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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President, Norman Allen (second left), at the JTA’s 15th Annual Education Conference, held at the Jewel Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort, in St. Ann, on March 29.

Civics to be Re-Introduced in Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the teaching of civics will be re-introduced in schools. He emphasised that national awareness is an important part of a child’s development, and the teaching of civics must...

Executive Director of the Jamaican Association on Intellectual Disabilities, Christine Rodriguez (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, yesterday (March 29). Others (from left) are: Development Manager, Marilyn McKoy (left) and President, Sonia Jackson.

JAID Calls for Assessment of More Children

Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Mrs. Antonica Gunter-Gayle, interacts with young children enrolled in the programme, at the Stimulation Plus (STIM-PLUS) Child Development Centre, in Kingston.

ESP Meeting the Needs of Children With Disabilities

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Maurice Smith, who has penned a book to improve leadership in schools.

Permanent Secretary Publishes Book to Improve Leadership in Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, reads over his notes prior to the start of Tuesday’s (March 22) Post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of Prime Minister in Kingston.

Extra Paper Will Be Available for CXC Candidates

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ECC to Offer City and Guilds Certification for Security Guards

Security guards will soon receive training which will enable them to seek employment in the Caribbean and Europe. Evening and week-end classes for a 12-week training programme are scheduled to begin in May 2016 at the Excelsior Community College (ECC) main campus, 137 Mountain View Avenue, Kingston 3. The school is collaborating with Security Administrators Limited (SAL) to start the...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), looks on as Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Masanori Nakano (centre), and Warsop Primary School Principal, Stephanie Codling-Smith, display the signed agreement for a $10. 2 million grant to undertake upgrading works at the school. The grant signing and handing over ceremony was held at the Ambassador’s residence in St. Andrew on March 24.

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Japan Provides $10 Million Grant for Upgrading of Warsop Primary

Work is set to commence next month on the renovation of classrooms and other facilities at the Warsop Primary School in South Trelawny. The improvement work is being undertaken through a $10. 2 million grant from the Government of Japan under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects. In addition to the upgrading of the classrooms, the project will...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), converses with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Maurice Smith (left), at the official launch of the Alternative Pathways to Secondary Education (APSE), held on March 23, at the Regional headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona. At right is international education expert, Dr. Richard Villa.

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Government Launches APSE to Help Students

The Government has launched the Alternative Pathways to Secondary Education (APSE), which will provide students with additional and improved teaching programmes. Under APSE, instruction will be based on tailored curricula, enabling each learner to perform to his/her fullest potential, based on aptitude, interest and ability. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said the new programme...

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CXC Students Will Receive Extra Answer Sheets if Needed

Minister of Education, Youth and Information Ruel Reid announced on Tuesday (March 22) that students sitting Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) external exams will be provided with extra answer sheets, if they need them. Speaking at the Jamaica House post-Cabinet press briefing on Tuesday, Minister Reid disclosed that the Education Ministry had “been in touch” with CXC to allay concerns that...

10 years ago Education

CXC Exam Booklets Have Extra Space for Writing Answers

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, along with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), has been made aware of the concerns of stakeholders regarding the provision of extra answer sheets to candidates sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). CXC and the Ministry wish to state the following: The issue of the extra...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), observes while Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (centre) and Principal of the Clarendon based Rock River Primary School, Marcia Ankle, display the agreement for a grant of $10 million, to build a learning centre at the institution. The agreement was signed at the Japanese Embassy, in St. Andrew, on March 22.

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Rock River Primary to get Learning Centre

The Rock River Primary School, in Clarendon, has been awarded a grant of $10 million by the Japanese Government, to build a learning centre. Under the project, to be completed over the next six months, a library and a computer room will be constructed at the institution. Speaking at the signing ceremony for the fund, at the Embassy of Japan,...

Director of Safety and Security in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Coleridge Minto, provides details about the ‘Drop, Cover, Hold’ (DCH) earthquake simulation exercise to be undertaken in 300 schools on March 22 and 23. Looking on is Programme Director, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas, Dr. Katherine Ellins. ASP Minto was addressing a recent Think Tank at the JIS’ head office in Kingston.

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300 Schools to Stage Earthquake Drills

Some 300 schools in Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Thomas and St. Catherine, will simultaneously stage earthquake drills on March 22 and 23, as part of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management’s (ODPEM) ‘Drop, Cover, Hold’ (DCH) campaign. The simulation exercise involves collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank,...