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Grade-Five Students to Do PEP Mock Exams in June

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has announced that grade-five students will sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) grade-six mock examinations in June. In an interview with JIS News, Senator Reid said all the necessary...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the inaugural Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Leaders’ Summit and Youth Forum, organised by the HEART Trust/NTA, and held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 20.

Heart Trust/NTA Encouraged to Highlight Work of Young Innovators

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

Ministries of Education and Culture Collaborate to Stage Jamaica Day 2018

Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Luisa Gutiérrez (fifth left) and her husband, Luis Felipe Bellorin (fourth left), with new students and staff of the Venezuelan Institute, following a ceremony held on February 19 at the Institute, 24 Windsor Avenue, Kingston, to welcome new candidates.

New Applicants Begin Spanish Programme at Venezuelan Institute

Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee and Senior Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Marlon Williams, giving an overview of Jamaica Day at the launch recently.

Thousands of Students to Celebrate Jamaica Day Feb. 23

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.

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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 School in Kingston, where The Department of Correctional Services handed over desks and chairs to the institution that were made...

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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.

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HEART Commended for Preparing Jamaicans for Technical Jobs

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has commended the HEART Trust/NTA for preparing Jamaicans for existing and emerging technical jobs, through diversification of its programme offerings. Speaking at a welcome dinner for international delegates participating in the National Careers Week (NCW) and Skills Competition at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 19,...

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).

8 years ago Education

Education Minister Highlights Reduction in Youth Unemployment

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has reported that there has been a decrease in the rate of youth unemployment over the last year. “Youth unemployment is trending down by seven per cent over the last year. More youth between 16 and 18 [years] are in education training. We’ve seen some 8,500 additional full-time students...

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

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$27.8 Million Earmarked for Education Sector Reform

A sum of $27.8 million has been earmarked for the ‘Support for Sustainability of Education Sector Reform’ project in the 2018/2019 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project, implemented in September 2017, is to support the Government of Jamaica’s efforts to improve the performance of the education sector by assisting the Ministry of...

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.

8 years ago Education

Parents to Receive Critical Support

Parents are to benefit from critical support to improve child-rearing under the Partnership for Improved Safety and Security in Schools project. The project, which aims to reduce violence among students and youth, is being undertaken by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information through US$3 million in grant funding over two years from the United States Agency for International Development...

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

8 years ago 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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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,...