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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is greeted by Chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force, Leo Gillings, on his arrival at yesterday’s (July 26) education forum at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Diaspora Members Make Donations to Education Sector

Members of the Jamaica Diaspora made donations to the education sector at a session of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on July 26. The session was addressed by Minister of Education, Youth and...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, makes his presentation at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, being held at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

50 Infant Departments to be Established at Primary Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left), converses with (from left): Chair, Lifelong Leadership Institute, Toronto Canada, Trevor Massey; Lead, Jamaica Diaspora Foundation Education Task Force, United States, Leo Gilling; and Professor and Vice-Chair Basic Sciences, Division of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Dr. Hansel Fletcher. They were at Monday’s (July 24) session of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Diaspora Urged to Utilise Education Trust for School Donations

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), with Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) Child Ambassador for St. Catherine, Terry-Ann Wilson. They were participants in a workshop held to discuss the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence (NPACV), which is expected to be finalised within six months. The event was staged at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on July 20. The goal of the NPACV is to create and maintain a protective environment, supportive of and responsive to the issues of violence, child abuse and maltreatment of children in Jamaica.

Plan of Action to Protect Children

Education Minister Says Sector Must Respond to Needs of Industry

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More GSAT Students Pass Mathematics

There has been a 4.2 per cent increase in the number of Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students who were successful in Mathematics this year, when compared to last year. Assessment Officer in Mathematics, Ministry of Education, Stacy Witter-Bailey, made the announcement during the TANG GSAT Scholarship Awards Luncheon, held on July 31 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston....

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Culinary Educators Receive Scholarships

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has awarded scholarships valued at $20 million to 450 culinary educators from secondary and tertiary institutions across the island. This forms part of the Ministry, HEART Trust/NTA and Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE) ‘Upskilling and Retooling Jamaica’ project, which was launched last year by the Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid,...

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Churches’ Emancipation Lecture Set for July 30

Members of the public are invited to the 2017 Churches’ Emancipation Lecture to be held at the Meadowbrook United Church, 2 Flemington Drive, Meadowbrook, Kingston 19, on July 30 at 4:00 p.m. The lecture, which will be held under the theme: ‘Youth and Technology – Exploring the Societal Impact’, forms part of Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations. The lecture will...

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Government Undertaking $200 Million Pilot School Bus Service

The Government is embarking on a $200 million pilot programme during the 2017/18 academic year to provide transportation for students in eight parishes who are on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), as well as wards of the State. The parishes include: St. Mary, Portland, St. Thomas, Clarendon, Manchester, St. Elizabeth, St. James and Trelawny. Education, Youth and...

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More Early Childhood Institutions Meeting Operating Standards

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is reporting that there has been a steady increase in compliance with the 12 operating standards for Early Childhood Institutions (ECI). Executive Director at the ECC, Karlene DeGrasse Deslandes, attributed this to the continued support of key partners and stakeholders of its thrust aimed at increasing the number of institutions certified. To date, 47 ECIs...

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Parents And Children Bond At DRF Summer Camp

There were hugs and tears as parents and children came together in an emotional relationship-building exercise at the Dispute Resolution Foundation’s (DRF) Kingston summer camp. The parent-child rap session, held on Thursday (July 20), was the highlight of the fourth day of the camp, which is being staged at the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions on Hope Boulevard. The session...

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Corporate Area Students To Take Part In SRC Summer Camps

Over 50 students from the Corporate Area will be engaged in two summer camps being staged by the Scientific Research Council (SRC). The first camp will be held at the Parade Gardens Stem Centre from July 24 to 28, and the second will be held at the SRC from August 8 to 11. Both camps will seek to engage students...