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Minister of Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the National Parent Teachers Association Meeting in Montego Bay, on May 28.

Teachers Must be Trained to Better Identify Special Needs Children – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says teachers must be trained to better identify students who are in dire need of special attention. Addressing the annual general meeting of the National Parent Teachers Association (NPTA)...

In this file photo, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), is greeted by Pro-Chancellor of the Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying, at the launch of the University and College Leadership Training Programme (UCLTP), last year at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus.

Leaders from Tertiary Institutions to Upgrade Skills

General Manager at Monumental Partners, Christopher Goulbourne (left), leads in painting the classrooms at the Abilities Foundation, in St. Andrew, yesterday (May 23). The group partnered with World Brands Services to give the institution a facelift as their Labour Day project. Others (from second left) are: Director, Monumental Partners, Kahlil Harris; Marketing Executive at World Brands Services,Tania Christie, and Managing Director at the Foundation, Susanne Hamilton.

Abilities Foundation gets Facelift

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

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

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Education Ministry Endorses City & Guilds Qualifications

Asks Employers and Post-Secondary Institutions to Accept The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has invited employers in the public and private sectors to recognise certification by City & Guilds Institute in Mathematics and English Language as sufficient for entry level jobs. The Ministry is also asking post-secondary institutions to accept this qualification for matriculation into their programmes. Education Minister...

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Youth Must Pursue Success – Education Minister

The country’s youth must pursue success in all aspects of their lives, in order to achieve prosperity. This was emphasised by Minister of Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, while addressing high school students at the Inaugural Success Rally for Teens 2016, held on May 27, in Kingston. He pointed out that only 15 percent of the population are accessing...

10 years ago Education

Teachers Urged to Help Students Realise Their full Potential

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Maurice Smith, has hailed the country’s teachers, urging them to continue to inspire students to succeed. He said that teachers have a responsibility to help all children realise their full potential regardless of their circumstance. “The name teacher says that within you resides the ability to speak life, to empower,...

10 years ago Education

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...

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.

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300 Tertiary Students Benefit from Exchange Tours

By the end of May 2016, some 300 tertiary students across the region would have benefitted from a total of 13 exchange tours to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states. The week-long tour titled, ‘Students Engaging the CARICOM Single Market and Economy Through Field Promotion’ is part of a public education programme by the CARICOM Secretariat aimed at fostering an understanding...

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.

10 years ago Education

Freelance Artist Wins CDB Vybzing Animated Video Challenge

Ikem Smith, a 24-year-old freelance visual artist and graduate of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, is the winner of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 2016 VYBZING Jamaica Animated Music Video Challenge. Ikem won the top prize of US$2,000 for his entry entitled: ‘Funky Beam School Band’. Leighton Campbell took the second-place award of US$1,550 for...

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).

10 years ago Education

Wards of the State Meet PM

Eighteen wards of the State had an unforgettable experience today (May 20) when they met with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The youngsters are from eight facilities in Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine, as well as foster care and family reintegration homes. They visited the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) as part of a Child Month...