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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), interacts with students and teachers at the St. Michael’s Primary School in Kingston, where The Department of Correctional Services handed over desks and chairs recently.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), interacts with students and teachers at the St. Michael’s Primary School in Kingston, where The Department of Correctional Services handed over desks and chairs recently.

State Minister Says Inmates Deserve a Chance

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says inmates in the penal system deserve a chance to make positive contributions to the society. He was speaking recently at the St. Michael’s Primary...
C3 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the welcome dinner for international delegates participating in the National Careers Week and Skills Competition at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 19.
C3 Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the welcome dinner for international delegates participating in the National Careers Week and Skills Competition at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 19.

HEART Commended for Preparing Jamaicans for Technical Jobs
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), greets Chief Executive Officer, World Skills Americas, Professor Roberto Spada, during the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Leaders’ Summit and Youth Forum held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (February 20).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), greets Chief Executive Officer, World Skills Americas, Professor Roberto Spada, during the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Leaders’ Summit and Youth Forum held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (February 20).

Education Minister Highlights Reduction in Youth Unemployment
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)

$27.8 Million Earmarked for Education Sector Reform
Managing Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Marcia Phillips Dawkins, speaks at a regional parenting stakeholders meeting held on February 16 at the Holiday Inn in Montego Bay.
Managing Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Marcia Phillips Dawkins, speaks at a regional parenting stakeholders meeting held on February 16 at the Holiday Inn in Montego Bay.

Parents to Receive Critical Support

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

More Schools to Be Provided With Modern Sanitary Facilities

An additional $125 million has been allocated to continue work under the Government’s School Sanitation Project. The sum is contained in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. It will go towards the construction of modern sanitary facilities in 12 institutions. The project, which commenced in January 2012, aims to replace pit latrines in primary schools...
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AgricultureEducation

Consultant to Prepare Design for Diagnostic Centre at CASE

The Government is to engage a consultant to assess and prepare a preliminary design for the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Special Education Diagnostic Centre in Portland during the 2018/2019 fiscal year. Details of the $5-million project are outlined in the 2018/2019 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The Government, through the Ministry of Education,...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Education

Education Transformation Programme Gets $461 Million

The Government of Jamaica has provided $461 million for continued implementation of the education transformation programme under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. The allocation, which is contained in the 2018/2019 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, will provide for execution of National Standard Curriculum (NSC) workshops for grades two, three, five and six; complete the...
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Principal at the St. Mary’s All-Age School, Simone Gillespie. The school is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year.
Education

St. Mary’s All-Age Celebrates 175 Years

The quiet, farming community of Above Rocks in St Catherine, is home to the St. Mary’s All-Age School, which is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. The Roman Catholic institution was established by Father Joseph Dupont in 1842. The original structure, part of which is out of use, was erected in 1940, with additional buildings erected in 1988. Currently, the...
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Education

$80M Provided for Education Ministry Renovations

The Government has allocated approximately $80 million to renovate the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s head office at National Heroes Circle and its Caenwood Centre facilities on Arnold Road in Kingston during the 2018/19 fiscal year Details are provided in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Work at the National Heroes Circle complex will...
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Budget 2018/2019Education

$120 Million Allocated for Solar Project in Schools

The Government, in an effort to reduce schools’ dependency on the importation of fossil fuels to create energy, will spend approximately $120 million on the implementation of projects in schools under the Solar Systems Project. Details have been outlined in the 2018/2019 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on February 15. Statistics have shown that an estimated...
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Budget 2018/2019Education

$466 Million Allocated to Construct New Classrooms

The Government has allocated a sum of $466 million to construct new classrooms for secondary schools and ramps for disabled students. Details are outlined in the 2018/2019 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives on February 15. The new classrooms will be constructed under the Education Transformation Programme (ETP) with the objective of alleviating the shift system and...
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