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Principal of the Green Island Primary School in Hanover, Vascianna Mosley, interacts with grade-six students at the institution.
Principal of the Green Island Primary School in Hanover, Vascianna Mosley, interacts with grade-six students at the institution.

National Mathematics Programme Yielding Results at Green Island Primary

The Ministry of Education’s National Mathematics Programme has been having a huge impact on the Green Island Primary School in Hanover, says principal of the institution, Vascianna Mosley. Mr. Mosley told JIS News that despite the school being one of...
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), accepts a token from Ardenne High School student, Jada West, after his Motivational and Empowerment Session at the institution on November 8.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), accepts a token from Ardenne High School student, Jada West, after his Motivational and Empowerment Session at the institution on November 8.

100 Young Persons to be Appointed National Youth Parliamentarians
Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses a recent Think Tank held at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) headquarters in Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addresses a recent Think Tank held at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) headquarters in Kingston.

Parents to Learn Effective Disciplinary Strategies
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (second right), listens as Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris (second left), reads a copy of the Disabilities Act written in Braille. They were at the launch of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) public education campaign which aims to promote awareness on disability-related matters, the functions of the agency, and the Disabilities Act. The launch was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, today (November 9). Others (from left) are Member of the Board of Management for JCPD, Alister McLean; Executive Director of the JCPD, Christine Hendricks and Chairman of the Board of Management, JCPD, Dr. Patricia Holness.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (second right), listens as Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris (second left), reads a copy of the Disabilities Act written in Braille. They were at the launch of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) public education campaign which aims to promote awareness on disability-related matters, the functions of the agency, and the Disabilities Act. The launch was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, today (November 9). Others (from left) are Member of the Board of Management for JCPD, Alister McLean; Executive Director of the JCPD, Christine Hendricks and Chairman of the Board of Management, JCPD, Dr. Patricia Holness.

JCPD Launches Public Education Campaign
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaking with students at Ardenne High School during a motivational and empowerment session at the St. Andrew-based institution on Wednesday (November 8).
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaking with students at Ardenne High School during a motivational and empowerment session at the St. Andrew-based institution on Wednesday (November 8).

Youth Minister Invites Applications for Charge Up Grants

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EducationInformationYouth

Hundreds of Girls to Take Part in National Conference Nov. 15

Hundreds of girls are expected to participate in the second staging of the National Conference on Girls’ Education, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 15, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Hosted by the St. Hugh’s High School for Girls, this year’s conference will be held under the theme ‘Seeing Tomorrow: Thriving in a Cyber World’. Chair of...
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CommunityEducationYouth

Lauriston and Thompson Pen 4-H Hailed as Model Club

The Lauriston and Thompson Pen (L&T) Community 4-H Club is being lauded as a model for transforming communities, through its training activities and creating opportunities for entrepreneurship. The 20-year-old entity, which is the Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ largest and most active community group, staged its 10th Annual Stew Festival on Saturday (Nov. 4), its grandest event yet. The street-side festival, which...
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EducationYouth

Eltham High to Open New Classroom Block in January

Come January 2018, the Eltham High School is expected to open its new classroom block, which is currently under construction at a cost of $75 million. Interim Principal of the Spanish Town-based school, Ricardo Bennett, said the expansion project will provide much-needed classroom space to better serve the approximately 1,800 students enrolled. “It gives the students more space. It gives...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), presents a scholarship award to fourth-year medical student at the University of the West Indies, Mona Chedukia Langley, at the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education’s (PATH) 15th anniversary scholarship awards ceremony held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew On October 27.
EducationHealth & WellnessYouth

PATH Scholarship Comes at Right Time for Medical Student

Without a $1-million scholarship from the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), Chedukia Langley, a fourth-year medical student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), says she would not have been able to meet her financial obligations to the university, and faced the possibility of being deregistered. Chedukia, who spoke to JIS News at PATH’s 15th anniversary...
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EducationInformationSocial SecurityYouth

Deputy Chief Education Officer Urges Jamaicans to Do More to Protect Children From Abuse

Deputy Chief Education Officer, at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Lena Buckle Scott is encouraging Jamaicans to do more to protect the nation’s children from incidents of abuse. She noted that parents and other stakeholders should be sensitised on how to report suspected cases. “We have to make coordinated efforts to help protect the children who are at...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), gives a smile of encouragement to student at the Regent Street Seventh-day Adventist Early Childhood Development Centre, Daquan Brown, as they complete a colouring activity. Occasion was the launch of a volunteer project competition geared towards assisting early-childhood institutions to meet the 12 required standards for Early Childhood Commission (ECC) certification at the Regent Street Seventh-day Adventist Early Childhood Development Centre in Kingston on Thursday (November 2). Others (from left) are student, Natalia Newlands; Principal, Regent Street Seventh-day Adventist Early Childhood Development Centre, Hyacinth Scarlett; and Corporate Communications Manager, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Ava Marie Ingram.
DevelopmentEducationInformationYouth

NYS Launches Volunteer Project Competition for Upgrading of Basic Schools

The National Youth Service (NYS) has launched a volunteer project competition geared towards engaging young people in assisting early-childhood institutions to meet the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) 12 standards for certification. The National Youth Month activity is being sponsored by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), with support from the One Jamaica Foundation, and is open to young people aged...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), signs a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Public-Private Sector Partnership in Education Committee at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (November 2). The five-year agreement aims to establish an institutional framework and strategies to better align the education and training sector to meet labour market needs. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Dennis Chung (left); and Director of Planning in the Ministry, Barbara Allen.
EducationInformationLabourYouth

MOU to Better Align Education and Training with Labour Market Needs

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and the Public-Private Sector Partnership in Education Committee have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that seeks to better align education and training to meet the needs of the labour market. With youth unemployment at an estimated 30 per cent, the Government is taking a targeted focus on human capital development through education...
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