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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the 5th Biennial General Meeting of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), held at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School in Santa Cruz on Saturday, July 23.

Every School Must Have Functional PTA – Senator Reid

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry will be working with the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) to ensure that there is a functional PTA in every school. He informed that the establishment...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (standing 2nd right) observes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the provision of capacity building and development support to beneficiaries under the HEART Trust/NTA’s Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Programme. The signatories are Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (seated 2nd left); and Executive Director of the Heart Trust NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (seated 2nd right). Others looking on (seated from left) are Manager, Business Advisory Services, JBDC, Althea West-Myers and Senior Director, Workforce Development and Employment, Heart Trust/ NTA, Denworth Finnikin. Standing (from left) are Director General, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown; and Chairman, HEART Trust/ NTA Board, Maxine Wilson. The MoU was signed at the launch of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Programme on July 21 at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.

Heart/NTA Provides $14.23 Million in Grant Funding to MSMEs

Wife of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Mrs. Sharon Rowley (centre), listens intently as Norman Manley Law School student, Kathrina Watson (right), shares a matter of interest. Also pictured is the institution’s Principal, Carol Aina. Mrs. Rowley visited the facility at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus in St. Andrew, yesterday (July 20). The tour, which also included the Faculty of Law, formed part of the itinerary of Mrs. Rowley and her husband, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, who are in the island for an official visit.

Mrs. Rowley Impressed With Norman Manley Law School

Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley (centre) is being congratulated by Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles (right) following Dr. Rowley’s induction in the Prime Minister’s Park of Honour located on the grounds of the UWI, Mona in St. Andrew yesterday (July 20). At left is Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.The park is used to honour UWI graduates, who are or have served as Heads of Government.

T&T PM Inducted into Park of Honour at UWI

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Senator Reid Wants More Teachers to be Trained in Special Education

Governor of Tottori Prefecture, Japan, Shinji Hirai (right), presents Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Councillor Bertel Moore with the Key to the City of Tottori Prefecture, during a ceremony at the Couples Swept Away Resort in Negril on Sunday, July 17.

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Savanna-La-Mar Mayor Gets Key to City of Tottori Prefecture

Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, was on Sunday (July 17) presented with the Key to the City of Tottori Prefecture, Japan by the city’s Governor, Shinji Hirai. The presentation, which took place during a welcome reception for Governor Hirai and members of his delegation at the Couples Swept Away Resort in Negril, is in recognition of Mayor Moore’s work...

Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (second left) shares a light moment with (from left) Pro-Chancellor, The Mico University College, Neville Ying; Director, Communications and Public Relations, IBM Canada, Joanne Fortin, and General Manager, IBM World Corporation, Jamaica, Gordon Foote. Occasion was the official opening of a five-day training camp to introduce Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based methodologies to address teaching and learning challenges within the education sector. The ceremony was held at The Mico University College on July 18.

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Mico Hosts STEM Training Camp

The Mico University College is hosting a five-day training camp to introduce Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based methodologies to address teaching and learning challenges within the education sector. This is being done in partnership with IBM Canada and IBM World Trade Corporation (Jamaica). The workshop, to be attended by teachers and students, is being held from July 18-22...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents Principal of Frankfield Primary and Infant School, Marcia Lewis-Brown, with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education in June.

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Principal Transforms Frankfield Primary and Infant School

Marcia Lewis-Brown began her journey as an educator in 1983 with the desire to be the best, a goal many will agree she has achieved. With passion, love and commitment, Mrs. Lewis-Brown entered the classroom in that year at Pratville Primary and Infant School, in Manchester, where she spent 22 years sharpening her skills and being moulded into a servant...

Shannoy Powell is grateful after receiving her scholarship to pursue medical studies in Cuba under the Jamaica/Cuba Cooperation Programme.

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Jamaican Students Grateful for Medical Scholarships

University student, Nicholas Campbell is extremely delighted to receive a scholarship to pursue a medical degree in Cuba. He is one of eight young Jamaicans who will leave the island in August to pursue studies under the Cuba-Jamaica Cooperation Programme for the academic year 2016-2017. The other students are Sanja Bonnick, Shanize Shanna-Kay Stewart, Brittnie Dahlia Paul-Ann Lee, Nicholas Hugh...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), having a light exchange with Chairman of the Jamaica College Foundation, Hon. R. Danny Williams at the official opening of the Mayer Matalon Dormitory at the college on July 14. Others (from second left) are Acting Principal of Jamaica College, Wayne Robinson and Chairman, Jamaica College Board of Governors, Michael Bernard.

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Jamaica College Gets New Dormitory

The Mayer Matalon Dormitory at Jamaica College (JC) was officially opened on July 14, during a ceremony at the Old Hope Road institution. The facility, which is able to house 72 students, was named after Mayer Matalon, an outstanding former Jamaica College student who went on to become one of Jamaica’s leading financial visionaries. In his remarks, Minister of Education,...

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Scholarships for Persons to Teach Mathematics and Science

In its bid to boost the cadre of Mathematics and Science teachers, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MEYI) is offering scholarships to 500 suitably qualified persons. They are being offered in collaboration with The Mico University College, and include 200 Mathematics Education, 200 Science Education and 100 Technical Vocational Education scholarships. The scholarships will cover full tuition, support...

Director and Representative, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Katherine Grigsby (left), listens attentively to Everton Hannam, Secretary General, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO. Occasion was the Cluster Meeting of the Caribbean National Commissions for UNESCO, held last week, at the Hyatt Ziva Resort in Rosehall, St. James under the theme: ‘Caribbean in Action for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals’.

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National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) Celebrates 10 Years

The National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Established in 2006 as one of the principal elements under the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP), the association’s mandate is to get parents more involved in the running of schools and the education of their children. President of the NPTAJ, Everton Hannam, says the exclusion of...