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Coordinator for Science and Technology Education at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Amanda McKenzie.
Coordinator for Science and Technology Education at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Amanda McKenzie.

Entries for SRC Performing Arts and Poster Competitions Close November 30

Entry for the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Science and Technology Month Performing Arts and Poster competitions is now open and will close on November 30. Coordinator for the Science and Technology Education Unit at the SRC, Amanda McKenzie, told JIS...
Director for the Centre of Occupational Studies in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Linda Stewart-Doman, addressing a JIS Think Tank recently.
Director for the Centre of Occupational Studies in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Linda Stewart-Doman, addressing a JIS Think Tank recently.

Applications now Open for Occupational Studies Associate Degree
Region Six Community Relations Education Officer in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Kereen Reid-Clarke (left), converses with Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kenji Tobita (right), during the launch of the Fire Wardens Club in schools at the Greater Portmore Primary School in St. Catherine on October 26. At centre is Region Six Safety and Security Coordinator in the Ministry, Carl Sterling.
Region Six Community Relations Education Officer in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Kereen Reid-Clarke (left), converses with Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kenji Tobita (right), during the launch of the Fire Wardens Club in schools at the Greater Portmore Primary School in St. Catherine on October 26. At centre is Region Six Safety and Security Coordinator in the Ministry, Carl Sterling.

Education Ministry Wants to Increase Uniformed Groups in Schools
Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (right), with students from Christiana High School, during a tour at a Public Education Day at the Manchester Parish Court in Mandeville on October 25.
Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla (right), with students from Christiana High School, during a tour at a Public Education Day at the Manchester Parish Court in Mandeville on October 25.

Judiciary Hosts Public Education Day in Mandeville
Senior Marketing and Business Development Consultant for the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education and Chair of the Education and TVET Conference, Jacqueline Knight-Campbell, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday, October 24.
Senior Marketing and Business Development Consultant for the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education and Chair of the Education and TVET Conference, Jacqueline Knight-Campbell, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday, October 24.

Third International TVET Conference Slated for November 29 to December 1

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Tertiary-level Path Students Receive Scholarships

Seventeen tertiary-level students who are on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) have been awarded scholarships totalling $15 million by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. They were awarded by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, at the PATH 15th Anniversary Scholarship Awards Ceremony held on October 27 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), shares pleasantries with (from left) President, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Gloria Pérez-Salmerón; Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica and Chairman for the Information Advisory Committee, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Cordel Green; and Chair, International Conference on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, (MILID), Esther Hamburger, during the opening ceremony of the Global Media and Information Literacy conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on October 25.
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UWI Develops Material to Improve Media and Information Literacy in Schools

The University of the West Indies (UWI) has developed material designed to assist in improving media and information literacy in primary and secondary schools islandwide. This was disclosed by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, who said the undertaking is a collaboration involving the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Broadcasting Commission and the Joint...
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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), spells his name in sign language during the launch of the Partnership for Literacy Enhancement for the Deaf Project at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston recently. The project aims to increase the literacy level of hearing-impaired children. It is being implemented by the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), in partnership with international funding agency, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Observing are Acting Mission Director for USAID, Rebecca Robinson (centre) and Chairman of the Executive Board of the Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Christopher Williams.
EducationYouth

Parent of Hearing-Impaired Teenager Welcomes Literacy Enhancement Project

As the parent of a hearing-impaired teenager, Marcia Hunter welcomes the Partnership for Literacy Enhancement for the Deaf Project, which, she says, will open up academic opportunities for her daughter and positively impact her future ambitions. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Hunter says her 18-year-old daughter, who attends the Lister Mair/Gilby High School for the Deaf, puts no...
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Chief Justice, Hon Zaila McCalla (second right) explains the concept behind the logo for the newly established Judicial Education Institute of Jamaica (JEIJ) to Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy, Eric Khant (right). At left is Director of Studies, Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute, Justice Adrian Saunders. The logo was unveiled during the official launch of the institute at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Friday (October 20).
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Judicial Education Institute Launched

The capacity of judges and court staff is to be bolstered through access to training and sensitisation programmes at the newly established Judicial Education Institute of Jamaica (JEIJ). JEIJ aims to strengthen the administration of justice in order to build public trust and confidence in the system. The institute, which has already begun training, is operating out of the Supreme...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), greets President, Northern Caribbean University, Dr. Lincoln Edwards, at the sixth Dr. Dennis Irvine Lecture Series, held on October 19 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.
EducationInformationYouth

Universities Urged to Ensure Degrees are in Line with Country’s Development Goals

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has called on local universities to ensure that the degree programmes being offered are in keeping with the country’s development goals, the Government’s economic priorities, and are on par with the very best international standards. Delivering greetings at the University Council of Jamaica’s (UCJ) sixth annual Dr....
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right) is in light conversation with President of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Lincoln Edwards (left), just before the start of the Honours Convocation ceremony on the grounds of the institution in Mandeville, Manchester, on October 19.
Education

University Graduates Urged To Pursue Political Office

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green is calling for more university graduates to pursue political office. Noting that this is part of his ‘Jamaican Dream’, Mr. Green said the country needs its brightest people to serve in Government. The State Minister, who was addressing the Honours Convocation ceremony at the Northern Caribbean University...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses girls from the South Camp Road Juvenile Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre at the launch of the mentorship arm of the ‘We Transform’ youth empowerment and reintegration programme at the facility on October 17.
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Mentoring Programme Launched For Youth in Juvenile Centres

The Ministry of National Security is engaging influential Jamaicans in the empowerment of young people in juvenile institutions under the mentoring arm of its ‘We Transform’ programme. Minister of State in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said the mentoring segment focuses on interacting with and motivating the wards of the State. “This is where we have a...
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