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Minister of Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), listens to a comment from Captain O’Neil Nelson (right) of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Corps at a back-to-school meeting with principals in the Ministry’s Region 4, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on Tuesday, August 30. Regional Director, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, looks on.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), listens to a comment from Captain O’Neil Nelson (right) of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Corps at a back-to-school meeting with principals in the Ministry’s Region 4, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on Tuesday, August 30. Regional Director, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, looks on.

Education Ministry to Introduce New Early-Stimulation Programme

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, will be introducing a new early-stimulation programme, which will prepare children for learning while they are still in the womb. “We are priding ourselves on a structured programme from pregnancy to age 29,”...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school meeting of principals in the Ministry’s Region Four held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on Tuesday (August 30).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school meeting of principals in the Ministry’s Region Four held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on Tuesday (August 30).

Region Four Ready for New School Year
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), unveils a commemorative plaque symbolising the official opening of the HEART Trust/NTA automotive laboratory at the Jamaican-German Automotive School (JAGAS) on Maxfield Avenue, in Kingston, on August 30. Others (from second left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green and Chargé d’Affaires, Federal Republic of Germany, Michael Dumke. During the ceremony a mobile electronics lab was also commissioned into service.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), unveils a commemorative plaque symbolising the official opening of the HEART Trust/NTA automotive laboratory at the Jamaican-German Automotive School (JAGAS) on Maxfield Avenue, in Kingston, on August 30. Others (from second left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green and Chargé d’Affaires, Federal Republic of Germany, Michael Dumke. During the ceremony a mobile electronics lab was also commissioned into service.

Jamaicans Will Be Equipped With Requisite Skills to Compete – Green
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (background, right), and Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dorrett Campbell (background, left), enjoy a performance by students from Clan Carthy Primary School during Monday’s (Aug. 29) back-to-school conference for Region One at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (background, right), and Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dorrett Campbell (background, left), enjoy a performance by students from Clan Carthy Primary School during Monday’s (Aug. 29) back-to-school conference for Region One at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in downtown Kingston.

Performance Report of Schools out Soon
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s (JTA) awards ceremony, held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s (JTA) awards ceremony, held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the 52nd Annual JTA Conference at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James, on August 24.
Education

Increased Focus on Capacity Building – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says increased focus will be placed on building the capacity of teachers as part of measures to improve student performance. Speaking to JIS News following the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 52nd Annual Conference at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James on August 25, Senator Reid...
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Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Community Unit, Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), Janet Allen, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
EducationYouth

JFLL Hosts Power Breakfast on Int’l Literacy Day

The Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) will host a Power Breakfast on September 8, in commemoration of International Literacy Day. Addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Community, at the JFLL, Janet Allen, said the theme for the Power Breakfast is ‘JFLL Creating Learning Cities through Community Education and Development Intervention’. She explained that the...
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The Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre.
Education

Discussions Under Way for CCTV to Link Schools and Transport Centre

Discussions are under way between the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information for the installation of a closed-circuit television (CCTV) system that links the Transport Centre with various high schools in the Corporate Area. This was noted  by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during a back-to-school conference for...
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Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Communities, JFLL, Janet Allen, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
EducationJIS Think TankVision 2030

JFLL Offers High-School Diploma to Uncertified Workers

Employers and workers are being encouraged to make use of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) workplace intervention programme. Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Communities, JFLL, Janet Allen, told JIS News that the call comes as a result of statistics from the Jamaica Vision 2030 Training Sector Plan which indicate that 70 per cent of the Jamaican workforce is...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
Education

All in Place for New School Year

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that all is in place for the start of the 2016/17 academic year on Monday, September 5. “We (had) started the period of preparations from early and, certainly, where the secondary (schools) are concerned, they were way ahead because we started from June,” he said in an interview...
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Recipients of 2016/17 Jamaica Private Power Company (JPPC) scholarships perform during the energy company’s awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on August 26. Nine children were awarded scholarships, valued at $50,000 each per annum for five years, for success attained in the 2016 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).
Education

Gov’t Seeking to Strengthen Community Support for Primary Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is seeking to strengthen community support for primary schools islandwide. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, notes that while secondary schools, in many instances, are assisted by their alumni, primary schools, to a great extent, often have to rely on the goodwill of stakeholders such as the private sector. He was speaking...
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Chairman of Restaurant Associates Limited, Mrs. Lois Sherwood (right), presents a plaque to Chavel Ford, one of two university students who were awarded $900,000 each in scholarships by Burger King during a ceremony, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on August 25. Several secondary-level students also received scholarships and book grants.
Education

Education Minister Congratulates Scholarship Winners

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has congratulated recipients of scholarships from Burger King worth $4 million. At an awards ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on August 25, Senator Reid urged the youngsters to continue placing a high value on education, as well as on the generosity of their benefactor. “You have...
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