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Managing Director at the National Education Trust, Marcia Phillips-Dawkins, addressing a JIS Think Tank
Managing Director at the National Education Trust, Marcia Phillips-Dawkins, addressing a JIS Think Tank

Education Trust Invites Donor Support

The National Education Trust (NET) is inviting donor support to fund the construction and maintenance of Jamaica’s education infrastructure. The Trust, established in 2010, is a registered charitable organisation within the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and is mandated...
Principal of the John Rollins Success Primary School in Rose Hall, St. James, Yvonne Miller Wisdom (right); Administrative Assistant, Hervilyn Forbes (centre); Teacher, Margaret Harwood; and students, stand beside the attractively decorated drum in which the school is accepting relief supplies for Haitian students. The school is collecting canned foods, items of clothing, water and toiletries, which will be sent to Haiti through Food For The Poor to assist young victims of Hurricane Matthew.
Principal of the John Rollins Success Primary School in Rose Hall, St. James, Yvonne Miller Wisdom (right); Administrative Assistant, Hervilyn Forbes (centre); Teacher, Margaret Harwood; and students, stand beside the attractively decorated drum in which the school is accepting relief supplies for Haitian students. The school is collecting canned foods, items of clothing, water and toiletries, which will be sent to Haiti through Food For The Poor to assist young victims of Hurricane Matthew.

John Rollins Success Primary Helping Children in Haiti
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (3rd left), is in light discussion with Chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force (JDETF), Leo Gilling (left), at the launch of the Pledge 2 Build Campaign on November 1 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. Chairman of the National Education Trust (NET), Nicholas Scott (2nd left), and Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Neville Ying, shared in the conversation.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (3rd left), is in light discussion with Chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force (JDETF), Leo Gilling (left), at the launch of the Pledge 2 Build Campaign on November 1 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. Chairman of the National Education Trust (NET), Nicholas Scott (2nd left), and Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Neville Ying, shared in the conversation.

Gov’t Increasing Support for Primary Schools
Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings. (File)
Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings. (File)

Scores of High-School Students to Participate in Youth Forum
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

Church Invited to Partner with Education Ministry

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Schools Urged to Look Out For Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is advising schools to be on the lookout for symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease (HMFD) among children. Initial signs of the disease include fever and general malaise (poor appetite, aches and pain, etc.).  These symptoms generally last for one to two days before a blister-like rash appears on the hands, feet...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacts with children from St. Christopher School for the Deaf, during the church service to launch National Youth Month (November), at the Steer Town New Testament Church of God, in St. Ann., on Sunday, October 30. The Month will be observed under the theme: ‘Energizing Youth’ .
Education

Jamaicans Urged to Protect Youth from Harm

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has called on Jamaicans to be more sensitive to the needs of young persons and to protect them from harm. Citing the recent killing of a student on a bus in Kingston, the State Minister said that “too many of us turn a blind eye to...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid delivering the keynote address at the 2016 EduVision awards banquet at the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on October 27.
Education

Educators Encouraged to Use More Technology

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is encouraging educators in Jamaica to employ more technology in the teaching and learning process. Delivering the keynote address at the 2016 EduVision Awards Banquet at the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on October 27, Minister Reid said the push for the use of more...
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The Ministry of Education’s main office, 2 National Heroes Circle.
Education

More Funding for Early-Childhood Institutions Next Year

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says more funding and support will be provided to the early-childhood sector next year. He said that an announcement regarding “a comprehensive programme of transformation for the sector” will be made at the start of the 2017/18 fiscal year, next April. “We have to do some re-engineering and reallocation...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Education

Schools Encouraged to Manage Book Rental Scheme Properly

Schools with textbook rental schemes are being encouraged to put in place appropriate procedures to properly manage the programme. The call comes from Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, in light of recent reports that challenges are surfacing at several schools offering this arrangement. Addressing journalists at a post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House on October...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Education

Cabinet Approves National ID Policy

Cabinet has approved the formulation of a National Identification System Policy for Jamaica. This was disclosed by Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who indicated that the policy is being developed for tabling as a White Paper in Parliament. He said Cabinet further instructed that Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, would have carriage of...
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The Ministry of Education’s main office, 2 National Heroes Circle.
Education

High Schools Adequately Funded – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has assured that adequate funds have been disbursed to support the operations of high schools islandwide for the 2016/17 academic year. He was speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (October 26), where he provided an update on the Government’s tuition policy. Senator Reid said...
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