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Principal of the Ardenne High School, Nadine Molloy, (left) is assisted by Geoscientist and Fulbright Core Scholar, Dr. Katherine Ellins (2nd left), in cutting the ribbon to open the school's seismograph station. Others (from third left) are Director of Urban and Regional Planning in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry Martin; Head of the Department of Geography and Geology at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Simon Mitchell; and Counselor for Public Affairs at the United States Embassy, Joshua Polacheck. The station, which is the first of six to be installed in high schools across the island, forms part of the Jamaican Educational Seismic Network (JAESN) which was launched during a recent ceremony at the school's St. Andrew location.

High School Students to Assist in Monitoring Earthquakes

The country’s ability to detect, monitor and prepare for earthquakes is being strengthened through the input of secondary-school students. This is being facilitated under the Jamaican Educational Seismic Network (JAESN), which involves collaboration between the University of the West Indies’...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Grade Nine Diagnostic Test to be Introduced 2019

President, Junior Achievement Jamaica (JA Jamaica), Alphie Mullings-Aiken (left) and Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake, display a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) bearing their signatures, which will see them partnering to develop agricultural/agri-business-focused material for incorporation into JA Jamaica’s Junior Achievement Company of Entrepreneurs (JACE) initiative. The signing took place during a ceremony at JA Biz Town, Caenwood Centre in Kingston, on June 27.

45,000 Students to Benefit from Entrepreneurship Programme

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

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

10 years ago Education

Gaps in Training Needs for Workforce Being Identified

The HEART Trust/NTA is partnering with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to identify the gaps in the training needs for the workforce. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says he has also requested the private sector to highlight the areas of need. Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme, ‘Issues and Answers’ recently, the Minister...

10 years ago Education

JA to Host Conference on Adult Education

Jamaica in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will host the International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA) in Montego Bay, St. James, from June 30 to July 1. Education Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and senior education experts from 14 Caribbean countries will gather at Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall Hotel, to participate in the CONFINTEA VI Sub-Regional...

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.

10 years ago Education

Schools Urged to Keep Down Registration Cost

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, is advising school administrators to keep the cost of registration packages between $1,000 and $5,000. Making the call, Senior Advisor at the Ministry, Robert Miller, said they have received reports that some schools are charging exorbitant sums, when the mandate of the Government is to make the cost to parents “minimal”. He said...

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.

10 years ago EducationLocal Government

Alexandria Gets New Branch Library

The community of Alexandria, in St Ann, now boasts a new branch library, provided through the collaboration of the St. Ann Parish Council, the Jamaica Library Service and the Government of Japan. Funding for the project ($6 million), was made available under the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project, while the land on which the building...

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.

10 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

Cuba Awards 8 Medical Scholarships

Eight young Jamaicans have been awarded medical scholarships to study in Cuba for the 2016-2017 academic year, under the Cuba-Jamaica Cooperation Programme. Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez, presented the scholarships to the awardees on June 24, at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba, in Kingston. In his remarks, Ambassador Hernandez said the programme has helped...

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.

10 years ago EducationTechnology

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,...

10 years ago Education

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...