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Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney (Left), Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Robert Miller (Center) and Head of Co-operation, European Union Delegation, Jésus Baguena (Left) interact with children of the Jones Town Church of God Basic School in St. Andrew after a handing over ceremony at the Jones Town Church of God on June 17.
Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney (Left), Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Robert Miller (Center) and Head of Co-operation, European Union Delegation, Jésus Baguena (Left) interact with children of the Jones Town Church of God Basic School in St. Andrew after a handing over ceremony at the Jones Town Church of God on June 17.

Jones Town Church of God Basic School Refurbished

The 142 students enrolled at the Jones Town Church of God Basic School in St. Andrew now have an improved learning environment following upgrades carried out at the institution. The school, which was previously operating in cramped conditions due to...
Belizean Nicola Allen, winner of the Women in Maritime Association of the Caribbean (WiMAC) logo competition.
Belizean Nicola Allen, winner of the Women in Maritime Association of the Caribbean (WiMAC) logo competition.

Belizean Wins Women in Maritime Logo Competition
Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Anne-Marie Bonner (right), presents St. Hugh’s High School with the Best Overall Trophy in the IOJ’s 2015/2016 Art and Craft in Schools Competition. The award ceremony was held on June 15 at the IOJ Lecture Hall, downtown Kingston. At 2nd right is St. Hugh’s High School teacher, Kimberlee Meir.
Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Anne-Marie Bonner (right), presents St. Hugh’s High School with the Best Overall Trophy in the IOJ’s 2015/2016 Art and Craft in Schools Competition. The award ceremony was held on June 15 at the IOJ Lecture Hall, downtown Kingston. At 2nd right is St. Hugh’s High School teacher, Kimberlee Meir.

St. Hugh’s High Cops IOJ Art and Craft Competition
Prime Minister Medal of Appreciation awardee, Ivorine Pitters (left) of the Albert Town High School in Trelawny, receives a congratulatory hug and words of encouragement from Acting Principal of the institution, Dwayne Edwards. Ms. Pitters has served the education profession for 37 years and will be presented with the award by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness during a ceremony at Kings’ House on June 23.
Prime Minister Medal of Appreciation awardee, Ivorine Pitters (left) of the Albert Town High School in Trelawny, receives a congratulatory hug and words of encouragement from Acting Principal of the institution, Dwayne Edwards. Ms. Pitters has served the education profession for 37 years and will be presented with the award by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness during a ceremony at Kings’ House on June 23.

‘I Have Touched Many’ – Veteran Educator to Receive PM’s Medal of Appreciation
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), addressing staff at the Ministry’s Region Two office in Port Antonio, Portland, on June 16.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), addressing staff at the Ministry’s Region Two office in Port Antonio, Portland, on June 16.

Gov’t to Facilitate Holistic Development of Children

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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left); Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (3rd left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (3rd right), formally open two new classrooms at Orange Bay Primary School in Portland on Thursday, June 16. Assisting them are (from left) Principal, Gwendolyn Johnson; Board Chairperson, Dionne Hunter; and Portland’s Custos Rotulorum, Hon. Lincoln Thaxter. The school is located in West Portland where Mr. Vaz is the Member of Parliament.
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Buff Bay High and Orange Bay Primary get new Classrooms

Four classrooms, valued at $23 million, have been built at Buff Bay High and Orange Bay Primary schools in Portland. Each institution has been provided with two classrooms which were constructed at a cost of $11.5 million, with funding from the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project. The additions at Buff Bay High have increased the...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), converses with Opposition Spokesman on Education, Reverend Ronald Thwaites, at the Security and Ethics Conference, held on June 14 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston.
Education

Rev. Thwaites to Co-Chair Values and Attitudes Committee

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says Opposition Spokesman on Education, Reverend Ronald Thwaites, will be co-chairing the National Values and Attitudes Committee. He told JIS News that the move is “significant”, because it is a national effort and it has to “cross boundaries, both political and social”. The Minister, who will also co-chair the...
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Education

Schools Urged to Follow Up on Benefits for Non-Academic Staff

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is urging school administrators to be vigilant in ensuring that non-teaching staff receive the benefits that they are due. He said that “somebody must take the responsibility to follow up” in order to prevent delays in the distribution of payments such as pension. The Minister was speaking during an...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left), has the attention of Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right); Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams; and Chairman of the HEART/NTA Maxine Wilson. The occasion was a Security and Ethics Conference held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on June 14.
Education

Students Urged to Take Advantage of CAP

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is calling on high-school leavers to take up the 10,000 spaces available under the Career Advancement Programme (CAP). Through the programme, offered at over 100 centres islandwide, students are provided with the opportunity for an additional two years of study in order to gain certification in a wide range...
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Education

Applications Being Accepted for Glen Bromfield/JCSA Scholarship

Applications are being accepted for the Glen Bromfield/Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) Education Trust Fund Scholarship. The scholarship is open to secondary school students in first to fifth form whose parents or guardians are members of the JCSA. General Secretary of the JCSA, Tiffany Powell, told JIS News that the concept is the brainchild of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...
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Students of Holy Childhood Preparatory jump for joy after sitting their final paper in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).
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GSAT: More Students Placed in School of Choice

More school choices enabled 81 per cent of students, who sat the 2016 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) to be placed in an institution of their preference. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said the number represents an increase of eight per cent when compared to 2015. “It is due to the fact that for...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Ruel Reid.
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Education Ministry Improving Financial Management

The Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Ruel Reid, said strategies are being implemented to strengthen the financial management of his Ministry. He was speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on June 15. Mr. Reid said that for the first time, a management accountant will be brought on board to improve financial accountability...
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