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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

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 Risk Management. He made the commitment while speaking at the three-day Sixth Regional Platform for...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), emphasises a point while speaking during the Caribbean Policy Research Institute’s recent public forum at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, St. Andrew. Among those attending were Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right); and Senior Policy Advisor in the Ministry, Gerrard Johnson (second right).

Gov’t Reviewing Public-Sector Grades and Salary Scales

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), is flanked by relatives of the late Enid Bennett (from left): niece, Bridget Orrett; sister, Gloria Martin; and grand-niece, Belinda Orrett. Occcasion was a ceremony to officially rename the Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine, the Enid Bennett High School, held on June 19 on the school grounds.

Bog Walk High Renamed in Honour of Late Enid Bennett

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), breaks ground on Tuesday (June 19) for five additional classrooms and four technology laboratories at Immaculate Conception High School in St. Andrew at a cost of approximately $76 million. Also participating are grade-nine student, Avalei March (centre); and Home-School Association President, Donovan Mayne.

Ground Broken for Additional Classrooms at Immaculate

Top performing student in the Grade Six Achievement Test at St. Andrew Preparatory School, Jayden Ebanks, gets a high-five from teacher, Phyllis Ramsay, after receiving his results.

Jayden Channels Grief into Top GSAT Marks

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid addresses the back-to-school conference for regions one, two and six held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on June 14. Seated (at left) is Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

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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 institutions are equipped with handheld scanners. “We have some walk-through detectors now being installed in selected schools and another 200 (handheld) devices are being procured to ensure that defective ones are readily replaced,” Senator Reid...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (standing), makes a point as he addresses the Back-to-School conference for regions one, two and six, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on June 14. Seated at left is Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean.

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

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. He made the disclosure at a back-to-school conference for regions one, two and six, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on June 14. “We have never had a special-education policy, and we need to put...

Top-performing student in the Grade Six Achievement Test from St. Jude’s Primary School, John-Mark Tapper (front left), rejoicing after he got his results. Sharing in the moment are Principal, St. Jude’s Primary, Ms. Susanna Ainsworth (seated right); John-Mark’s mother, Ms. Marsha Walker (standing left) and Grade Six teacher, Mrs. Nicholette Robinson Pennicott.

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

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 was possible, as long as he studied hard and remained focused. The twelve-year-old scored 96 per cent in Mathematics, 98 per cent in Science, 100 per cent in Social Studies, 99 per cent in Language...

Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, a member of KPMSFT Board of Trustees since 2014 and currently the Communications/Social Marketing Coordinator at the Ministry of National Security’s Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), is a past beneficiary of the scholarship.

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

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 the University Singers, under the distinguished patronage of Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at the Phillip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, University of the West Indies (UWI), at...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

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 in schools and will be strengthened through public- and private-sector partnership. Addressing a press conference to kick off a partnership between Sandals Resorts International, through its Beaches Resorts brand, and the Real Madrid Foundation out...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, delivers the results of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (June 5).

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

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 the state of emergency (SOE) and zones of special operations (ZOSOs). “Overall, to the credit of our students, parents and teachers, they have demonstrated resilience. We see no trend at all from any of the...

Undergraduate Coordinator and Deputy Dean at the School of Education, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Aisha Spencer, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday (June 6). Looking on is Lecturer and Business Development Coordinator at the School of Education, Dr. Canute Thompson.

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

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, to award 200 scholarships to educators, and individuals desirous of pursuing training in teacher education. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday (June 6), Undergraduate...