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Manager of the Student Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank .

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 Exit Profile (PEP) in 2019. Addressing a JIS Think Tank recently, Manager of the Student...

Manager of the Student Assessment Unit at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information , Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (May 24). Also taking part are Assistant Chief Education Officer at the Core Curriculum Unit in the Ministry, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers (right), and Senior Education Officer, Maryah Ho-Young.

Grade-Five Students to Sit Mock Performance Task Test

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack, share a light moment at the opening of the ‘Nursing and Midwifery Conference’ of the University of the West Indies School of Nursing today (May 24), at the Mona campus.

Education Ministry to Work Closer With Nurses on ‘Zero-To-Three’ Initiative

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), presents a plaque to Advisor to the Kiwanis Club of Portmore, Miss Runka West (centre), for her dedication to children. Occasion was the Club’s 45th anniversary celebration held on May 22 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Andrew. At right is Distinguished President of the organisation, Don Mullings.

Kiwanis Movement Invited to Deepen Partnership with Youth

Operations Manager, National Commercial Bank, Melissa Bradford-Britton, paints the gate of the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).

Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf Gets New Look

Volunteers pave the play area at the St. Ann’s Bay Infant School in St. Ann, which was one of the national projects for Labour Day on May 23.

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Gov’t Committed to Making Schools Disabled-Friendly

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is committed to ensuring that schools are accessible to all children, including those with disabilities. “We want no child to be left behind. Children are Jamaica’s important resource, and we want to bring them into mainstream so we can develop their full potential,” he added. Minister...

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Residents Work on More Than 190 Projects in Western Jamaica

Work was carried out on Labour Day, May 23 on more than 190 projects registered across the parishes of St. James, Hanover, St. Ann, Trelawny, Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth. In St. James, residents came out to work on more than 58 projects, with the major focus on Lethe Primary and Infant School and the St. James Type V clinic. This...

Senior Deputy Superintendent, Kingston and St. Andrew Fire Brigade, Julian Davis Buckle (right), is joined by Superintendent, Kingston and St. Andrew Fire Brigade, Kevin Haughton (centre) and Warehouse Attendant, West Kingston Power Partners, Adrian Wills, in painting the walls of the York Park Fire Station in Kingston during Labour Day activities on Wednesday (May 23).

8 years ago Information

Renovations Carried Out At York Park Fire Station

The York Park Fire Station along Orange Street, Kingston, benefited from minor renovations on Wednesday (May 23) to improve the work environment for firefighters. The national Labour Day activity was carried out by members of the Jamaica Energy Partners and West Kingston Power Partners and included painting of exterior walls, perimeter fence, and barracks, and tiling of the administrative and...

China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) workers, Ryan Smellie (left) and Venoi Miller mixing cement as part of preparatory work to install ramps at the Sandhurst Early Childhood Development Centre in Kingston, on Labour Day (May 23). The school was one of three institutions where the engineering company undertook Labour Day projects.

8 years ago Information

CHEC Installs Ramps at Sandhusrt Early Childhood Centre

Members from China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) were out in full force on Labour Day (May 23) to work at the Sandhurst Early Childhood Development Centre in Kingston. This included the installation of five ramps at the street, classroom and restroom entrances; repair of the perimeter fence and painting of the school exterior. Principal of the Sandhurst Early Childhood Development...

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Diedrick (right) paints a picket fence near the Harbour View roundabout in East Kingston today (May 23). Also painting (from left) are Senior Director, Commercial Development and Planning, Alfred McDonald; and AAJ General Counsel, Verona Vacianna.

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Airports Authority of Jamaica Undertakes Labour Day Projects In East Kingston

Labour Day activities organised by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) in East Kingston got off to a smooth start today (May 23), with focus placed on painting and extending picket fences near the Harbour View roundabout, and general landscaping of sections of the Sir Florizel Glasspole Highway. Teams from the AAJ were dispatched to the Harbour View Primary School...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), greet Therese Braham after the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day church service at the Portmore Holiness Christian Church, Hellshire, St. Catherine, on May 20.

8 years ago EducationInformationLabourYouth

Businesses Urged to Support Ramps for Schools Project

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is calling on corporate entities to match the $50-million allocation by the Government to equip public schools with wheelchair ramps. An initial 126 institutions, two in each of the island’s 63 constituencies, are being targeted under the ‘Ramps for Schools’ project. Work will get under way at the St...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaking at the launch of the second annual Nathan Ebanks Foundation Family Expo and Special Needs Resource Fair on Tuesday (May 15) at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Kingston. Looking on is
Founder/President of the Nathan Ebanks Foundation, Christine Staple-Ebanks.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Gov’t Allocates $50 Million for Wheelchair Ramps in Schools Project

The Government has allocated $50 million for the installation of wheelchair ramps at public educational institutions across the island, with the work to start on Labour Day, May 23 at the St Ann's Bay Infant School in St Ann. State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, said that two schools in each of the island’s 63 constituencies...