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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness makes a point while addressing attendees at a ceremony to induct him into the Park of Honour at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on May 3. Mr. Holness is the 18th Head of Government to be inducted into the park, which was established in 2005 to honour UWI graduates who have been or are serving as CARICOM Heads of Government.

Government to Restructure Funding for Tertiary Education

The Government plans to restructure the funding arrangements for tertiary-level education to make it more accessible. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he is looking at instituting a new model for financing tertiary education, which will entail a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), cuts the ribbon to unveil his name, which has been inscribed on the monument erected at the Park of Honour at the University of the West Indies, Mona. Occasion was the induction of the Prime Minister in the Park of Honour on Wednesday (May 3). Observing (from left) are the Prime Minister’s wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Campus Registrar, Dr. Camille Bell-Hutchinson; former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga; and Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Mona, Prof. Archibald McDonald.

PM Inducted Into UWI Park of Honour

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

Service Clubs Urged to Help Basic Schools Meet Certification Standards

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

Skills Training is a Valid Choice – Green

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), emphasises a point at a press conference at his Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on May 1. Others looking on are Senior Advisor to the Minister, Sharon Hay-Webster and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard.

Assistance for Students Preparing for CSEC Exams

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth left), with Olivia Leigh Campbell, of Sutherland Global, and senior members of staff of Community Colleges, at the Career and Information Fair, held at Knox Community College’s Mandeville Campus in Manchester, on April 26.

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Education Must Cater to Industry – Green

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the education system must cater to industry in a significant way. Delivering an address at a Business Process Transformation (BPT) and Information Fair, hosted jointly by Sutherland Global and Knox Community College at the latter’s Mandeville campus on April 26, Mr. Green noted that for...

Minister of Education,Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the Senate on April 28.

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School Violence Trending Down

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says preliminary data indicate that there was a downward trend in school violence during the first four months of this year. “This has been the case for the past three years,” the Minister said on April 28, while responding to questions tabled in the Senate by Opposition Senator, Wensworth...

9 years ago Education

Government to Take Over Private Early Childhood Institutions

The Government will be moving to convert private early childhood institutions to publicly run facilities. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who said the process is slated to begin in September this year, with the conversion of the Jamaica House Infant School. The Minister was speaking at an awards function for...

9 years ago Education

400 More Trained Teachers for Early Childhood Sector

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be placing an additional 400 trained teachers in basic schools and infant departments as part of measures to strengthen early-childhood education. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, said the initiative will be done through the Housing, Opportunity, Prosperity, Employment (HOPE) programme. “These are trained teachers, who will be assigned throughout...

Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley.

9 years ago Education

Girls Create Innovations to Address Social Issues

Approximately 90 girls and young women from 15 high schools, universities and community colleges across the country competed for attractive prizes at the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day Caribbean ‘Hackathon’ on Thursday (April 27). The all-day event, held at the Spanish Court Hotel’s Worthington Conference Centre in New Kingston, saw the young women...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left), enjoys a light moment with (from left): Project Leader, Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs (JACE) Secondary Early Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) Programme, Yanique Taylor; United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Director of the Office of Citizen Security, Andrew Colburn; and Executive Director, Junior Achievement Jamaica, Alphie Mullings-Aiken. Occasion was the launch of the JACE/SEED initiative at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston Thursday (April 27).

9 years ago Education

Grade-Nine Students to Learn Entrepreneurship

Starting this September, grade-nine students will be able to study entrepreneurship as part of the school curriculum. This is under the Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs (JACE) Secondary Early Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) programme, which is a three-year agreement between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Junior Achievement Jamaica. The initiative aims to transform and stimulate students and...

Therapedic Caribbean Company Limited Director, Aswad Morgan.

9 years ago Education

Private-Sector Support for Social Bonds to Fund Tertiary Education

As the Government pursues partnerships to fund tertiary education, a suggestion for the utilisation of social impact bonds in this undertaking is being supported by members of the private sector. Social impact bonds, which are largely private-sector-driven, were recently proposed in the Upper House by Government Senator Don Wehby. He was responding to a suggestion from Opposition Senator, Wensworth Skeffery,...