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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

The Rock River Primary School, in Clarendon, has been awarded a grant of $10 million by the Japanese Government, to build a learning centre. Under the project, to be completed over the next six months, a library and a computer...
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
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.
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.

Education Ministry and Red Stripe Collaborate in Responsible Drinking Campaign

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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.
Education

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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Education

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.
Education

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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EducationVision 2030

Education Ministry Focused on Implementing NEI Recommendations

The Ministry of Education is focus on implementing the recommendations in the 2015 National Education Inspectorate (NEI) report. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, in a message read by Director of Corporate Communication in the Ministry, Byron Buckley, during the opening ceremony for the Mico University College’s Research Day at...
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EducationEnvironment

UTech Opens Regional Centre for Wastewater Training and Research

Jamaica is now home to the region’s first wastewater treatment and management research and training facility, which is housed at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) campus in St. Andrew. The UTech’s Wastewater Management Centre, built at a cost of $62 million, was officially launched and opened on Monday (March 14). The state-of-the-art facility will support the development of environmental...
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