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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) is in conversation with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, pictured in conversation during the media launch of National Parent Month 2017 on Wednesday, November 1 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) is in conversation with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, pictured in conversation during the media launch of National Parent Month 2017 on Wednesday, November 1 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

Work of Parenting Support Commission Key in addressing Crime – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government, through the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), is committed to providing parents with the necessary training and support to raise their children, as a first line...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)

Town Hall Meetings to be Held about PEP
Deputy Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Dr. Patrece Charles, makes a point during a Think Tank held recently at the JIS headquarters in Kingston.
Deputy Executive Director of National Integrity Action (NIA), Dr. Patrece Charles, makes a point during a Think Tank held recently at the JIS headquarters in Kingston.

Forty-Two New Parent Mentors to Graduate in November
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left); Group Chief Marketing Officer for Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Limited, Kerry-Ann Stimpson (left); and Assistant Brand Manager for Stouts and Malta, Nathan Nelts (right), hold cheques totalling $500,000 , which was presented to grand prize winner of the Malta Back to School Scratch and Win promotion, grade-one student of St. Jude’s Primary School, Keshawn Stewart (giving a thumbs up), during the handover ceremony on October 31 at the school in Kingston. Behind Keshawn is his mother, Keisha White.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left); Group Chief Marketing Officer for Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) Limited, Kerry-Ann Stimpson (left); and Assistant Brand Manager for Stouts and Malta, Nathan Nelts (right), hold cheques totalling $500,000 , which was presented to grand prize winner of the Malta Back to School Scratch and Win promotion, grade-one student of St. Jude’s Primary School, Keshawn Stewart (giving a thumbs up), during the handover ceremony on October 31 at the school in Kingston. Behind Keshawn is his mother, Keisha White.

Parents Urged to save for Child’s Tertiary Education
Senior Marketing and Business Development Consultant for the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education and Chair of the Education and TVET Conference, Jacqueline Knight-Campbell, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday, October 24.
Senior Marketing and Business Development Consultant for the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education and Chair of the Education and TVET Conference, Jacqueline Knight-Campbell, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday, October 24.

Third International TVET Conference Slated for November 29 to December 1

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), shares pleasantries with (from left) President, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Gloria Pérez-Salmerón; Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica and Chairman for the Information Advisory Committee, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Cordel Green; and Chair, International Conference on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, (MILID), Esther Hamburger, during the opening ceremony of the Global Media and Information Literacy conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on October 25.
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UWI Develops Material to Improve Media and Information Literacy in Schools

The University of the West Indies (UWI) has developed material designed to assist in improving media and information literacy in primary and secondary schools islandwide. This was disclosed by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, who said the undertaking is a collaboration involving the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Broadcasting Commission and the Joint...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), greets President, Northern Caribbean University, Dr. Lincoln Edwards, at the sixth Dr. Dennis Irvine Lecture Series, held on October 19 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.
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Universities Urged to Ensure Degrees are in Line with Country’s Development Goals

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has called on local universities to ensure that the degree programmes being offered are in keeping with the country’s development goals, the Government’s economic priorities, and are on par with the very best international standards. Delivering greetings at the University Council of Jamaica’s (UCJ) sixth annual Dr....
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)
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Friendship Pen and Bamboo River PYCS Get a Welcomed ‘CHARGE UP’

Members of the Friendship Pen and Bamboo River Police Youth Clubs in St. Thomas are using grants provided under the Government’s ‘Charge UP’ initiative to assist in fostering community development. They are also engaged in restorative efforts aimed at further strengthening camaraderie among residents of both areas who were previously at loggerheads. The clubs have each received $30,000, in addition...
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: Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents Chairman of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Metry Seaga, with his Certificate of Induction as a Productivity Ambassador, at the Productivity and Continuous Improvement Conference held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on October 19.
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Productivity Ambassadors Named

Several Board members of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) and leaders from the private sector were named Productivity Ambassadors at the JPC Productivity and Continuous Improvement Conference, held today (October 19) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Among the Board members are its Chairman, Metry Seaga; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Trade Board, Douglas Webster; Chief Technical Director...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (third left), receives the document for the Trench Town Polytechnic College to offer Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ)-certified courses from Executive Director, CCCJ, Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson (second right) at the recent media launch of the St. Andrew-based institution. Others (from left) are Chairman of the college, Dr. Joan Spencer-Ernandez; nursing student, Shanique Rumble; and Principal of the college, Dr. Dosseth Edwards-Watson.
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Trench Town Polytechnic Looking to Attract More Students

The two-year-old Trench Town Polytechnic College in St. Andrew is looking to boost enrolment as it carries out its mandate to equip persons with skills to meet the demands of the labour market. The institution, which started classes in October 2015 offering programmes with a focus on aligning training with industry needs, has already attracted hundreds of students from communities...
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Over 1,900 Children Diverted From State Care

The Child and Family Support Unit (CFSU) of the Child Development Agency (CDA) has implemented strategies to successfully divert 1,901 children from becoming wards of the State. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Team Leader at the CDA and Overseer in the Child Support Unit, Jean Duhaney, indicated that since the start of the year, there have been...
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