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

Education Ministry Looks to Make Foreign Languages Compulsory Up to Grade Nine

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is looking to make foreign languages compulsory for students from grades one to nine. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said the move forms part of the Ministry’s foreign language policy in...

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

Education Ministry Updates Nation on School Operations and Hurricane Matthew

State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), greets Vice President of Capital Markets and Fund Management at Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited, Kevin Donaldson. Occasion was a luncheon to promote the Stock Market Game to high school teachers, held on September 30 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Looking on is Senior Marketing Officer, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Michael Johnson.

Education State Minister Endorses Stock Market Game

President of the Rotary Club of Spanish Town, Mr. Desmond Hutchinson (left), presents a plaque to Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Mr. Robert Miller, after he addressed the club’s meeting on September 27 at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston.

Steady GSAT Pass Rates in Maths and English Over Four Years

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the launch of the Access to Information (ATI) Unit’s National High School Essay Competition at Jamaica House on September 27. Seated at right is Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, while Public Education Manager, ATI Unit, Prudence Barnes, observes the proceedings.

ATI Act Ensures Transparency and Accountability – Green

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Parents Urged to Complete GSAT Registration Form

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is imploring parents and guardians whose children will sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in 2017 to ensure that they complete the registration or entry form by the deadlines set by the schools. The Ministry, in a statement, said parents should now be in the process of completing the document. Parents, who...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), examines a Jamaica College branded draw-string bag, which is among items for sale inside the newly refurbished stationery and memorabilia shop, which was reopened on September 27. Others (from left) are PTA President, Errol Holmes; Group Chief Financial Officer, Jamaica National, Curtis Martin, and School Captain, Malik Morrison.

10 years ago Education

Education Ministry Sets Up Corporate Financial Committee

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has established a Corporate Finance Committee to improve its financial management system. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure at the reopening of the Jamaica College Parent-Teacher Association’s (PTA) stationery and memorabilia shop at the Old Hope Road-based institution on September 27. Chief Executive Officer of Proven Management Limited, Christopher...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), interacts with students at the Four Campbell’s Academy, on Booby Drive, in his West Central St. Andrew Constituency,on September 27. Mr. Holness presented books and other educational materials to the school, donated by the Palmyra Foundation.

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Prime Minister Says More Children Have Access to Education

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says with the addition of new classrooms in the early-childhood sector by the administration, more children will have access to education without paying fees. He said that in keeping with the constitutional provision, which guarantees children access to pre-primary education, tuition free, the Government has been expanding early-childhood spaces to ensure that quality...

National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, provides details about the mathematics pilot project for parents to be implemented in November, during a JIS Think Tank on September 27.

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Math Project for Parents to be Implemented November

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be implementing its mathematics pilot project for parents in November. The US$500,000 initiative, which will involve some 1,800 families in Clarendon, is aimed at helping parents develop competence in math in order to better support their children’s learning in the subject area. It will target parents of children in grades one and...

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Special Olympics Ambassador, Lucy Meyer (centre), is embraced by Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Foundation, Samantha Chantrielle (right), while Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, looks on. The occasion was the recent official opening of a centre of excellence at the Montego Bay Learning Centre in Catherine Hall, St. James.

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UNICEF Ambassador Urges Greater Support for Children with Disabilities

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Special Olympics Ambassador, Lucy Meyer, believes that youngsters with intellectual disabilities are capable of having normal lives if given the opportunity. She was giving the keynote address at the recent opening of a centre of excellence at the Montego Bay Learning Centre in Catherine Hall, St. James. The 17-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, USA,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses September 23

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Schools Reminded Not to Bar Students for Non-Payment of Fees

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reminding school boards and administrators that no child should be denied access for non-payment of fees. Addressing September 23's sitting of the Senate, Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said that strong action will be taken against any school board that breaches the Ministry’s funding guidelines. He said that while no...

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.

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Schools Urged to Report Staff Shortage and Other Needs

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is appealing to school principals to provide information on staff shortage and other necessities so that they can be speedily addressed. In an interview with JIS News, Minister Reid said that at all times needs will exist, but that the schools must provide the information to the Ministry so...