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Education Minister to Meet with Leaders of St. Thomas Technical

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, will be having discussions with the leadership of the St. Thomas Technical High School about discipline at the institution. The school has been placed in the spotlight following an...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

House Passes Bill to Strengthen Measures to Fight Corruption

Director/Principal, Justice Training Institute in the Ministry of Justice, Karen Campbell-Bascoe.

Justice Ministry to Launch 2017 Training for JPs

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon, addressing a Think Tank session.

Jamaica Cancer Society Looking to Raise $20 Million for Mobile Mammography Unit

Chief of Trade and Investment at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Fabrizio Opertti (2nd right), introduces Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative to Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones (2nd left), to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tholons Inc., Avinash Vashistha. Looking on at left is President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards. Occasion was the presentation of a preliminary study on opportunities for growth in the services outsourcing sector at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in New Kingston on January 31.

Govt Close to Finalising SEZ Regulations – JAMPRO

Twenty-two year old Robert Lewis wraps a piece of furniture at Boss Furniture, in Kingston, where he has received permanent employment through a Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Project done through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. (FILE)

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

EGC Says Education and Training Must Align with Labour Market Demands

Economic Growth Council (EGC) member, Senator Kavan Gayle, says there is need for a detailed labour market information system that identifies emerging jobs and the attendant skill sets, in order to tailor education and training to meet industry needs. He was speaking during the EGC’s first quarterly meeting at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently. Noting that there...

9 years ago Environment

NEPA to Spearhead Events for World Wetlands Day

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be spearheading a slew of activities in observance of World Wetlands Day (WWD), celebrated annually on February 2. Wetlands cover a range of ecosystem types, such as lakes, rivers, floodplains and coastal mangroves, and provide a range of important services for both people and the environment. They act as natural safeguards against...

In this file photo, Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), and Special Advisor, Robert Miller (centre), examine bulla cakes manufactured by Nutrition Products Limited, during a tour of the entity on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston on January 31. At left is Chief Executive Officer of Nutrition Products, Orville Lewinson.

9 years ago Education

Nutrition Products to Increase Output

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is moving to strengthen the operations of Nutrition Products Limited (NPL) in Kingston. This is being done to expand its output and increase the number of early childhood, primary and high school students islandwide who are provided with meals, Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has said. Nutrition Products Limited currently provides...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), in discussion with Special Education Coordinator, Liberty Academy at Priory ,Toni-Ann Millen (left), as he is taken on a tour of the institution’s Special Education Department. In the background (at centre) is Executive Director and Founder of the Academy, Suzanne Williams. The Minister visited the school’s Hope Road location in St. Andrew on January 31.

9 years ago Education

Education Ministry to Provide More Assistance for Liberty Academy

The Ministry of Education is to provide additional financial and human resource support to the privately run Liberty Academy at Priory. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, following a tour of the facility’s Hope Road location in St. Andrew on Tuesday, January 31. There is currently an arrangement between the institution and the Government, where...

Commissioner of the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC), Maxine Henry-Wilson (3rdleft); Institutional Monitoring Officer at J-TEC, Novlet Plunkett (right); and Programme Specialist for Education, UNESCO Jamaica, Claude Akpabie (3rd right), share a photo opportunity with members of the team from the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. From left are: Head of the Higher Education Section, Peter Wells; Programme Specialist in charge of TVET and Higher Education Articulation, Katerina Ananiadou; and Programme Specialist in charge of Higher Education, Hassmik Tortian.

9 years ago Education

UNESCO Providing Technical Support to Craft Strategic Plan for Tertiary Education

A delegation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris was in Jamaica recently to provide technical assistance to the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC) in framing a strategic plan for the sector. The delegation comprised Head of the Higher Education Section, Peter Wells; Programme Specialist in charge of Higher Education, Hassmik Tortian; and Programme...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. (FILE)

9 years ago Labour

Labour Minister Commends JIC

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, is praising the Joint Industrial Council (JIC) for ensuring stability in the building and construction industry. “Joint Industrial Councils are very special to our industrial relations culture. I commend you for the excellent relationship that you share, one which no doubt characterises goodwill, co-operation and reciprocity,” she said. Her remarks were...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses boys at a Male Empowerment Day, staged at St. Catherine High School, in Spanish Town yesterday (January 31).

9 years ago Education

Empowerment Day for Boys at St. Catherine High School

A Male Empowerment Day was staged for boys attending St. Catherine High School, in Spanish Town yesterday (January 31), at which they were exposed to methods that can be used to solve various social issues. The event, held under the theme: ‘Dare to be Positively Different’, featured a keynote presentation from State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and...