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Two of the beneficiaries of scholarships to the Sandals Corporate University, Internal Audit Manager, Sherifa Brown (left) and Group Purchasing Administrator at Sandals Resorts International, Trishone Flowers speak on the value of the training they received at the school. The ladies were addressing a JIS Think Tank in Montego Bay recently.

Sandals University Improving the Education Competencies of Its Employees

Programmes Manager at Sandals Resorts International, (SRI) with responsibility for the Sandals Corporate University, (SCU) Mark Pike says the University has been playing a major role in improving the education and technical competencies of the company’s employees. Addressing a JIS...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre) with the newly installed University of the West Indies-Western Jamaica Campus (UWI-WJC) 2016 Ambassadors at a ceremony held at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James on Friday, May 20. Pictured from left are: Wayne Cummings, Kerry-Ann Quallo-Casserly, Richard Bourke, Acting Director of UWI-WJC, Patrick Prendergast, Paula Kerr-Jarrett, Gloria Henry, Kathryn May, John Byles, Rajesh Kripalani, Richard Ferdinand.

National Values and Attitudes Committee to be Established

Students attending the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados recently visited Jamaica under the CARICOM Secretariat’s student exchange programme which is geared towards exposing CARICOM nationals on the opportunities to work, travel and do business in the region.

300 Tertiary Students Benefit from Exchange Tours

Minister of Finance and Public Service and outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Governors, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), makes a presentation to winner of the CDB 2016 VYBZING Jamaica Animated Music Video Challenge, Ikem Smith. The presentation was made during the closing ceremony of the 46th annual meeting of the CDB Board of Governors at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Thursday, May 19.

Freelance Artist Wins CDB Vybzing Animated Video Challenge

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), accepts a gift from one of 18 wards of the State, who visited the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday, May 20. At right is Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. The visit was part of a Child Month educational excursion in the Corporate Area by the South East Region of the Child Development Agency (CDA).

Wards of the State Meet PM

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Training Programme for at Risk Youth to be Implemented

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid has announced the implementation of a pilot programme which is aimed at providing education and training for disengaged students in vulnerable communities. He made the announcement at a University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus (UWI-WJC) event at Sandals Montego Bay on Friday May 20 Senator Reid said the...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaks with Principal of the Sligoville All-age School, Kareen Watson (centre); and Board Chairman, Gloria Browns-Mills, just before the start of the 175th anniversary celebration dinner at the institution in St. Catherine on May 19.

10 years ago Education

Parents Urged to Get Involved in Children’s Education

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is imploring parents to get involved in the education of their children. He noted that students do better when their parents are actively engaged in their school life. He was speaking at the Sligoville All-age School’s 175th anniversary dinner held at the institution in St. Catherine on May 19. Senator...

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Medical Marijuana Integration Day at UTech May 13

The University of Technology (UTech) will host its second Medical Marijuana Integration Day on Friday, May 13, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, is expected to deliver the keynote address, while presentations will be made by representatives of UTech, and local and international researchers. In an interview with JIS News, Programmes...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

10 years ago Education

15 Percent Salary Increase for Early Childhood Teachers

Early childhood education teachers are to benefit from a further 15 percent increase in salary this year. State Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, who made the announcement today (May 11), said the pay rise was approved by Cabinet in April. He noted that the teachers have benefitted from increases of similar amounts over the last two...

President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica, Richard Byles, with students of the Campden Early Childhood Development Centre, during the launch of Sagicor Foundation 2016 Adopt-A-School Programme on May 10 at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston. The programme seeks to assist needy early childhood institutions across the island, providing financial and other support.

10 years ago Education

Private Sector Urged to Give More Support to Early Childhood Education

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging more private sector entities to become actively involved in early childhood education. “We want more companies and NGOs to adopt our institutions. Go in and find out what are their fundamental needs and help them to meet them,” he urged. The State Minister was...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

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Voluntary Contributions Being Accommodated Under New Tuition Fee Policy

School administrators have been advised that voluntary contributions from parents and other stakeholders towards their institutions’ development will be accommodated under the Government’s proposed tuition fee policy. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who made the disclosure, emphasized, however, that contributions sought should not be regarded as mandatory payments. Additionally, he said the Ministry would be “strongly”...

10 years ago Education

Government’s Tuition Fee Policy Deemed Sustainable

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is confident that the Government can sustain the proposed tuition fee policy which takes effect at the start of the 2016/17 academic year, in September. He gave this assurance while addressing school board chairpersons, principals and bursars at a special meeting to discuss the policy, at the Jamaica Conference Centre...