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Region Three Director in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Karlene Segre, addresses the launch of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Regional Workforce Development Programme at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James on Thursday, March 2.
Region Three Director in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Karlene Segre, addresses the launch of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Regional Workforce Development Programme at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James on Thursday, March 2.

USAID-Funded Skills Training and Employment Programme to Benefit At-Risk Youth

Jamaica is among three countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region that are benefiting from a Regional Workforce Development Programme (RWDP) aimed at boosting skills training and employment for at-risk youth. The programme is being implemented over five years...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), listens to Professor the Hon. Errol Morrison, on the final day of a two-day international conference on Educational Leadership and Management, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on March 3.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), listens to Professor the Hon. Errol Morrison, on the final day of a two-day international conference on Educational Leadership and Management, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on March 3.

More Help for PATH Students
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)

Merger of Training Agencies will not Affect Programmes
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd left back) with the 21 graduates of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Culinary Skills Training Programme. The TPDCo spare headed initiative aims to upgrade the skills of new and existing entrepreneurs in the field of gastronomy. The graduation ceremony was held on March 1 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Others pictured from (2nd left back) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd left back) with the 21 graduates of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Culinary Skills Training Programme. The TPDCo spare headed initiative aims to upgrade the skills of new and existing entrepreneurs in the field of gastronomy. The graduation ceremony was held on March 1 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Others pictured from (2nd left back) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

21 Persons Graduate from TPDCo Programme
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

Innovative Workforce the Way Forward

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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), touches a statue of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, which is mounted at the Hydel Group of Schools in St. Catherine. The occasion was the annual Marcus Garvey Symposium held at the institution on Tuesday, February 28. Looking on (from left) are Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) President and Chairman of Hydel’s Garvey Studies Department, Steven Golding, and the institution’s Founding President, Hyacinth Bennett.
Education

Green Hails Partnership for Teaching of Garveyism at Hydel

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has hailed the partnership to facilitate the teaching of the philosophies of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, at the Hydel Group of Schools in St. Catherine. Hydel has, since 2009, collaborated on this undertaking with the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), which was founded by Mr. Garvey...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), observes while Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock (centre) and Managing Director of Agrocaelum Limited, Kirk Harris (right), sign an agreement for the establishment of an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) training programme at the Institute. The event was held at the Petroleum Corporation (PCJ), in St. Andrew, recently.
Education

Drone Pilots to be Trained at CMI

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) has teamed with Agrocaelum Limited to train pilots for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), commonly called drones. Part of the agreement will see a drone laboratory established at the CMI, through funding from Agrocaelum. Along with the training of pilots, there will also be testing of the drones to meet regional agricultural needs, which involve the...
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Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Chair, Trisha Williams-Singh (left), and Acting Executive Director, ECC, Karlene Degrasse-Deslandes, engage in discussion on sector developments.
Education

Early Childhood Commission Looking to Certify 300 Schools by 2019

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is deepening its engagement with existing partners and targeting new ones, as it seeks to certify approximately 300 basic schools by 2019. One hundred institutions, with an enrolment of approximately 5,000 children, are being targeted under the initial certification phase, which commenced last September and is scheduled for completion in August 2017. Board Chair, Trisha...
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Student at the St. Andrew-based Merl Grove High School, Javene Whyte (left) reasons with her schoolmates while at the recent launch of the National School Garden Programme, held at the Mocho Primary School, in Clarendon.
Education

Students Welcome Renewed Thrust in Agriculture

A number of students and officials are hailing the renewed thrust of agriculture in schools, with the relaunch of the National School Garden Programme in November. The Programme seeks to demonstrate the importance of agriculture to students, while boosting the provision of breakfast in educational institutions across the island. Some 196 schools have been selected for the first phase of...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), converses with founder of the James and Friends Educational Programme (JFEP), Otis James, during a recent dinner at Moby’s Family and Recreation Centre in May Pen, Clarendon.
Education

Otis James – Philanthropist Extraordinaire

Praises have been heaped on Clarendon native, Otis James, for his dedication to empowering youngsters in the parish with educational opportunities, and providing support to parents in need of assistance. For more than 12 years, Mr. James, through his James and Friends Educational Programme (JFEP), has been providing scholarships to secondary and tertiary students, as well as children in primary...
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Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid addressing Friday’s (February 24) sitting of the Senate.
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Senate Approves Bill for CMI to Become a University

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) will now gain university status, following the passage of legislation in both Houses of Parliament to effect this. The Senate on Friday (February 24) approved the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Bill 2017, with 26 amendments. It will repeal the Caribbean Maritime Institute Act, under which the institution operates. In piloting the legislation, Minister of Education...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Education

Government to Award 10 Scholarships to Chinese Students

The Government will be awarding 10 scholarships to students from the People’s Republic of China to study locally at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI). This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, while opening the debate on the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Bill 2017, at today’s (February 24) sitting of the Senate. The...
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