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In this file photo, Distribution agent with GeoTechVision Limited, Varon England (left), shows Shaniqua Hibbert, student of the Greater Portmore campus of the Windsor School for Special Education, how to operate one of the tablet computers which were handed over to the institution, under the Tablets in Schools Programme.

$2.1 Billion for Second Phase of Tablets in Schools Programme

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government plans to spend $2.1 billion over the next three years to facilitate the second phase of the Tablets in Schools programme. In an interview with JIS...

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.

High Schools to Receive Second Disbursement of $600 Million in September

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.

CXC Agrees to Accept SBAs of Penwood High Students

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

Zero Tolerance for School Violence – Senator Reid

Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 25.

12,000 Teachers Trained for New National Standards Curriculum

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.

9 years ago Education

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,” said Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. “We will network through our other ministries…to ensure we work together to...

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).

9 years ago Education

Region Four Ready for New School Year

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says Region Four schools are in a state of readiness for the start of the 2016/17 academic year. Region Four covers educational institutions in Westmoreland, Hanover, and St. James. Addressing a back-to-school meeting of principals in the region at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Tuesday (August 30), Minister...

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.

9 years ago EducationGovernor General

Jamaicans Will Be Equipped With Requisite Skills to Compete – Green

The Government remains committed to equipping Jamaicans with the requisite skills and academic qualifications, in order to effectively satisfy and compete in the ever-changing labour market. “It is a thrust of the Ministry not only to ensure that our students have strong academic knowledge, but to train them in the various skill competencies that the world needs,” says Minister of...

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.

9 years ago Education

Performance Report of Schools out Soon

In a matter of weeks, the performance report of approximately 100 schools will be made available by the National Education Inspectorate (NEI). Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure during Monday's (Aug. 29) back-to-school conference for Region One at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. He said once the report is “launched”, discussions...

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.

9 years ago Education

Gov’t Committed to Investing in Education

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is committed to investing in education as the driving force in attaining economic and social prosperity in the country. “We are on the right track and we must continue if we are to be successful in building a brighter and more prosperous Jamaica,” he said. Senator...

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.

9 years ago 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...

Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Community Unit, Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), Janet Allen, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

9 years ago 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...