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The Ministry of Education’s main office, 2 National Heroes Circle.

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...

Restorative Justice 1: Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is in discussion with National Mathematics Coordinator at the Education Ministry, Dr.Tamika Benjamin. Occasion was a Mathematics and Literacy Education Forum for Board Chairpersons and Principals in regions five and six at the Kendal Conference Centre in Mandeville on October 25.

Primary Schools to be Equipped with ICT

The JIS Heritage Competition comprises three categories – Essay, Poster and Photo.

Students Urged to Submit Entries for JIS Heritage Competition

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), addressing the audience at Western Carolina University's fall commencement, which was held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Friday, October 21.

Education Minister Lauds Western Carolina University

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and parents of the late schoolboy footballer, Dominic James, Denese (centre) and David James (right), display one of the 15 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), presented to schools across the island by Team Jamaica Bickle, at a presentation ceremony held today, (October 14), at JAMPRO head office, in New Kingston.

Schools to Get Medical Equipment

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid speaking at the opening of the two-day Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education (CARE) Centre’s 6th Biennial Education Conference, yesterday (October 13), at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.

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Mico Care Centre Stages Conference to Assist Educators

The effective delivery of the special education curriculum is the focus of the two-day Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education (CARE) Centre’s 6th Biennial Education Conference, which got under way yesterday (October 13), at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. More than 350 educators from institutions across the island are taking part in the conference. The conference...

Members of the National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) for 2016-2017, share a photographic moment at the installation ceremony held on October 12 at the Institute of Jamaica in Kingston.

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Education Ministry to Review Student Councils

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be reviewing student councils across the island to ensure that these bodies are actively engaged and functioning at an optimal level. State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, in making the disclosure, said it has come to the attention of the Ministry that some councils are not as active as they should be in...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Mathematics Project Consultant from the Southern Methodist University, in the United States, Professor Leanne Ketterlin Geller, giving details on the Parenting Math Pilot project at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.

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Support Sought for Parenting Math Pilot Project

Private sector support is being sought for the Parenting Math Pilot project being coordinated by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. The project, which seeks to increase the parent and child’s interaction with mathematics in an effort to drive interest and confidence in the subject, will use the assistance given as incentive for the more than 1,500 families participating...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on October 12.

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Wards of the State and PATH Students to Get More Help from Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will, this year, be offering Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subsidies for an additional subject to wards of the State and students on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH). This was noted by Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, today (October...

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

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CXC Releases CSEC Results for Penwood High

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has released the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results for Penwood High and other schools impacted by the non-submission of school-based assessments (SBAs) for the 2015/16 examination cycle. This was announced by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, today (October 12). Senator...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, (left stooping) is assisted by Annmarie Bromfield in the planting of a Caribbean Pine Tree during activities to celebrate National Tree Planting day at Munro College in St. Elizabeth, on Friday, October 7. The annual exercise, which is spearheaded by the Forestry Department, aims to highlight the role of trees in the sustenance of life. This year’s National Tree Planting Day was celebrated under the theme ‘Trees Today, Trees Tomorrow, Trees for Life’.

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Education State Minister Encourages Jamaicans to Plant More Trees

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has joined the call in encouraging persons to plant more trees as it plays a significant role in human existence. “Trees give us life. They give us what we need to live, to breathe and to survive. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the environment and are...

President of the Grand Palladium Staff Association, Leroy Peart (centre) addresses a ceremony to officially open and hand over the newly constructed bus shed at the Ester Primary School on September 30. Mayor of Lucea, Wynter McIntosh, teachers and students of the Esher Primary School and citizens of the area joined in the celebratory occasion.

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Esher Primary School Gets Bus Shed

Students of the Esher Primary School, in Lucea, Hanover are now able to await transportation in relative safety, thanks to the construction of a bus shed by the Staff Association of the Grand Palladium Resort and Spa, at the gate of the institution. The concrete structure, built at a cost of US$2,000 was officially handed over to the school and...