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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), interacts with students and a parent at the Seaward Primary and Junior High School on Olympic Way, St. Andrew this morning (September 5). The Minister was attending a ceremony to mark the institution’s 60th anniversary as well as promote a focus on safety in schools. It was put on by the Ministry in collaboration with the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), interacts with students and a parent at the Seaward Primary and Junior High School on Olympic Way, St. Andrew this morning (September 5). The Minister was attending a ceremony to mark the institution’s 60th anniversary as well as promote a focus on safety in schools. It was put on by the Ministry in collaboration with the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Smooth Start to New School Year

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the new academic year is off to a smooth start. He said there have been no adverse reports from schools, adding that the Ministry is prepared to respond...
Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (centre), addresses a JIS Think Tank on September 2. She is flanked by Director of Technical Services in the Ministry, Carey Brown (left) and Acting Director for the Career Advancement Programme (CAP), Meloney Rhynie.
Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (centre), addresses a JIS Think Tank on September 2. She is flanked by Director of Technical Services in the Ministry, Carey Brown (left) and Acting Director for the Career Advancement Programme (CAP), Meloney Rhynie.

$4.3 Billion for School Feeding Programme
Oswald Dixon (2nd right) and Andrew Hall (right) of the Rachel Dixon Memorial Fund, present a laptop computer to Principal of Bethany Primary School, Prudence Bennett-Blake (2nd left). Education Officer for North Manchester, Dorothy Reid, shares the moment. Donations were made to the Christiana Health Centre, and schools and students from communities in North East Manchester, during a function held recently at the Hibernia Early Childhood Institution in the parish.
Oswald Dixon (2nd right) and Andrew Hall (right) of the Rachel Dixon Memorial Fund, present a laptop computer to Principal of Bethany Primary School, Prudence Bennett-Blake (2nd left). Education Officer for North Manchester, Dorothy Reid, shares the moment. Donations were made to the Christiana Health Centre, and schools and students from communities in North East Manchester, during a function held recently at the Hibernia Early Childhood Institution in the parish.

Oswald Dixon gives back to Manchester Communities
Students of the G. C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport in St. Catherine, and residents of neighbouring communities try out their wrestling skills under the guidance of Michael Campitelli (left) from the Future Champs of Texas organisation. Occasion was a five-day wrestling workshop held at the college from August 22-26, as part of preparations to introduce the sport at the institution.
Students of the G. C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport in St. Catherine, and residents of neighbouring communities try out their wrestling skills under the guidance of Michael Campitelli (left) from the Future Champs of Texas organisation. Occasion was a five-day wrestling workshop held at the college from August 22-26, as part of preparations to introduce the sport at the institution.

Wrestling to be Introduced at G.C. Foster College
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Ms. Hillary Alexander (centre), with students who received cash awards from the Ministry, at the awards ceremony, held Friday (September 2), at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road Office in New Kingston. The students performed outstandingly in the recently held Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) exams and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Ms. Hillary Alexander (centre), with students who received cash awards from the Ministry, at the awards ceremony, held Friday (September 2), at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road Office in New Kingston. The students performed outstandingly in the recently held Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) exams and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

Students Receive Cash Awards from MSET

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Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (left); Manager, National Certification Body of Jamaica, Michelle Sturridge (second left); Commercial Manager/Director, P.A. Benjamin Manufacturing Company Limited, Christopher Powell (second right); and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, P.A. Benjamin Manufacturing Company Limited, Errol Powell, display a framed copy of the ISO 9001:2008 certificate received from the National Certification Body of Jamaica, at the Bureau of Standards, in Kingston, today (September 2).
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More Companies Urged to get Certified

More local manufacturing companies are being encouraged to get certified, so that their goods can meet international standards. “We are convinced that manufacturing has a huge role to play in the future of this country, and international standards and certification are major pillars in going forward,” says Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. In a message...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
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No Child Must be Kept from School – Education Minister

With just a few days left for the start of the 2016/17 academic year, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is reminding parents and guardians that no child should be kept at home without a good reason. Senator Reid says the Ministry is satisfied with the state of readiness for the new school year, which...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing a recent press conference.
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12 More Schools to be Removed from Shift System

During the 2016/17 academic year, the Government will remove 12 more schools from the shift system. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, notes that 14,395 students will be impacted. Senator Reid was speaking at a back-to-school press conference, held on August 31 at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. The institutions include three primary...
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Young Ones Ready for Early-Childhood Education

Ninety-two per cent of the nation’s four-year-old children are developmentally ready for early-childhood education. This was outlined in the National Age Four Assessment, which was conducted in June of this year from a cohort of approximately 40,000 by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. Speaking at a back-to-school press conference, at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid (right), speaks with Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Hernandez (left), at an orientation session for Cuban teachers held on August 31 at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from 2nd left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Maurice Smith; and Deputy Chief Education Officer, Schools Operation Unit, Dorrett Campbell.
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20 New Cuban Teachers to Serve in Schools

Twenty Cuban teachers will be taking up positions in primary, secondary and junior high schools across the island in the new academic term, which commences on September 5. The teachers, who will be providing instruction in Spanish, physics, mathematics, chemistry and physical education for three years, replace their colleagues, whose three-year tenure expired at the end of the 2015/16 academic...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing a recent press conference.
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Strategies to Improve Math Results

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a raft of strategies, including the establishment of a Math Consortium, will be rolled out this academic year in a bid to address the declining performance in the subject area at secondary schools. Speaking at a back-to-school press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on August 31.
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Gov’t Spends $800 Million to Procure Textbooks

The Government has spent $800 million to procure textbooks for the 2016/17 academic year. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure during a back-to-school press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Wednesday (Aug. 31), He informed that the delivery of books to schools has started and will be completed...
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