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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on April 27.

Police Urged To Increase Vigilance to Protect Children

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is urging members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to increase their vigilance in protecting the nation’s children. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Mr....

Message from the Honourable Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator Ruel Reid for Education Week May 1 – 7, 2016

Youth Ministry to Launch National Campaign in May

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative, Mr. Mark Connolly (centre), interact with Donald Quarrie High student, Shadane Balland, at a National Boys’ Forum, hosted by the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) at the Douglas Orane Auditorium at Wolmer’s Boy’s School, in Kingston, on April 26.

ICT to be Directly Incorporated into Curriculum

Director of Safety and Security in Schools, at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto, addresses the official launch of the Positive Behaviour Intervention Support (PBIS) programme, at the Black River High School, in St. Elizabeth, on April 22.

Black River High Commended for Launching PBIS Programme

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Ascot Primary Hosts Math Fair April 29

To help students get a better grasp of Mathematics and to appreciate the subject more, Ascot Primary School, in Portmore, will host its inaugural Math Fair, on Friday, April 29. The event will borrow the campaign theme of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s Education System Transformation Programme, ‘Math Counts’. Acting Principal of the school, Donna Jarrett, told JIS...

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Minister Outlines Funding of Education

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government has a fundamental position on how education is funded. “In our Charter of Rights, we have a responsibility to provide State-funded education to our youth up to the age of 18. We don’t like a structure where there are fees that impede or impair access,” the...

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Haile Selassie High to Receive a Donation of $600,000

The Haile Selassie High School, in St. Andrew, is to receive a donation of $600,000 from His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie, grandson of the late Emperor of Ethiopia, His Imperial Majesty (HIM) Haile Selassie. Announcement of the donation was made on Friday (April 22), at the annual Founder’s Day event, which was held on the lawns of the institution. The...

His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie (centre) admires an item during the opening of an exhibition commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the 1966 State visit of His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie to the Caribbean islands: Trinidad and Tobago; Barbados; Jamaica and Haiti. The event was held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters on Mona Road, Kingston on April 22. Also pictured from left are: Curator of the UWI Museum, Dr. Suzanne Francis-Brown and President of the Florida based charity and educational non-profit community outreach organization, Rootz Foundation Incorporated, “Priest Douggie”.

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His Imperial Highness Welcomes Assistance towards the Development of Ethiopia’s Education System

His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie says he will welcome assistance from Jamaican educators, in the development of the Ethiopian school system. He cited the strides that Jamaica has made in its education system, and made an appeal for support in this area. “This nation has made significant increases through its enrolment, the number of teachers, the level of training...

Assistant to the Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, Georgina Singh, studied in Mexico where she obtained a degree in Government and Political Studies with honours.

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Jamaican Benefits from Mexican Scholarship

Twenty-eight year-old Georgina Singh is proof of the successful and enduring diplomatic relationship existing between Jamaica and Mexico, over the last 50 years. Ms. Singh, a recipient of the 2005 Call for Scholarships from the Mexican Government to foreigners, is an example of the value both countries place on tertiary education. In 2006 and at age 17, Ms. Singh journeyed...

Chief Executive Officer of e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-L Jam), Avrill Crawford, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ held at the Agency’s Head Office. E-LJam has recently rebranded its online learning tool targeted at students sitting the Caribbean Secondary Examinations Certificate (CSEC) .

10 years ago Education

E-LJAM Rebrands Its Online Learning Tool

E-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam) has re-branded its internet-based learning tool targeted at students preparing for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams. The re-brand and update of what is now called the e-LJam Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) has made the online resource much more user-friendly, as it will allow students to access all of e-LJam’s resources from a single...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on April 19.

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CMI Looking to Establish Voluntary Emergency Response Unit

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) will be conducting free emergency response training for some of its students, as well as members of the communities surrounding the institution’s Palisadoes Road location. The initiative is part of the CMI’s mission to establish the first voluntary emergency response unit in Jamaica. Executive Director of the CMI, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, who addressed a JIS...