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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.

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...

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

Jamaican Students Grateful for Medical Scholarships

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.

Jamaica College Gets New Dormitory

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’.

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

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

Teachers Trained for New National Standard Curriculum

10 years ago Education

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...

10 years ago Education

Foster Child Looks Forward to High School

Twelve-year-old Shannel* is looking forward to the new school year, when she will embark on a new chapter of her life at Mount Alvernia High School in St. James. She is determined to maintain the same level of focus and motivation that allowed her to excel at her Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) examinations, which she sat in March. “I...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

10 years ago Education

Literacy Target Surpassed by Grade 4 Students

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the target set by the Ministry for mastery in literacy among grade 4 primary school students has been surpassed. Addressing the annual graduation exercise at the Parottee Primary School in St. Elizabeth recently, Mr. Green said there is an 86 per cent literacy mastery among the students. The State...

Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson, who represented Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at Monday’s (July 11) Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) exposition at Morant Villas in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, to mark World Population Day. The event was held under the theme ‘Investing in Teenage Girls; Engaging Men and Boys’. (FILE)

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Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence

The Government remains committed to ongoing implementation of strategies to eliminate gender-based violence and discrimination. Notable among these are provisions in the National Policy for Gender Equality; the proposed National Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence; as well as the Caribbean Community/United Nations Population Fund (CARICOM/UNFPA) Integrated Strategic Framework, which targets a 20 per cent reduction in adolescent/teenage pregnancies in...

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (right), speaks with graduates of the International Recognised Qualifications (IIRQ) (from left) Tyler Colquhoun, Jodina Crooks,and Raheem Brown, while the Institute’s Director and Principal, Professor Gossett Oliver, looks on. The occasion was the IIRQ

10 years ago Education

All Students to Sit Technical Subject in June 2017

Come June 2017, all high-school students will be required to sit a technical or vocational subject in their exit examinations. Those subjects will be done in conjunction with four others, including Mathematics and English Language. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, made the disclosure at the graduation ceremony for Career Advancement Programme...

Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) Vice President, David Powell (left), offers advice to Career Advancement Programme (CAP) participants during the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) graduation ceremony at the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ), downtown Kingston on July 7. Mr. Powell, who is a CMI Board Director, was the guest speaker.

10 years ago Education

CAP Graduates Urged to Seek Employment, Higher Education

Graduates of the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) are being encouraged to use the skills learnt for employment or to access higher education. Director of CAP in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Kenesha Campbell, made the call during her address at the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) CAP graduation ceremony at the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ), downtown Kingston, on July...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), and Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), present a trophy to the top girl and boy at John Rollins Success Primary School, Kesenia Lyttle (2nd left); and Christopher Lee. Occasion was the school’s graduation ceremony held recently, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

10 years ago Education

Schools Urged to Make Use of GSAT Profiles

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is urging school principals to review the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) student profiles that accompany the results, and make the necessary adjustments in order to address challenges. Every student, who sits GSAT, receives a profile, which outlines how they performed in each of the areas in which they...