Registration Packages Should Cost No More than $5,200
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has directed that the cost of registration packages for secondary-level students should be kept between $1,000 and $5,200. …
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Merger to Create Super Heart Trust/NTA Well Advanced
Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, says the draft of the amended HEART Trust Act has been completed and is almost ready …
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Young People Encouraged to Acquire Skills
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging young people to focus on acquiring a skill in …
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Infrastructure to be Upgraded at Enid Bennett High School
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has committed to spend $20 million annually for the next three years to upgrade …
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JCPD Working With OUR to Improve Service to the Disabled
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is working with the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to improve service provided by utility and telecommunications …
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Jamaica Committed To Disaster Risk Management – McKenzie
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says Jamaica will adhere to the guidelines of the United Nations Sendai Framework for Disaster …
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Gov’t Reviewing Public-Sector Grades and Salary Scales
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is collating data on the grades and salary scales of various …
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Bog Walk High Renamed in Honour of Late Enid Bennett
Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine has been renamed the Enid Bennett High School in honour of the late former State Minister and daughter …
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Ground Broken for Additional Classrooms at Immaculate
Ground was broken today (June 19) for the construction of five additional classrooms and four technology laboratories at Immaculate Conception High School (ICHS) in St …
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Jayden Channels Grief into Top GSAT Marks
For St. Andrew Preparatory School student, Jayden Ebanks, achieving the top marks for his school in the 2018 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) is bittersweet. …
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All High Schools Equipped With Metal Detectors
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that all of the island’s 171 high schools now have metal detectors. Most …
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Special Education Policy to be Submitted to Cabinet
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a Special Education Policy has been developed and is ready for Cabinet submission. …
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Campion-Bound John-Mark Tops GSAT at St. Jude’s Primary School
Copping the highest average in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) from St. Jude’s Primary School, was an objective that Head Boy, John-Mark Tapper, knew …
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Fundraising Event for KPMSFT on June 10
The Karen Peart Memorial Scholarship Foundation Trust (KPMSFT) will host its biennial major fundraising event on Sunday, June 10. There will be two concerts by …
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State Minister Highlights Importance of Sport in Schools
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says physical education is a very important part of the curriculum …
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No Fallout in GSAT Results from ZOSOS, SOE
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says there was no fallout in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results from …
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Education Ministry, UWI Partnering to Provide Teacher-Training Scholarships
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is partnering with the School of Education at the University at the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew, …
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Improved Performances in Four GSAT Subjects
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has announced that there were improved performances in four of the five subjects used …
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Study to Improve Health and Well-Being of Children
A seven-year birth cohort study conducted by a team of University of the West Indies (UWI) researchers has been presented at a two-day conference, beginning …
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PEP Preparations on Track
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is assuring Jamaicans that all the necessary mechanisms will be in place for the implementation of the Primary …
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