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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16.

Gov’t Committed to Ensuring Access to Tertiary Education – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is committed to ensuring that higher education is attainable for every Jamaican regardless of their socio-economic background. He noted that through the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB)...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show held on November 16 at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show held on November 16 at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

Gov’t Training 20,000 for Labour Market
Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, William ‘Billy’ Heaven, addresses the Dudley Grant Memorial Trust Early Childhood Development Conference 2017 at the Iberostar Resort in Montego Bay on Thursday, November 16.
Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, William ‘Billy’ Heaven, addresses the Dudley Grant Memorial Trust Early Childhood Development Conference 2017 at the Iberostar Resort in Montego Bay on Thursday, November 16.

CHASE to Continue Support of Early Childhood Education – CEO
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde (left), congratulates the winner of the recent IMF Caribbean essay competition, Kara John, during a students forum at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in St. Andrew on November 17.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde (left), congratulates the winner of the recent IMF Caribbean essay competition, Kara John, during a students forum at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in St. Andrew on November 17.

UWI Student, Kara John, Wins IMF Caribbean Essay Competition
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Ruel Reid (2nd left), converses with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (2nd right), during a courtesy call on her at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington D.C. on November 10. Looking on (from left) are: Chair, Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh; and newly appointed International Donor Consultant for the National Education Trust, Gail Dunwell.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Ruel Reid (2nd left), converses with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (2nd right), during a courtesy call on her at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington D.C. on November 10. Looking on (from left) are: Chair, Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh; and newly appointed International Donor Consultant for the National Education Trust, Gail Dunwell.

International Donor Consultant Appointed For National Education Trust

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden (left), and Chief Executive Officer for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, exchange signed copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) established between the entities that will serve to further boost the State’s delivery of child protection services. The MoU was signed at the CPFSA’s head office on Duke Street, Kingston on Friday, November 17.
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MoU Signed to Further Boost Child Protection Services

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further improve the quality of services offered to vulnerable children and families. The two-year MoU entails the establishment of a referral system that facilitates social interventions for persons who are assessed and determined to be vulnerable....
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses an Around the Table dinner at the Guango Jerk Centre at Dunbar’s River in Westmoreland on November 14.
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State Minister Green Wants to Reach More Young People

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the increase in the number of Around the Table activities during Youth Month this year is geared at ensuring that more rural youth are reached. Speaking at an Around the Table dinner at the Guango Jerk Centre in Dunbar’s River, Westmoreland, on November 14, Mr....
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2018 Rhodes Scholar, Jelani Munroe (left), collects his Letter from former Rhodes Scholar, Peter Goldson, at King’s House on November 16. In the background are the other finalists.
Education

Rhodes Scholar Elated at Selection

When Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, broke the news to Jelani Geoffrey Ata Munroe that he is the 2018 Rhodes Scholar, he was very elated, not only for himself but his entire family and those who have nurtured him over the years. According to Jelani, a 23-year-old graduate of Stanford University holding a Bachelor of Arts...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Jamaica, Maura Barry Boyle, display one of the handheld metal detectors that will be handed over to several secondary schools, during a ceremony at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New Kingston on November 15.
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More Schools to get Metal Detectors

To improve safety and security in the island’s secondary schools, more institutions will soon be equipped with metal detectors. The schools will be provided with handheld metal detectors as well as walk-through metal-detector scanners. The four schools that will receive walk-through metal detectors are Edith Dalton James, Brown’s Town, Anchovy and Norman Manley High schools. This was disclosed by Minister...
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Ministry Of Labour and Social Security Promoting Mobile Money Payment Option to Path Beneficiaries

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is looking to diversify cash disbursement options for beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The Ministry has targeted an initial 3,000 beneficiaries for promotional day activities, which include collaborations with mobile money service providers as a potential option for PATH payments. Mobile Money is an electronic wallet service...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), shares in the occasion of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) conferment of an Honorary Doctorate on Kingston Wharves Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, Grantley Stephenson (second left), during the CMU’s 2017 graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday, November 14. Others (from left) are CMU Council Chair, Hyacinth Bennett; CMU Chancellor, His Royal Highness, Drolor Bosso Adamtey I; and CMU President, Professor Fritz Pinnock.
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250 Students Graduate from Caribbean Maritime University

The newly chartered Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) on Tuesday (November 14) graduated its first cohort of students to be certified since the institution’s formal upgrading in September. Approximately 250 students were conferred with master’s and bachelor’s degrees and diplomas during the graduation ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, having successfully completed studies in a wide cross section of...
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