Communication Specialist with the Jamaica Productivity Centre, Sashelle Gooden, addresses students at the Allman Town Primary School during a session in January.

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JPC Takes Campaign to Schools

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), in a drive to inculcate a culture of productivity in all Jamaicans, has been engaging youth through an interactive campaign in primary and high schools, and colleges. The In-School Productivity campaign aims to help students apply relevant productivity tools and concepts to their personal and academic goals, through the use of comprehensible language and messages....

Jamaica’s Benjamin Fraser, Caribbean and the Americas Regional Representative (seated, left), observes as the Rt. Hon Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, signs the official instrument of appointment at the Commonwealth Students’ Association (CSA) Executive Installation held recently in Fiji. Standing (from left) are Ms. Shomy Chowdhury (Bangladesh), Asia Regional Representative; and Ketan Lal (Fiji), Pacific Regional Representative.

8 years ago Education

Jamaican Student is Regional Representative on CSA

Jamaica’s Benjamin Fraser is the Caribbean and the Americas Regional Representative on the Commonwealth Students’ Association (CSA). Mr. Fraser was among several CSA Executives who were installed by the Rt. Hon Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, on February 22, in Nadi, Fiji, during the 20th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) and Integrated Partners Forum. During his tenure, Mr....

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

8 years ago Education

Education Minister Commends UWI for Launching CCEP

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has thanked the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, for launching the Caribbean Centre for Educational Planning (CCEP), which will assist schools to create their annual school improvement plans. The local arm of the CCEP was launched on Wednesday (March 14), at the UWI Regional Headquarters in Mona,...

Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Sophia Forbes Hall (second right), greets Country Director, British Council, Olayinka Jacobs Bonnick (left), during the launch of the social enterprise in secondary schools programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 12. Others (from second left) are President and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Group, Courtney Campbell; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica and The Bahamas, His Excellency Asif Ahmad.

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$2.7- Billion Hike in Education Budget

The allocation to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information for financial year 2018/19 has increased by $2.7 billion, moving to $101.6 billion from $98.9 billion in 2017/18. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid in a statement read by Senior Education Officer in the Ministry, Sophia Forbes Hall, at the launch of the social enterprises...

8 years ago Education

GSAT to Go Ahead Next Week as Planned – Senator Reid

Minster of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) will go ahead as planned on March 22 and 23. Speaking with JIS News on Tuesday (March 13), Senator Reid encouraged parents to do revision with their children at home to support the work being done by teachers in preparation for the...

8 years ago Education

No Advisory to Close Schools Today – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reiterating that schools should NOT be closed without prior approval from the Ministry. Information reaching the Ministry is that some teachers who turned up for work and in some cases principals had told students that there would be no school tomorrow. This is in contravention of the Ministry’s instructions. Seventy-five of the...

Top-performing high school students at a recognition and awards ceremony held recently at St. Georgie

8 years ago Education

Top Students Awarded by JAPSS

More than 430 students have been awarded for being top performers in their examinations, by the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS). The Association recognises high-school students for exceptional achievements in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) as well as top-performing schools. The awards were presented recently at a ceremony held at...