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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s (JTA) Golden Torch Award ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on July 6.

Schools will be Adequately Resourced – Green

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is committed to ensuring that schools are adequately resourced for the commencement of the 2016/17 school year. He noted that already, over $1.4 billion in tuition support...

Eighteen-year old Shackoyla Crooks of Godfrey Stewart High School in Westmoreland, receives a congratulatory hug from Chairman, NCMC, Dr. Pauline Mullings. Shackoyla was the top student at the National Child Month Committee’s (NCMC) Youth Academic Achievement Award ceremony held recently, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

High Achiever Urges Students to Shine where they are Placed

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presents the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation (PMMA) for Service to Education to Dr. Gilzene Fearon, during the awards ceremony at Jamaica House last year. (File)

Dr. Gilzene Fearon – The Consummate Educator

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left), shares light conversation with (from left) Deputy Manager of Jamaica-German Automotive School (JAGAS), Kevin Baxter; Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Curacao, Hon. Irene Dick; Education Consultant at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Carole Powell; and former United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director, Dr. Simon Clarke. The occasion was the opening ceremony of UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning Conference at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James, on July 1.

Education Key to Country’s Prosperity – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) in conversation with Education Consultant at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Carole Powell, during the opening ceremony of the UNESCO CONFINTEA V1 Sub-Regional Follow-up Meeting for the Caribbean, held recently in Montego Bay. The meeting was held under the theme ‘Enhancing lifelong learning opportunities for youth and adults in the Caribbean’.

Teachers Must be Well Trained – Education Minister

Graduates of the Abilities Foundation perform a song at the graduation ceremony held on June 30 at New Life Assembly of God, Kingston.

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Abilities Foundation Testing Site for Microsoft Literacy Certification

The Abilities Foundation is now the testing site for Microsoft Literacy Certification for persons with disabilities. Managing Director of the Foundation, Susan Hamilton, made the disclosure, during the institution’s graduation ceremony held on June 30 at New Life Assembly of God, Kingston. Miss Hamilton informed that Sutherland Global Services approached the Abilities Foundation to become its testing site for members...

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CMI to Offer Summer Camp Skills Training Programme

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) is offering a wide ranging skills training programme, targeting young people, during this year’s staging of its annual summer camp which runs from July 11 to 29. The engagements include: first aid; logistics; fire awareness; seamanship; and activities focusing on renewable energy systems. The three-week camp, which is organized by the School of Advanced Skills...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing delegates attending the closing ceremony for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA V1) Sub-Regional Follow-up Caribbean Meeting, at the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay on Friday, July 1. The two-day conference, which ran from June 30 to July 1, was held under the theme - ‘Enhancing Lifelong Learning Opportunities for Youth and Adults in the Caribbean’.

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Adult Education Deemed Pivotal to Advancing Caribbean Development

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has underscored the importance of adult education and lifelong learning to the growth and development of the Caribbean’s economies and people. Mr. Green noted that while the region boasts documented supporting research, countries must act to ensure this conclusion materializes. In this regard, the State Minister has endorsed a proposal...

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Public Invited to Digital Art Exhibition and Panel Discussion

The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) is inviting members of the public to attend a digital art panel discussion this Saturday (July 2). The event is scheduled to start at 1 pm at the entity’s 12 Ocean Boulevard headquarters, downtown Kingston. Patrons will also have the opportunity to participate in a discussion on the potential of digital art and its...

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Gaps in Training Needs for Workforce Being Identified

The HEART Trust/NTA is partnering with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to identify the gaps in the training needs for the workforce. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says he has also requested the private sector to highlight the areas of need. Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme, ‘Issues and Answers’ recently, the Minister...

Principal of the Ardenne High School, Nadine Molloy, (left) is assisted by Geoscientist and Fulbright Core Scholar, Dr. Katherine Ellins (2nd left), in cutting the ribbon to open the school

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High School Students to Assist in Monitoring Earthquakes

The country’s ability to detect, monitor and prepare for earthquakes is being strengthened through the input of secondary-school students. This is being facilitated under the Jamaican Educational Seismic Network (JAESN), which involves collaboration between the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Earthquake Unit and Geoscientist and Fulbright Core Scholar, Dr. Katherine Ellins. Under JAESN, seismograph stations are to be installed...

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JA to Host Conference on Adult Education

Jamaica in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will host the International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA) in Montego Bay, St. James, from June 30 to July 1. Education Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and senior education experts from 14 Caribbean countries will gather at Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall Hotel, to participate in the CONFINTEA VI Sub-Regional...