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Lecturer in the Department of Education, University of the West Indies, Dr. Carol Gentles, addresses a Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) conference on Education, held recently at the Jewel Runaway Bay Resort, in St. Ann.

Good Teaching Practices have to be the Standard Going Forward – Dr. Gentles

Lecturer in the Department of Education, University of the West Indies, Dr. Carol Gentles, says good teaching practices have to be the standard going forward, and the country should emulate countries that have prioritized professional learning as key to achieving...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left) and State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (third left), having a light exchange with students of Munro College, Owayne Honeyghan (second right) and Mario Plummer Congo-Nyah (right), at the launch of the Munro College Old Boys Association (MCOBA) Education Fund, held on April 15 at the Medallion Hall Hotel, on Hope Road, in Kingston. Others (from left) are: President of MCOBA, Arthur Williams, and donor of the Education Fund and past student of Munro College, William McConnell.

Past Students Urged to Set Up Education Funds

Permanent Secretaries in the Ministries of Labour and Social Security, Mrs. Colette Roberts Risden (right), and Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Maurice Smith (second right), in conversation with Permanent Secretary from the Ministry of Social Transformation, Local Government and Community Empowerment in St. Lucia, Ms. Juliana Alfred (second left), at the Pegasus Hotel on April 18 . At left is Chief Technical Director, Social Security, Mrs. Dione Jennings. Ms. Alfred is leading a five-member St. Lucian delegation that is studying the Programme of Advancement Though Health and Education (PATH).

Team from St. Lucia Studies PATH Programme

Technical Advisor, Investment and Private Sector at the CARICOM Secretariat Office of Trade Negotiations, Joel Richards.

Cave Hill Students Examine Local Implementation of CSME

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd right), affixes his signature to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will facilitate the creation and delivery of a leadership development programme for middle-level leaders in the public service. Also signing (from 2nd left), are: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Ruby Brown; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Maurice Smith. Looking on at left is Director, Public Service Capability Development, MIND, Ann-Marie Smith. The MoU, which is a partnership between MIND and the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), was signed during a ceremony held at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on April 15.

Public Sector Leaders to Benefit from Training Programme

Regional Director, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, addresses an anti-tobacco forum for students, held at the St. John’s Methodist Church Hall in Montego Bay on Thursday, April 14. The forum was hosted by the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control, and was attended by students from several schools across Western Jamaica.

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Education Ministry Supports Anti-Tobacco Programmes

Regional Director, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Michelle Pinnock, says the Ministry stands in full support of programmes aimed at preventing tobacco use among young people. “We recognise the reality as it relates to our young people and smoking and we join the action towards finding solutions,” she said. She was addressing an anti-tobacco forum for students staged...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is introduced to Deputy Representative for the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Lone Hvass (right), by Development and Behavioural Paediatrician, Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan (2nd left). Occasion was the fourth staging of the Jamaica Autism Support Association’s (JASA) ‘Light it up Blue’ autism awareness forum held recently, at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona campus in St. Andrew. Sharing the moment is Co-Founder of the JASA, Kathy Chang.

10 years ago Education

Education Ministry Looks to Better Serve Children with Autism

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is looking to work more closely with the Jamaica Autism Support Association (JASA) to better address the needs of children with autism. “I want to invite you at your earliest convenience to have a sit down to examine how the great work of JASA can be enhanced through greater...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), and Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings (left), converse with St. George’s College students (from 3rd left): Delano Headley, Howard Llewellyn, Ajani Lyons and Daniel Harper, following the media launch for Child Month, being commemorated in May, at GraceKennedy Limited’s corporate office, in downtown Kingston, on April 13.

10 years ago Education

National School Feeding Policy Being Implemented in 2016/17 Academic Year

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will implement its National School Feeding Policy during the 2016/17 academic year. State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says the policy is part of the Government’s undertaking to ensure that children attending school are provided with the appropriate nutrition that will “improve (their) educational outcomes.” He was speaking at the media launch for Child...

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Career Advancement Programme to be Strengthened

The Government will be strengthening the Career Advancement Programme (CAP), which provides additional educational and vocational training opportunities for secondary students, aged 16 to 18. This was announced by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, while delivering the Throne Speech during Thursday’s (April 14) Ceremonial Opening of Parliament, for the 2016/17 legislative year, at Gordon House. Since...

Former Principal of Breadnut Hill Primary School, Mrs. Rose Gowie-McLean (Left) and Former Vice-Principal, Mrs. Ellen Garvey-Kelly (Right) are surrounded by gifts at an appreciation ceremony for their combined 57 years of service to the Breadnut Hill Primary School. The appreciation ceremony was held at the Assemblies of the First Born, Colgate, St. Ann on April 7.

10 years ago Education

Educators Honoured for Over 57 Years of Service

Two former educators at the Breadnut Hill Primary School were on April 7 honoured for their combined service of 57 years at a function held at the Assemblies of the First Born in St. Ann. They are former Principal of the institution, Rose Gowie-McLean, and former Vice-Principal Ellen Garvey-Kelly. The Educators were lauded for their tireless contribution to the teaching...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, addresses the launch of the CMI/Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Campus in Granville, St. James on April 7.

10 years ago EducationLabour

Young People in St. James to be Prepared for Jobs in Maritime Sector

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, says the CMI/Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College campus in St. James will prepare young people for highly demanded jobs in the global maritime sector. He noted that the Institute is working to fill gaps in the shipping, logistics and supply chain sectors, which account for 35 percent of the value...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), engages Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (right), and Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, in conversation during the launch of the CMI/Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Campus in Granville, St. James on April 7. The campus is located in West Central St. James for which Mrs. Malahoo-Forte is the Member of Parliament.

10 years ago Education

Caribbean Maritime Institute and Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Forge Partnership

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has welcomed the partnership forged between the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College to provide tertiary training for skills in the maritime industry. Speaking at the launch at the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College campus in Granville, St. James on April 7, Mr. Green noted that there was...