| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
Hurricane Melissa

Latest

National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, provides details about the mathematics pilot project for parents to be implemented in November, during a JIS Think Tank on September 27.
National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, provides details about the mathematics pilot project for parents to be implemented in November, during a JIS Think Tank on September 27.

Math Project for Parents to be Implemented November

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be implementing its mathematics pilot project for parents in November. The US$500,000 initiative, which will involve some 1,800 families in Clarendon, is aimed at helping parents develop competence in math in order...
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Special Olympics Ambassador, Lucy Meyer (centre), is embraced by Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Foundation, Samantha Chantrielle (right), while Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, looks on. The occasion was the recent official opening of a centre of excellence at the Montego Bay Learning Centre in Catherine Hall, St. James.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Special Olympics Ambassador, Lucy Meyer (centre), is embraced by Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Foundation, Samantha Chantrielle (right), while Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, looks on. The occasion was the recent official opening of a centre of excellence at the Montego Bay Learning Centre in Catherine Hall, St. James.

UNICEF Ambassador Urges Greater Support for Children with Disabilities
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses September 23
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses September 23's sitting of the Senate.

Schools Reminded Not to Bar Students for Non-Payment of Fees
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on August 31.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on August 31.

Schools Urged to Report Staff Shortage and Other Needs
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), is joined by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat, as they display the Development Goals of the organisation at the UNDP’s Social Good Summit, held on September 19, at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), is joined by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat, as they display the Development Goals of the organisation at the UNDP’s Social Good Summit, held on September 19, at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston.

Education Curriculum Realigned to Benefit the Youth

More

Foster parents from the parishes of St. James, Hanover, Trelawny and Westmoreland at a Child Development Agency-organised meeting held on September 15 at the West Jamaica Seventh-day Adventist Conference Centre inMount Salem, St. James.
Education

State Minister Lauds Foster-Parents in Western Jamaica

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has lauded the hundreds of foster-parents in western Jamaica for their love and care to wards of the State over the years. “We are grateful for the services that you provide and I want you to understand that you are critical and important to us and...
Read more
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), greets Director of the Centre of Innovation in Mathematics Teaching at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, Professor David Burghes (centre). Occasion was a press briefing to present the findings of a study on improving students’ performance in mathematics at the primary school level in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), at The Mico University College on September 13. At right is Pro-Chancellor of The Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying.
Education

Education Ministry Welcomes Study to Improve Performance in Mathematics

The Education, Youth and Information Ministry is welcoming the findings of a recently concluded study, designed to provide solutions to improving students’ performance in mathematics at the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) level. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said the pilot project, undertaken by The Mico University College, represents another strategy by his Ministry to “ramp up” the...
Read more
Students at the Tivoli Gardens High School, in Kingston, release balloons at the official launch of the 2016-2017 school year, held at the institution, yesterday (September 13).
Education

Early Disbursement of Funds Results in Smooth Start to School Year

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says Jamaica experienced a smooth start to the new school year, due mainly to an early disbursement of funds to schools. Senator Reid said the Ministry was allocated some $5.3 billion in this year’s budget, and for the first time, the first tranche of funds was distributed early in...
Read more
The Hon. Senator Ruel Reid, CD, Minister of Education, Youth and Information.
Education

Grooming Standards to be in Place for Academic Year 2017/18

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid says by the next school year, clear policy guidelines will be established to govern hair style and grooming for all schools. He said under the current regulations, there is no specific policy by the Ministry, to deal with the issues. Senator Reid informed that Permanent Secretary in the Ministry;...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, front row), on the steps of Vale Royal with high-school and university students who received laptop computers through a partnership with Lenovo and AMD Inc. Representatives from the international computer manufacturers are also pictured, including Corporate Vice President of the Lenovo Account at AMD Inc, Mr. David Bennett (second right, second row); and Director of Channel Sales at Lenovo, Michael Abplanalp (second right, third row).
EducationPrime MinisterTechnology

PM Presents Computers to Students

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (September 9), handed over the first nine of 40 laptop computers to high-school and university students, which were donated through a partnership with Lenovo and AMD Inc. Mr. Holness, in a meeting at Vale Royal with representatives from the companies and local partners RMP & Associates, said the contribution fits well into...
Read more
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is in discussion with Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney during the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) power breakfast commemorating International Literacy Day, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on September 8.
Education

Jamaicans Urged to Engage in Continuous Learning

With the country’s adult literacy rate at 87 per cent, the Government is encouraging more Jamaicans to engage in lifelong learning in order to boost the island’s competitiveness and productivity outputs. “I’d love to see Jamaica develop a culture of learning where we see people going back to school and doing some new courses...  ; every adult should be involved...
Read more