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

Schools to Get More Money for Maintenance

Infant, all-age, primary and junior secondary schools across the island are to benefit from a 90 per cent increase in maintenance grants at the beginning of the new school term in September. The announcement came from Education, Youth and Information...

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), is in light discussion with (from left) motivational speaker, Dr. Leachim Semaj; Director of Children’s Affairs at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Grace-Ann Stewart McFarlane; and Director of Finance Management, Accounting and Services at CDA, Michelle McIntosh. Occasion was a recognition ceremony for wards of the State, who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and Grade Nine Achievement Test (GNAT), held on August 18 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

CDA Head Pleased with GSAT, GNAT Results

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), in discussion with President, EduCom Co-operative Credit Union Limited, C. Leopold Nesbeth, during the credit union’s 2016 scholarship awards ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, yesterday (August 18).

Education State Minister calls for more Corporate Partners

Brand Manager at Facey Commodity Company, Shellian Thompson (right), interacts with three top Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students who have been awarded scholarships valued at $50,000 each by the company. The awardees are (from left) Michaelia Nesbeth of Old Harbour Bay Primary School; Jessica Simms, St. Richard’s Primary School; and Roan Maye, Black River Primary School. The occasion was a presentation luncheon, held on August 18, at The Knutford Court Hotel, in St. Andrew. Others pictured are Business Development Manager with the company, Pernal Ellington (2nd right), and Orville Butler (3rd right), another manager with Facey.

Three Top GSAT Students Receive Scholarships

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is in discussion with State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, at a press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston yesterday (August 18), to reveal the results of the 2016 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination.

Improved Passes in 13 CSEC Subjects

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), reveals the results of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination at a press conference held on August 18 at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. Looking on is State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.

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Education Ministry to Address Decline in CSEC Math Passes

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be implementing a number of initiatives to address the decline in mathematics passes in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination. The pass rate for mathematics was 47.7 per cent, which is a 14.3 percentage point decrease compared to 2015. Speaking at a press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices...

President of the Nita’s Kids Foundation, Cutie King (right), along with its Founder, Trenita Robinson (left), hand over school bags to children at a back-to-school fair held in Top Mountain, St. Catherine, on August 6. Over 500 children were provided with educational items at the event.

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Parents in Rural St. Catherine Receive Back to School Supplies

Several communities in rural St. Catherine have benefitted from the distribution of 500 back to school supplies, provided by the United States based, non-profit organisation, Nita’s Kids Foundation. The organisation which was founded in 2013, held a back to school fair in Top Mountain St. Catherine on August 6. President of the group, Cutie King, says despite the demanding task...

Minister of Education Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), converses with the 2015 Rich Ambassador at Albert Town High School, Tiandra Lewis (left), while Guidance Counsellor at the school, Kereen Stewart (right), looks on. Occasion was a forum organized by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), held recently at the Versalles Hotel, in May Pen, Clarendon.

10 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

Albert Town High Reports Success Under PBIS

Officials at the Albert Town High School are reporting a decrease in anti-social activities, and an increase in the academic performance of students, since the implementation of the Positive Behavioural Intervention and Support (PBIS) programme at the institution. The programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, which is aimed at establishing the behavioural support and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C Hutchinson addresses staff at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) offices in Catherine Hall, St. James on Thursday, August 11. The Ministry is to assist 196 primary schools in setting up vegetable gardens during the upcoming 2016/17 academic school year.

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Gov’t to Assist 196 Schools with Vegetable Gardens

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is to assist 196 primary schools in setting up vegetable gardens during the upcoming 2016/17 academic school year. Portfolio Minister in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson says the government will be installing security fencing and providing inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, seedlings, as well as the necessary pesticides and water fixtures at...

Their Excellencies the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) and Lady Allen (left), pose with scholarship and financial grants awardees following a presentation ceremony at King’s House on August 12. At centre, is recipient of the Sir Patrick and Lady Allen 40th Anniversary Scholarship valued at $1,380,580, University of Technology (UTech) student, Simone Dwyer. The other awardees (from second left), who are first and second runners-up for the award, Raymond Stewart, and Lacy-Ann Green were presented with financial grants of $459,060 and $175,000 respectively to complete their studies.

10 years ago Education

UTech Students Receive Scholarship and Grants

A scholarship and financial grants totalling $2 million have been awarded to three university students by their Excellencies the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen. The students, who are pursuing Bachelor of Science (BSc) degrees at the University of Technology (UTech), were presented with the funds during a ceremony at King’s House on Friday, August 12. Simone Dwyer,...

10 years ago EducationTourism

Tourism Internship Programme Prepares Young People for Jobs

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the ‘Spruce Up Jamaica’ tourism summer internship programme has been playing a major role in providing well-trained and dedicated professionals for the hospitality sector. Under the programme, which was launched in the summer of 2008, young people ages 17 to 25, are placed in tourism-related entities where they are trained in various areas of...

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Education Stakeholders Call on Parents to Make Voluntary Contribution to Schools

The Government is insistent that no child, particularly at the secondary level, should be denied access to education, prompting its decision to remove auxiliary fees for these institutions. Under this new policy, which comes into effect at the start of the 2016/17 academic year in September, the administration has increased its total annual funding to high schools from $2.6 billion...