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General Secretary of Education International, Fred van Leeuwen, giving the keynote address at the 16th Annual Jamaica Teachers' Association Education Conference, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 18.

Teachers Urged to View Profession as their Most Valuable Asset

General Secretary of Education International, Fred van Leeuwen, says teachers should view the profession as their most valuable asset and their most effective weapon to realise their democratic ideals and aspirations. “We should not allow outsiders, self-proclaimed experts, consultancy agencies,...

Participants getting ready for the start of last year’s MoBay City Run

Early-Childhood Sector to Benefit from Mobay City Run

Students from high school in Trelawny and St. Ann participate in a forum on Caribbean integration at the William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, recently.

Students Need to be More Aware About CARICOM

Health Minister and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton (right), interacts with students of the Brown’s Hall Primary School in the parish, at Wednesday’s (April 12) handing over of a $60 million expansion project, which was financed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Sharing the moment at left is Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeny.

$60 Million Expansion Project Opens at Brown’s Hall Primary

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a ceremony for the handover of the upgraded Brown’s Hall Primary School in St. Catherine on April 12.

Gov’t Spending $300 Million to Repair Primary Schools

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Home Economics Education Plays Key Role in National Development

Director for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Western Regional Office, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, says home economics education continues to be an important subject area that plays a critical role in nation building. Speaking at the 22nd Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Association of Home Economists INC. at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James recently, Dr. Pinnock said...

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

9 years ago Education

Cumberland High School to Get Asst. Dean of Discipline

The Government has moved to tighten discipline and security at the Portmore-based Cumberland High School, in St. Catherine. According to Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, the school will be assigned an Assistant Dean of Discipline, and a perimeter fence will be erected at the school. The Minister said following reports of disruption of normal...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), addresses the launch of the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) School of Education biennial conference, which will be held from June 20-23 at the Rose Hall Resort &Spa Montego Bay. At right is Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the UWI Mona campus, Professor Archibald McDonald. The conference was officially launched on Wednesday (April 12) at the UWI Regional Headquarters on the Mona campus.

9 years ago Education

UWI to Stage Future Education Conference

The University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Education will be hosting its biennial conference from June 20-23 at the Rose Hall Resort & Spa in Montego Bay. Under the theme ‘Envisioning Future Education: Cross-disciplinary, Synergy, Imperatives and Perspectives’, the event will serve as a forum to inform the research agenda in the School of Education in order to...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), along with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (2nd right); and Jamaica’s Consul General in New York, Trudy Deans (2nd left), share a light moment with the executive members of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA), following a breakfast meeting on Sunday (April 9), at the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan, New York.

9 years ago Education

Education Minister Urges Diaspora Group to Partner in the Provision of School Buses

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called on the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) in the United States to partner with the Government in the establishment of a national school-bus system. He noted that the Administration is looking to acquire 1,000 school buses over the next five years, and challenged the UJAA to match...

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

9 years ago Education

HEART Trust/NTA Increases Grant to SLB

The HEART Trust/NTA has increased its grant to the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) by 100 per cent to provide support for students pursuing technical, vocational, education and training (TVET) programmes at the tertiary level. State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, said the decision came after deliberations by the entity’s board and is based on...

Chief Executive Officer, Building Society Operations at Victoria Mutual Building Society, Peter Reid (right), along with student at St. George’s College, Britney Powell, demonstrate the use of the ePay card at the launch of the Schools Cashless Initiative, held at St. George’s College, yesterday (April 10). Others (from left) are Manager, Sales and Marketing at Alliance Payment Services Limited, Raquel Reid; and Head, Customer Service, Alliance Payment Services Limited, Zana Ramsay.

9 years ago Education

Cashless System for Schools Launched

Jamaica’s first cashless system for schools was officially launched yesterday (April 10) during a function at St. George’s College, North Street, downtown Kingston. The system, to be administered by Alliance Payment Services, will shape the way in which payments are made at schools and positively impact safety policies for students and teachers. In her remarks, Manager, Sales and Marketing at...

Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) Chairman, Alexander Williams (2nd right), converses with parent, Maxine Taylor (2nd left), during Thursday’s (April 6) launch of the JADCO/National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica Anti-Doping parents education workshop at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium, Jamaica College, St. Andrew. Others from left are fellow parent, Tracey-ann Graham Alonso and JADCO Executive Director, Carey Brown.

9 years ago EducationSport

Parents Urged to Support JADCO’s Public Education Programme

Parents are being encouraged to participate in the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) public education programme, aimed at promoting fair play and integrity in sport. This urging comes from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who emphasised that “without the support of the parents, there can be no real impact made by the programme”. Her remarks were...