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President of the Rotary Club of Spanish Town, Mr. Desmond Hutchinson (left), presents a plaque to Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Mr. Robert Miller, after he addressed the club’s meeting on September 27 at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston.

Steady GSAT Pass Rates in Maths and English Over Four Years

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting steady pass rates in the number of students who sat Mathematics and English in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) over the past four years. Senior Advisor/Consultant to the Minister of...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the launch of the Access to Information (ATI) Unit’s National High School Essay Competition at Jamaica House on September 27. Seated at right is Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, while Public Education Manager, ATI Unit, Prudence Barnes, observes the proceedings.

ATI Act Ensures Transparency and Accountability – Green

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), examines a Jamaica College branded draw-string bag, which is among items for sale inside the newly refurbished stationery and memorabilia shop, which was reopened on September 27. Others (from left) are PTA President, Errol Holmes; Group Chief Financial Officer, Jamaica National, Curtis Martin, and School Captain, Malik Morrison.

Education Ministry Sets Up Corporate Financial Committee

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), interacts with students at the Four Campbell’s Academy, on Booby Drive, in his West Central St. Andrew Constituency,on September 27. Mr. Holness presented books and other educational materials to the school, donated by the Palmyra Foundation.

Prime Minister Says More Children Have Access to Education

National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, provides details about the mathematics pilot project for parents to be implemented in November, during a JIS Think Tank on September 27.

Math Project for Parents to be Implemented November

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Parents Urged to Complete GSAT Registration Form

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is imploring parents and guardians whose children will sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in 2017 to ensure that they complete the registration or entry form by the deadlines set by the schools. The Ministry, in a statement, said parents should now be in the process of completing the document. Parents, who...

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Special Olympics Ambassador, Lucy Meyer (centre), is embraced by Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Foundation, Samantha Chantrielle (right), while Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, looks on. The occasion was the recent official opening of a centre of excellence at the Montego Bay Learning Centre in Catherine Hall, St. James.

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UNICEF Ambassador Urges Greater Support for Children with Disabilities

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Special Olympics Ambassador, Lucy Meyer, believes that youngsters with intellectual disabilities are capable of having normal lives if given the opportunity. She was giving the keynote address at the recent opening of a centre of excellence at the Montego Bay Learning Centre in Catherine Hall, St. James. The 17-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, USA,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses September 23

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Schools Reminded Not to Bar Students for Non-Payment of Fees

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reminding school boards and administrators that no child should be denied access for non-payment of fees. Addressing September 23's sitting of the Senate, Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said that strong action will be taken against any school board that breaches the Ministry’s funding guidelines. He said that while no...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a back-to-school press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on August 31.

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Schools Urged to Report Staff Shortage and Other Needs

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is appealing to school principals to provide information on staff shortage and other necessities so that they can be speedily addressed. In an interview with JIS News, Minister Reid said that at all times needs will exist, but that the schools must provide the information to the Ministry so...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), is joined by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat, as they display the Development Goals of the organisation at the UNDP’s Social Good Summit, held on September 19, at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston.

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Education Curriculum Realigned to Benefit the Youth

The Government has realigned the education curriculum to ensure that the nation’s youth are equipped for changes in the job market, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. Mr. Green said the innovative curriculum is technology-based, putting students at the centre of education, so that they will be able to cope with...

Foster parents from the parishes of St. James, Hanover, Trelawny and Westmoreland at a Child Development Agency-organised meeting held on September 15 at the West Jamaica Seventh-day Adventist Conference Centre inMount Salem, St. James.

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State Minister Lauds Foster-Parents in Western Jamaica

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has lauded the hundreds of foster-parents in western Jamaica for their love and care to wards of the State over the years. “We are grateful for the services that you provide and I want you to understand that you are critical and important to us and...

$Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), greets Director of the Centre of Innovation in Mathematics Teaching at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, Professor David Burghes (centre). Occasion was a press briefing to present the findings of a study on improving students’ performance in mathematics at the primary school level in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), at The Mico University College on September 13. At right is Pro-Chancellor of The Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying.$

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Education Ministry Welcomes Study to Improve Performance in Mathematics

The Education, Youth and Information Ministry is welcoming the findings of a recently concluded study, designed to provide solutions to improving students’ performance in mathematics at the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) level. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said the pilot project, undertaken by The Mico University College, represents another strategy by his Ministry to “ramp up” the...