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Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Robert Miller, delivering the keynote address at the recent school-leaving ceremony for the Tarrant Primary School, in St. Andrew, held at Fellowship Church, in the parish.

Youth Encouraged to Include Vocational Education

The nation’s youth are being encouraged to include vocational education with their chosen professions for greater employment prospects. Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Robert Miller, said students at high schools and their parents should decide...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents Principal of Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School, Raymond Munroe, with a medal of appreciation during the annual Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education ceremony, on June 23 at Jamaica House.

Principal Gets PM’s Medal of Appreciation

Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Robert Miller, delivering the keynote address at the 2016 graduation ceremony for the Tarrant Primary School, held at the Hope Fellowship Church, in St. Andrew, on June 23.

Schools Urged to Keep Down Registration Cost

Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (2nd left), signs the visitors’ book at the Alexandria Branch Library which was officially opened on June 22. The library was constructed with funds from Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project. Member of Parliament for St Ann South West, Zavia Mayne (left) and President of the Northern Caribbean University, Dr Trevor Gardner (right), share the moment.

Alexandria Gets New Branch Library

Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez (right) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, observe the signing of the Code of Ethics by Shanoy Yanique Powell, who received a medical scholarship to study in Cuba. The occasion was the official presentation of medical scholarships to eight young Jamaicans on Friday (June 24) at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Jamaica, in Kingston.

Cuba Awards 8 Medical Scholarships

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), presents the winning trophy to Campion College team members (from second left), Jenine Shepherd, Jillian Edwards and Maliic Graham, who copped first place in the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Schools Energy Programme competition, at the awards ceremony on June 24, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston.

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Young Jamaicans Urged to Join Energy Revolution

Young Jamaicans have been urged to join the energy revolution and pursue careers in the renewable industry. Making the call, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says meeting the global demand for renewable energy by 2030 could result in 24 million jobs worldwide, and Jamaica’s youth need to be part of that development. The Minister,...

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Cultural Workshops for Young Jamaicans

Young Jamaicans will have an opportunity to develop their talents this summer in a series of cultural workshops organized by the Programmes Coordination Division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ). The focus will be on developing the talents of the six to 18 year olds in the visual and performing arts. Workshops are scheduled to take place at the Greater...

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Workers Invited to MIND Workshop

Employees in the public and private sectors are invited to enroll in the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) State Protocol and Business Etiquette workshop, scheduled to take place June 28 to July 6 at the MIND Campus, Old Hope Road. The workshop is aimed at equipping the participants with the necessary skills and confidence to express appropriate behaviours and...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), accepts a plant from Carolyn Sangster, on behalf of members of the graduating class of 2016 at the Black River Preparatory School in St. Elizabeth. Mr. Green was guest speaker at the ceremony, which took place on Thursday, June 23.

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Support for Primary-School Students

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says he will be placing much emphasis on supporting primary-school students across the constituency. Addressing the annual graduation ceremony of the Black River Preparatory School in St. Elizabeth on June 23, Mr. Green said this is aimed at encouraging excellence among the students. “As Member of Parliament for South West...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, shakes hands with 33-year veteran in the education sector, Geraldine Allen (third right, front row), as he congratulates recipients of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to education following the ceremony at Jamaica House on June 23.

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PM Hails Nation’s Teachers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed and extended gratitude to the country’s educators who he said, continue to go “above and beyond” for the development of the nation’s children. He was speaking at a ceremony held on Thursday (June 23) on the lawns of Jamaica House, where 40 educators were awarded the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), greets students of the Sunrise Early Childhood Development Centre, at a graduation ceremony, held at the St. Richard of Chichester Roman Catholic Church located on Red Hills Road, on June 23.

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Education Minister Calls for Partnership

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called for continued support and partnership in the education of the nation’s students. “There are some parents who think that all you have to do is to plant the children at school and leave it all up to the teachers,” the Minister said. He was speaking at the...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna Marie Rowe (right) presents a plaque to Shamar Bennett, student at the Salvation Army School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Kingston. The occasion was the National Child Month Committee’s 2016 Youth Academic Achievement Award ceremony held on June 22 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

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Students of Non-Traditional High Schools Honoured

Sixteen students from non-traditional high schools across the island have been honoured by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) for outstanding performance in their external examinations. At the NCMC’s 2016 Youth Academic Achievement Award (YAAA) ceremony held on June 22 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, the students were presented with certificates, plaques, and gift baskets. The top...