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Principal of the Clarendon-based Mocho Primary and Infant School, Tina Reid (2nd right), peruses posters on the national heroes, which were among educational materials donated to the school by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), recently. Others (from left) are Head Girl, Zackiah Buckley; Vice Principal, Curdell Bryan-Thomson; Chairman of the school Board, Ainsworth Kelly; and Clarendon College student, James Palmer, who is a past student of Mocho Primary and Infant School.

Mocho Primary to Get Resource Centre

The Mocho Primary and Infant School in Clarendon is to get a state-of-the-art resource centre, which will be utilised by five other schools in the area. Principal of the school, Tina Reid, told JIS News that Jamalco has provided funding...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) and Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sport and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. ‘Billy’ Heaven (second right) cut the ribbon to open two new classrooms constructed at St. Richard’s Early Childhood Education Centre, Kingston, by the CHASE Fund. The ceremony was held on March 9. At left is Acting Pastor for the St. Richard’s Catholic Church, His Grace, Archbishop Emeritus Donald J. Reece and in the background is His Grace, the Most Reverend Kenneth Richards, Archbishop of Kingston.

St. Richard’s Early Childhood Education Centre Expanded

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), looks on as Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (right), and Principal of Middleton Primary School in St. Thomas, Jennifer Crawford, sign an agreement for a $10-million (US$82,214) grant to the institution to construct a canteen. The signing took place at the Ambassador’s Paddington Terrace residence in St. Andrew on March 9. The sum has been provided under the Japanese Government’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects Programme.

Schools in St. Mary to be Expanded

Business Development Manager at VIP Attractions, Ka-el Clarke (left), hands over a cheque valued at $34, 913.92 to Operator of Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre, Doreen Hayden-Brown, to assist with repairs to the lighting at the facility. Sharing the moment (from right) are Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Senior Inspector for St. Catherine, Yvette Edwards-Wilson; ECC Development Officer, Simone Ellis-Dixon, and ECC Inspector, Tanya Rose-Reid. Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre is the first early-childhood institution in St. Catherine to be certified by the ECC.

Portmore-Based Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre Certified By ECC

Minister Shaw Announces Reduction in Interests Rates on SLB Loans

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd right), engages grade-10 student of the Spanish Town High School in St. Catherine, Chamoya Williams (2nd left), in a mathematics exercise on a tablet. Occasion was the National Mathematics Expo at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies on March 9. Looking on are (from left) National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin; and grade-eight student of the Calabar Infant Primary and Junior High School, Roshane Hylton.

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Jamaicans Urged to Embrace Mathematics

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is urging Jamaicans not to fear mathematics but embrace it in order to solve complex issues. “Maths is important, and we as a people should not be afraid of mathematics. We must conquer it. We must make it fun and be able to apply it to some of the problems...

Patrons like these will be able to participate in the HEART Trust/NTA ‘Try-a-skill’ Village at the Social Development Commission’s (SDC’s) CASfest at the Claude Stewart Park in Port Maria, St. Mary.

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Heart Skills Village for CaSfest Exposition

The Human Employment and Resource Training Trust/National Training Agency (HEART Trust/NTA) will be hosting a ‘Try-a-Skill’ Village at the Social Development Commission (SDC’s) Creative Arts and Skills Festival (CASfest) (on Friday, March 10 at the Claude Stewart Park in Port Maria, St. Mary. The village will allow interested patrons to participate in activities designed to determine their competence in specialist...

The new classroom block at the Old Harbour Primary School, which was officially handed over to the school by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) on March 8.

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Five New High Schools to be Built

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says five new high schools are to be built at locations across the island to ease overcrowding. The areas identified are Old Harbour in St. Catherine; Christiana in Manchester; and in St. Ann and St. James. “We have about 585 primary schools and about 166 high schools. Now that we...

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

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Education Ministry Ensuring Smooth Sitting of GSAT

The Government has put systems in place to ensure a smooth sitting of the March 16 and 17 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). More than 39,000 students will sit the two-day test in 1,090 centres across the island. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said the Ministry has taken steps to ensure there is no...

Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Acting Executive Director, Karlene Deslandes (left), presents the ECC certification to Principal of Jamaica House Basic School, Veronica Parkinson-Burnett, during a ceremony at the institution in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 7). The certification signals the institution’s attainment of the ECC’s 12 operational standards.

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Jamaica House Basic School Gets ECC Certification

Jamaica House Basic School is the latest institution in Kingston and St. Andrew to be certified by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). This means that the institution have successfully attained the ECC’s 12 operational standards. These relate to staffing; developmental and educational programmes; interactions and relationships with children; physical environment; indoor and outdoor equipment, furnishing and supplies; health; nutrition; safety;...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), greets Chief Inspector at the National Inspectorate, Maureen Dwyer (centre), while Public Relations and Communication Officer at the Ministry, Sheryl Bromfield, looks on. Occasion is a press conference on Tuesday (March 7), at the Ministry in Kingston to provide details about preparations for the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), among other matters.

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Improved Student Performance in GSAT and CSEC

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting that 103 schools recorded notable improvements in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in 2016. This, Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says, is according to the 2016 National Education Inspectorate (NEI) Report. He was speaking at a media briefing at the Ministry’s...

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Ja REEACH Stages World Water Day Video Competition

The Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change II (Ja REEACH II) project is inviting submissions for its video competition in observance of World Water Day on March 22. The competition is open to young people aged 12 to 19 or students in grades seven to 13.They are asked to record and upload a one-minute video depicting the...