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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), addresses students of The Queen’s School in Kingston on September 12.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), addresses students of The Queen’s School in Kingston on September 12.

Placement of All Students in Full High Schools Next Year

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says there will be 100 per cent placement of all students in full high schools next year. During a visit to The Queen’s School in St. Andrew, on September 12,...
Chairman of the Negril Education Environment Trust (NEET), Winston Wellington.
Chairman of the Negril Education Environment Trust (NEET), Winston Wellington.

Negril Education Environment Trust Hosts Health Fair Sept. 15
Mathematics teachers listen intently to Lead PR1ME Mathematics Specialist from Singapore, Kelly Lim Kai Ling. Occasion was the Amazing Mathematics Powers workshop, hosted by Book Merchant Limited recently at the Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston to expose Jamaican teachers to the Singaporean method of teaching.
Mathematics teachers listen intently to Lead PR1ME Mathematics Specialist from Singapore, Kelly Lim Kai Ling. Occasion was the Amazing Mathematics Powers workshop, hosted by Book Merchant Limited recently at the Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston to expose Jamaican teachers to the Singaporean method of teaching.

Jamaica Urged to Adopt Singapore Math Model
Custos of Kingston, Steadman Fuller (left), in discussion with (from second left) President, The Mico University College Alumni Association (MOSA), Hugh Morris; and The Mico’s Pro Chancellor, Prof. Neville Ying. Occasion was the launch of MOSA Gold Medal Awards for 2017 at The Mico’s Marescaux Road location in Kingston on September 8.
Custos of Kingston, Steadman Fuller (left), in discussion with (from second left) President, The Mico University College Alumni Association (MOSA), Hugh Morris; and The Mico’s Pro Chancellor, Prof. Neville Ying. Occasion was the launch of MOSA Gold Medal Awards for 2017 at The Mico’s Marescaux Road location in Kingston on September 8.

Mico Taking Steps to Achieve Full University Status
Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto (2nd left), in discussion with (from left): Region Four Director, Dr. Michelle Pinnock; Deputy Chairman of the Social Intervention Committee of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO), Omar Sweeney and Lieutenant Stephen English of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Occasion was the ZOSO community services fair, held at the Mount Salem Primary school in St. James on Saturday, September 9.
Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto (2nd left), in discussion with (from left): Region Four Director, Dr. Michelle Pinnock; Deputy Chairman of the Social Intervention Committee of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO), Omar Sweeney and Lieutenant Stephen English of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Occasion was the ZOSO community services fair, held at the Mount Salem Primary school in St. James on Saturday, September 9.

Help for Unattached or At-Risk Youth in Mount Salem

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EducationYouth

Nominations Still Open for PM’s Youth Awards

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is still accepting nominations for the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards 2017. The deadline for submissions has been extended from August 31 to September 15. Senior Programme Development Specialist in the Youth Division of the Ministry, Kevon Campbell, told JIS News that the decision was taken to extend the deadline in order to allow...
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Information Technology teacher at Mico Practising Primary & Junior High School, Dwayne Earle (centre), giving instructions to grade-nine students who will be registered by the institution for the 2018 sitting of Electronic Document Preparation Management in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.
Education

Grade-Nine Students Create History at Mico Practising

After successfully conducting an experiment with an all-male grade-six class in 2016, which resulted in an improved performance in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Mico Practising Primary & Junior High began another experiment earlier this year with grade-nine students, and the school’s administration is pleased with the outcome. For the 2016/2017 academic year, the institution registered 13 students for the...
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EducationVision 2030

Government Unwavering in Commitment to Education – Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government’s unwavering commitment to education is reflected in the nearly $38 billion it is spending to enhance the secondary school system. The sum, he said, includes far more than the $19,000 provided per student to cover operational costs. He said the allocation includes provisions for salaries, grants, technical...
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Pembroke Hall Primary School Principal, Norma McNeil (right); and Literacy Programme Coordinator, School of Education, Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Clement Lambert, look on as students read a book. Occasion was an International Literacy Day function at the Pembroke Hall Primary School in St. Andrew on September 8. The students (from 2nd left) are Ayanna Tyndale of St. Benedict’s Primary School; Adrian Lewis of St. John’s Primary School; and Danee Mills of the Greater Portmore Primary School.
Education

Education Ministry Sets Up ICT Steering Committee

The Education, Youth and Information Ministry has established a steering committee to examine and develop an information and communications technology (ICT) plan for the educational sector. Director of Regional Educational Services in the Ministry, Captain Kasan Troupe, said the plan will incorporate all levels of the education system “from early childhood straight through to the tertiary level”. She indicated that...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), skillfully manages to keep the attention of students of Fundaciones El Centro, as he engages them in a reading session at the school’s location in Kingston, on Tuesday, May 9. (File)
Education

September 8 is International Literacy Day

Jamaica will join other countries in celebrating this year’s 51st commemoration of International Literacy Day on Friday, September 8 under the theme ‘Literacy in a Digital World’. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) promotes the day to underline the significance of literacy in the development and advancement of all nations globally. In keeping with the Ministry of...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Education

Ministry Allocates $698 Million for School Upgrading Projects

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says $698 million is to be disbursed for infrastructure improvements at several primary and secondary schools across the island. “We have been able to carve out of our budget funding that is now going to be able to stretch right across the island,” he informed. “We have a programme...
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Assistant Director of the Mount Olivet Boys
Education

JIS Gives Boys’ Home Facelift, Donates School Supplies

Employees of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) recently led a team of volunteers to conduct spruce-up activities at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, and assist in preparing the wards for the new school year. Activities on the day included the painting of dorms, ironing of school uniforms and work in the vegetable garden. The wards were also...
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