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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

Rock River Primary to get Learning Centre
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.
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.

300 Schools to Stage Earthquake Drills
Students of Holy Childhood Preparatory jump for joy after sitting their final paper in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).
Students of Holy Childhood Preparatory jump for joy after sitting their final paper in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).

Joy and Relief as Students Complete GSAT
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the economic growth and sustainability summit at the University of Technology’s (UTech) Old Hope Road campus in St. Andrew on March 16.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the economic growth and sustainability summit at the University of Technology’s (UTech) Old Hope Road campus in St. Andrew on March 16.

Gov’t Committed to Increasing Access to Tertiary Education – Senator Reid

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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...
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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...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), looks at the logo for the Movement, an initiative launched by Red Stripe, in collaboration with the Ministry, on March 17, to tackle underage drinking by engaging students from 30 high schools through the use of a live theatre production. He is accompanied by (from left) Red Stripe Managing Director, Mr. Ricardo Nuncio; Director of Client Services at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Mrs. Collette Kirlew-Browne; and Head of Corporate Relations at Red Stripe, Mrs. Dianne Ashton-Smith. The project was launched at Red Stripe’s Spanish Town Road location.
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Education Ministry and Red Stripe Collaborate in Responsible Drinking Campaign

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, has collaborated with Red Stripe to launch a new feature of the company’s Responsible Drinking campaign, which will use a live theatre production on the dangers of underage drinking, to engage students from 30 high schools islandwide. The initiative, being dubbed the Movement, seeks to change youth attitude to alcohol drinking and to...
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Principal of Bethlehem Moravian College, Mrs. Yvonne Clarke, addresses the official launch of the institution’s new programme, the Associate Degree in Criminal Justice. The launch took place at the college on Thursday, March 17.
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Bethlehem Moravian College Offers Criminal Justice Course

            The Bethlehem Moravian College in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, is now offering a new course of study - an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice.             The programme was officially launched by Principal of the college, Yvonne Clarke, during a ceremony on Thursday, March 17, and forms part of activities to mark the institution’s 155th anniversary.             Mrs. Clarke said the...
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Gov’t Committed to Increasing Access to Tertiary Education – Senator Reid

The Government remains committed to increasing access to tertiary education by bolstering the resources of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB). Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the pledge during an economic growth and sustainability summit at the University of Technology’s (UTech) Old Hope Road campus in St. Andrew on March 16. “We will ensure...
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In this file photo, Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, offers words of encouragement to Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students of Mona Primary in St. Andrew, prior to the sitting of day one of the examination last year.
Education

394 Special Needs Children Sitting GSAT

 A total of 394 special needs children were among the 39,129, primary school students, who sat today’s (March 17) first day of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The Student Assessment Unit of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, is reporting that special accommodations were made for these students.             These include providing large print for those with visual...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the closing ceremony for the Partnership for Improved Reading Project, held today (March 17), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston. The Reading Project is a collaboration between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Ministry of Education (MOE), with the objective of improving early grade reading in 450 schools across the island.
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Parents Encouraged To Guide Children from Early Age

Parents are being encouraged to ensure that children are prepared from an early age to fit into the global workforce, by giving them the best guidance in the formative years of their development.              Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said that for Jamaica to take full advantage of the global economy, the “education system...
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