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Zero Tolerance for School Violence – Senator Reid

With the new school year set to begin on Monday (September 5), Education Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has warned that violence in school will not be tolerated. “We have an obligation to ensure that our...

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.

Education Ministry to Introduce New Early-Stimulation Programme

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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’.

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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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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...

Special Projects Manager, Workplace and Communities, JFLL, Janet Allen, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

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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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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...