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The Ministry of Education’s main office, 2 National Heroes Circle.
The Ministry of Education’s main office, 2 National Heroes Circle.

$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...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Delegates in Jamaica for UNESCO Creative Cities of Music Meeting
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), reads to children attending the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) ‘Read Pon Di Cawna’ event held recently at Orange Park, downtown Kingston. Seated next to Mr. Green is Executive Director of the ECC, Karlene DeGrasse-Deslandes.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), reads to children attending the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) ‘Read Pon Di Cawna’ event held recently at Orange Park, downtown Kingston. Seated next to Mr. Green is Executive Director of the ECC, Karlene DeGrasse-Deslandes.

Over 800 Children Benefit From Early Childhood Commission Reading Fair
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
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

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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.
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Quality Education Circle Launched for East Central St. Andrew Schools

Schools in East Central St. Andrew are to benefit from a Quality Education Circle (QEC 3) geared towards improving student performance and overall educational outcomes. The programme, which was officially launched during a ceremony on Thursday (February 8), at the Merl Grove High School Auditorium, 77-79 Constant Spring Road, incorporates institutions at the primary and secondary levels. The objective is...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
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Education Minister Wants Deeper Partnership with UWI

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a deeper partnership can be forged with the University of the West Indies (UWI), to solve challenges in the education system. Speaking at the UWI Research Days, at the Mona campus, on February 7, the Minister argued that the partnership could enable major results from meagre resources. He...
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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.
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Youth Minister Appeals to Jamaicans to Protect Children

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has reiterated the call for Jamaicans to better protect children against all harm, especially the danger of fires. This comes against the background of a series of fire-related incidents, the latest of which claimed the life of seven-year-old Amelia Williams on February 8. “It concerns us that we have...
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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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