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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), conducts a mathematics class at the Frankfield Primary and Infant School in Clarendon, when he visited the institution on January 16.

Clarendon Schools to Receive Funds for Improvement Works

Four schools in the parish of Clarendon are to receive additional funding from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to undertake refurbishing and upgrading works. They are Denbigh Primary, Denbigh High, Frankfield Primary and Infant, and Edwin Allen High....

Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of Jamaica, Washington DC, Mrs. Nicholette Williams (3rd right), with (from left) Principal of Kingston College (KC), Mr. David Myrie; awardees Dr. Donald Philbert and Audley Hewett; Principal of Calabar High School, Albert Corcho; and Mr. Christopher Hunt, at the Sixth Annual Jamaica David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Scholarship fundraising ball, in Washington DC on January 13.

Ambassador Lauds Scholarship Committee

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), speaks with (from left) teacher, infant department at Jack’s Hill Primary School, Shawn Thompson; the school’s Board Chairman, Jermain Nairne; and Principal, Duane Forbes, during his visit to the school in St. Andrew on January 15.

Education Minister Wants Infant Department in Every Primary School

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, interacting with grade-one students at Jack’s Hill Primary School in rural St. Andrew during his visit on Monday, January 15.

Additional Support for Jack’s Hill Primary

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Floyd Green.

Gov’t Provides Counselling, Relief Supplies in Wake of Fire

Ministry of Education, Youth and Information/LASCO 2017 Principal of the Year, Howard Salmon (right), and Teacher of the Year, Ingrid Peart-Wilmot, display their trophies during the awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, in December.

8 years ago Education

Lasco Principal of the Year Supports Removal of Shift System from Schools

The 2017 LASCO Principal of the Year, Howard Salmon, has welcomed the Education, Youth and Information Ministry’s decision to remove the shift system for students from more schools. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, announced at the start of the 2017/18 academic year last September that 42 schools will be taken off the system within the next three years. Mr....

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre); and National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left), and Principal of Oracabessa Primary School, Gregory Davis (right), display a symbolic cheque for US$67,515 (approximately J$8.4 million), which was presented by Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (left), to purchase a new bus for Oracabessa Primary School. The presentation was made at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (January 10). The bus is being provided under the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project. Oracabessa Primary School is located in Western St. Mary for which Mr. Montague is the Member of Parliament. Looking on is Howard Foster, General Sales and Marketing Manager for Toyota Jamaica Limited, which will provide the bus.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Gov’t of Japan to Provide New School Bus for Oracabessa Primary

Oracabessa Primary School in St. Mary will be getting a new bus, valued approximately $8.4 million, under the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project. An agreement for the provision was signed by Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamakazi, at the Office of the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaks at the signing of a grant agreement with the Japan Grassroots Human Security Project at the Office of the Prime Minister on January 10. Listening (from second left) are: Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki, and Principal, Oracabessa Primary School, Gregory Davis.

8 years ago Education

Education Minister Wants Bus System for Students in All Parishes

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is on a mission to create a national school bus system, which will provide transportation for students in all parishes. Speaking at the signing of an $8 million Japan Grassroots Human Security Grant agreement with the Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki, on January 10 at the Office...

Director of Kemtek Development and Construction Limited, Sylvester Tulloch (left), hands over a $1 million scholarship cheque to benefit four students of The Mico University College during a ceremony at the institution’s Marescaux Road address in Kingston on January 8. The students are Brian Scott (2nd left); Shanique Ffrench (3rd left); Kenique Walker (centre) and Damion Smith (2nd right). Principal of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (3rd right); and Director of Administration and Special Projects, Kemtek Development and Construction Limited, Karl Tulloch, share the moment.

8 years ago Education

Mico Working Towards Full University Status

Pro-Chancellor of The Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying, says the teacher-training institution is far advanced in its plans to become a full university. He informed that two meetings have already been held with Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, to move the process forward. “We put our value proposition to the Education Minister and then...

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

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Education Regulation Review Far Advanced

A review of the Education Regulation of 1980, which outlines the framework under which all schools should operate, is at an advanced stage of completion. The review is expected to address matters directly and indirectly impacting students’ performance. These include guidelines regarding instruction hours across school days; safety precautions and equipment; and student behaviour, among other factors. This was disclosed...

8 years ago EducationInformation

Exam Results Encouraging – Senator Reid

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is expressing optimism with the results of examinations done at the national level in 2017. In a national broadcast on January 7 to mark the start of the second term of the 2017/2018 school year, Mr. Reid said the results from the Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy Test were “particularly...

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Grooming and Nutrition Policy for Schools to Be Outlined

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry intends to outline the proposed grooming and nutrition policy for schools this academic term. In a national broadcast on January 7, Senator Reid said this is aimed at promoting a healthier lifestyle among students. The Minister pointed out that last year, Jamaica did not have a persistent...