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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), assists a grade-one Mona Heights Primary School student with her lesson. The Minister was taking part in the opening of a new grade-one classroom at the school’s Aralia Drive address in Kingston on Thursday (October 25).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), assists a grade-one Mona Heights Primary School student with her lesson. The Minister was taking part in the opening of a new grade-one classroom at the school’s Aralia Drive address in Kingston on Thursday (October 25).

Education Ministry to Receive 10,000 ICT Devices

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a Jamaican diaspora organisation in the United States is to donate more than 10,000 information and communications and technology (ICT) devices to the education sector. The items will...
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right) listens to a point being made by upper sixth-form student at Vere Technical High and President of the school’s United Nations (UN) Club, Shanee Sewell (right). Occasion was a UN Day 2018 event held on Wednesday (October 24) at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew. UN Resident Coordinator, Bruno Pouezat, and grade-10 Ardenne High School student, Accalia Plummer, also share in the conversation.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right) listens to a point being made by upper sixth-form student at Vere Technical High and President of the school’s United Nations (UN) Club, Shanee Sewell (right). Occasion was a UN Day 2018 event held on Wednesday (October 24) at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew. UN Resident Coordinator, Bruno Pouezat, and grade-10 Ardenne High School student, Accalia Plummer, also share in the conversation.

State Minister Calls for Increased Youth Engagement in Attaining SDGS
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Floyd Green (centre, front row), with delegates who attended the Caribbean Meeting on International Child Protection, which was held recently at the Courtyard by the Marriott in Kingston.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Floyd Green (centre, front row), with delegates who attended the Caribbean Meeting on International Child Protection, which was held recently at the Courtyard by the Marriott in Kingston.

Gov’t Removing Bureaucracy to Deal with Children in Need of Care and Protection
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the opening of the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Diagnostic and Early Intervention Centre in Granville, St. James, on October 23.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the opening of the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Diagnostic and Early Intervention Centre in Granville, St. James, on October 23.

Nutrition and Medical Support During Pregnancy Critical – Senator Reid
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives the keynote address at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny, on October 18.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives the keynote address at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny, on October 18.

Prime Minister Wants Spanish to Be Second Language

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), with Corporate Representative for the Excellence Group of Luxury Resorts, Rafael Matias (centre); and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Resort in Trelawny, on October 18.
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Prime Minister Says Jamaica Could Attract Six Million Visitors in a Single Year

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says given Jamaica’s favourable macroeconomic conditions, it is no longer far fetched to believe that Jamaica could attract some six million visitors in a single year. Giving the keynote address at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny on October 18, the Prime Minister said he has been watching...
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Nomination Period Extended For Windrush Legacy Publication

The deadline for nominations for the Jamaican High Commission’s Windrush Legacy publication has been extended to October 31, 2018. The Legacy publication is a major project of the High Commission to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush, which was a watershed moment in the history of a multi-cultural Britain. The publication, which will be...
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Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Forestry Department, Marilyn Headley (left), engage in conversation prior to the planting of a neem tree at the Donald Quarrie High School, in St. Andrew on October 5. Occasion was the national tree planting day ceremony held at the institution.
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1000 Trees to Be Planted In East Rural St. Andrew Constituency

Some 1000 trees are to be planted across communities in the constituency of East Rural St. Andrew by the end of this year. This was disclosed by Member of Parliament for the area, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness while addressing the National Tree Planting Day ceremony, at the Donald Quarrie High School in St. Andrew, on October 5. “We are...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left) cuts the ribbon to officially open the new housing facility at the St. Catherine Infirmary in Spanish Town on October 5. Assisting from left are: Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Portmore Mayor, Leon Thomas; Senior Vice President of Customer Services at the Jamaica Public Service Company, Ramsay McDonald; Chairperson of the Poor Relief Department, Keisha Lewis; and Spanish Town Mayor, Councillor Norman Scott.
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Training For Staff of Infirmaries

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says a programme of training for those employed to infirmaries will be instituted across the island. The initiative is being undertaken as part of measures to heighten the skill levels of those employed in the facilities. “Once we have done that training, we are going to be undertaking an evaluation of...
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Superintendent at the St. Catherine-based Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Facility, Martin Dryden (left), along with Overseer, Carol Johnson, look at the trophies the wards have won for participation in the Jamaica 4-H Clubs expositions, sports, and other activities.
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Rehabilitation Programme at Rio Cobre Juvenile Facility Strengthened

The rehabilitation programme for incarcerated youths at the St. Catherine-based Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Facility is being strengthened to assist their productive re-entry into society. Under the ‘New Path’ project, the classrooms at the all-male facility were recently upgraded to allow for expanded skills training and HEART Trust/NTA certification. Superintendent of the facility, Martin Dryden, welcomes the support under New...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), listens to Director General, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme, Office of the Cabinet, Veniece Pottinger-Scott, at the launch of the Records and Information Management (RIM) Policy Implementation and Sensitisation Programme on Thursday (October 4) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
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RIM Policy Implementation and Sensitisation Programme Launched

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in collaboration with the Office of the Cabinet, has launched the Records and Information Management (RIM) Policy Implementation and Sensitisation Programme, geared towards ensuring that all activities and decisions of the Government are fully and accurately documented, managed and monitored. The policy will govern records and information management across all ministries, departments and...
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